My least favourite job on the w124 was setting up the tilting and sliding sunroof. It’s a nightmare for the uninitiated and i spent so much time fiddling with it to get it right i never was able to make a video about it

Biser Yordanov can you hear the motor doing anything at all when the switch is being activated? As far as im aware you absolutely must have the cable disengaged to be able to remove the motor.

To remove the headliner of the sunroof the sunroof has to be completely open. There are 4 clips that you have to loosen with a flathead screw driver and pull it out at the same time. The head liner ist then removed towards the front of the car and out of the sunroof. After you removed that you can reach those 2 bolts holding the cable.

@@NXTorgedo you know if it the same on 190e?

I would have showed the lining reinstall had this p.o.s. motor not been a colossal waste of my time. The lining is clipped on to the lid at the front edge, it is a case of opening the lid to the right amount, unclipping then pulling the lining out from above the car.

D C yes you can power it with aligator clips and 12 volts at its terminals. However the power supply / battery needs to be able to supply at least 15 amps. I don’t recall the pinout off the top of my head and will not have time to find out for quite some time. If you have one spare you could experiment. Best of luck.

you MUST remove the cable from the motor. You can pull the liniing of the sunroof (destructively with no power) and unbolt the cable end at the sunroof lid (2 bolts) then you can drive the cable easily at the sunroof motor emergency manual drive nut. once its loose from the motor just yank it from the inside the car. Removal of the motor is straight forward then, you will have to unclip the tube from the motor leading up the c pillar. The first time i did this i sat inside the trunk upside down swearing a lot. But once you work it out its easy. Take a light with you to see how it clips in it is pretty straight forward.

@@MMWA-DAVE i thought that unclicking both tubes at the motor IS what is considered disengaging the cable from the motor?

@@MMWA-DAVE also on a seperate note, do you know if a facelift mono wiper works on a pre facelift car? I like the facelift one that you can remove the cover on to lubricate instead of taking the whole assembly out to lubricate instead like on the pre facelift models...?

David C that method is kinda brutal on the motor but it may work, thats just not how i did it. I think it is possible to force the tubes out while the cable drive is still in place. If so just cut the cable once youve got it out far enough. If you try this method let me know how it goes

David C it probably does fit, but arent facelift ones also black instead of that chalky gray colour of pre-93 cars?

Hans Riemsma the front height is adjustable. But if the rubber isnt right this needs to be addressed first. Be warned that all the aftermarket sunroof opening seals appear to be garbage. I used a second hand original one in preference because it was still perfect after scrubbing clean.

MMWA the rubber was bought at the mb dealer. 💪 Thanks on the tip. Ill post if it is fixt.

How do i take the plastic to get to the cable if bin google for soooo long cant find amy thing

Apex Seal i have a 40 amp regulated power supply I use for such activities. Its set for 13.8v and doesn’t drop when the motor is stalled and the current shoots up to 20 amps. I’m going to buy another motor and another set of angle brackets and try again. Its fan is what’s audible cutting in and out in this video.

MMWA Oh, interesting. Good luck with finding a proper functioning motor. Cheers!

Do share with us where to get them? I've to troubleshoot mine next year

you should have guide tube that is mounted were the cables goes out the motor, it's a 40cm tube S shape

this was the last thing fitted in the video - I'm not sure what is going on to be honest

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