Okay, how screwed am I?

My wife's sunroof on her C230 won't close. When you press the button to close you here a clicking. My guess is that there is a gear that has some broken teeth/stripped, etc.

Manually cranking the sunroof closed is very hard to do. However pressing the power button to open the sunroof and it slides right back up easily.

Any idea what the problem is and how much it will cost to fix?

10/3/2007 12:18:37 AM

pretty screwed.

it'll be at least $350.

why on earth would you want to open it back up after you got it closed?

10/3/2007 12:35:18 AM

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"why on earth would you want to open it back up after you got it closed?"

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"My wife's sunroof on her C230 won't close"

women

10/3/2007 12:37:04 AM

close it and remove button so the wife doesn't open it back up.

Go invest in the full service manual of that car. You can find some resource online for free. If your mechanically inclined, just look up the diagram for that assembly and see what could be at fault.

10/3/2007 12:39:19 AM

You should check it for an obstruction.

10/3/2007 7:23:59 PM

maybe the teeth are stripped one direction for the gear to open/close it??

10/3/2007 7:44:23 PM

doubtful there is any "gears".. its a cable.

10/3/2007 7:59:29 PM

Well what makes the cable move?

Shit ain't pneumatic or hydraulic is it?

10/3/2007 11:24:10 PM

FLY BY WIRE

OH SHIT I FEEL LIKE IHATESPIDAAAA

10/3/2007 11:57:17 PM

Why?

Because we promised you a mercedes benz

Thats why.

10/4/2007 12:14:51 AM

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"Well what makes the cable move? Shit ain't pneumatic or hydraulic is it?"

jigga pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

10/4/2007 7:09:30 AM

your sunroof may not work, but you can always sit on a door and think about it, after all they hold will 200lbs

10/4/2007 11:17:09 AM

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" Why? Because we promised you a mercedes benz Thats why. "

I WAS JUST GOING TO POST THIS ASSHOLE.

10/4/2007 11:22:31 AM

sounds like the same problem I had on my saturn. Basically little plastic rollers that move the sunroof, groove into the plastic rails they're in. After a while one of them gets stuck in the groove which fucks the adjoining one on the other side. If it's partway up/down on one side that's what it is.

Shit was like 800 bucks for a saturn, so I have no idea how much for you.

10/4/2007 11:24:03 AM

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"your sunroof may not work, but you can always sit on a door and think about it, after all they hold will 200lbs"

I've sat on many a door, but, by their own admission, the Benz falls a little short of holding me up.

10/4/2007 11:30:55 AM

I would break that door because I weigh more than 200lbs

10/4/2007 1:58:18 PM

You're not screwed. Push the button so that it would make the sunroof go to the vent position. It should close. You'll need to reset the sunroof control by holding the button in the close position for five seconds.

10/6/2007 9:15:03 PM