my friend bought a 1994 honda accord lx for about a month now. the car was from an auction. when she tried to open the moonroof it got stuck on the "tilt" position and it wont close or open no more. dont really know about the fuse because the windows still work. dont really know whats wrong with it. its her daily driver and it has started snowing a bit here. they took it to the dealer and its going to cost about $700 to repair.

any help would be great

what could be done to temporarily seal it for the moment so no snow or water will get into it?

thanks.

 

new help asap

 

Accords don't have tilt.......

temporary seal?

tape/towels

 

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temporary seal?

tape/towels</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks for the help

 

out of curiousity does the firend have an aftermarket sunroof?

that would probably cut down on the repair cost

out of factory no accord came with tilt (94-97)

 

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that would probably cut down on the repair cost

out of factory no accord came with tilt (94-97)</TD></TR></TABLE>

no its a factory...i dont really know what position its in.
but it just looks kinda partly opened and closed thats it.
shes at work right now so i cant get a picture

 

actually I saw one with a tilt at my HS, but it was a sedan. I guess only sedans had that tilt feature in the 5th gen Accords.

To your problem, do you even hear the motor running? I would check fuses. 1 under and 1 in the driver side kick panel. It's to the left of the left foot rest.

 

yea the accord is a sedan
you cant hear the motor anymore...checked the fuse when it first happened and it was still ok...

 

Sounds like the motor is bad. Assuming you checked the fuse correctly...(test light or DVOM). Just cuz it looks good doesnt mean it is.

 

remove the switch and jump the pins that control the close feature...could be a worn out switch. is it an ASC roof? (American Sunroof Corperation)

 

my 95 EX Sedan didn't have "tilt"

 

In the meantime check to see if you have the tool that you can use to crank your sunroof back shut. At least you wont be getting debris in your car.

edit: The tool is usually found in your tool kit where your lug wrench is. there will be a little tap just behind the sunroof that you remove and stick the crank tool in. turn clock wise and volia!

 

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yea its a asc roof

 

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edit: The tool is usually found in your tool kit where your lug wrench is. there will be a little tap just behind the sunroof that you remove and stick the crank tool in. turn clock wise and volia! </TD></TR></TABLE>

do you have to remove the headliner to find it?

 

bump

 

You shouldnt have to. its a little round piece of plastic in the headliner. You pry that piece out and youll see the place where you install that little crank tool... I'll try to take a picture in my buddys if you cant find it

 

thanks for all the help
we were able to manually close it...however we had to put a little hole in the headliner since the previous owner replaced the whole headliner so the little plastic thing wasnt there. so we managed to get it down.
thanks again for all your help

 

Not a problem. at least you dont have to worry about any weather getting in there. take care!