my car was broken into during summer. the ignition is completely f-d. I need to get the moonroof of my 4th gen. How do i go about getting it opened when i can't turn the ignition over so that it gets power? Is it even possible or is it a write off?

 

id havta look through the wiring schematics but find the power wire for the sunroof and tap it into a constant for the time being to power it.

 

Yeah, find the harness for the sunroof, unplug it and ground the ground wire and supply power to the signal wire... You might need a Helms manual or some sort of diagram

 

what do you guys mean? like the harness connecting to the button for the sunroof opener? I am not the best with wires so please work with me. I have a helms manual. what pages should i be looking at? I assume you guys have a helms as well. Can you guys use MSPaint and circle what needs to be grounded? It would be a huge help and a huge favour! Also would i just power it off a car battery?

 

Well, I don't remember exactly where it is, but somewhere the wires that go to the sunroof come down towards the dash and there will be a connector in there somewhere that you can unplug.

Whichever is the ground wire will be black (should be) and then there will be a few more wires. You want to connect the black wire to a large metal object for ground (the frame is always good) and then, yes, a car battery will be good for power. You might use a fuse inline for safety...you can find little fuse holders for cheap most anywhere.

I'll go look in my Helms and see what details I can find....

 

Ok, here's the sunrrof diagram:



All you should be concerned with is the part in the circle which is the motor. If you just find the green/yellow wire and the green/red wire (which go up to the motor), you should be able to run power through them and activate the motor. I would guess running it one way would make the motor go one direction and flipping the wires would make it go the other??

Hope that helps...

 

do it manually. lol.

 

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yeah, actually one of the tools in the jack crank 'pouch' (the tool that looks like a Z) will crank the sunroof manually. look in your owners manual, it shows how in there.

on the ceiling of the interior, there is a little circle trim piece, about an inch in diameter, pop that off, and use the tool to crank the sunroof

 

lol

ever seen that little hole in the trim behind the sunroof?



(oh i see a few of you got this too )

 

wow that's what that tool is for? !@

 

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yeah, actually one of the tools in the jack crank 'pouch' (the tool that looks like a Z) will crank the sunroof manually. look in your owners manual, it shows how in there.

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Bahaha, cool, I never knew about that. Though I haven't had a sunroof for 3-4 years

 

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ever seen that little hole in the trim behind the sunroof?



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I used this to close mine when it broke.....Don't count on it being easy. Its been sitting there dormant for years.

 

can some one take a picture of the tool. my lude did not even come with a jack

i also had no clue that is what that hole was for. Thanks guys! manually it shall be!

 

i dont think you need a special tool..... its just an alan wrench...


lol you guys overthink things somethimes lololol

 

haha lol thanks. Big thank you to all you guys