Sunroof removal at the junkyard (pics)
Sunroof removal at the junkyard (pics)
So after buying my 3rd gen almost 3 years ago, the sunroof never went inside the roof, but only was able to tilt up. I got annoyed finally and took action. I was there for a corner light for a side job anyways, so I looked at what 3rd gens they had available. This one was in decent shape and had only 123k on the odometer (t-belt snap?) It took me a good 1 hr - 1.5 hours to get the sunroof assembly out of the car the destructive way of cutting the headliner and bending metal I couldn't get handle screws off of. I didn't need the glass or motor, so I took those off before bring it to the front desk. At the end of the day, it was $20 =). I started taking my headliner apart and a few hours later, I have no backseats or headliner trim anywhere. Thinking of redoing my headliner in charcoal grey instead of the light grey.

92-94 GXE w/auto climate control (not bothering on that idea since its too labor intensive)

theres the sunroof assembly

Got to ease this thing out of the car now

finally, out of the car minus the motor and glass
I will find out next week how functional this is once I install it in mine. I will be sure to lube up this good before I set it in my roof. I'll just keep my fingers crossed.

92-94 GXE w/auto climate control (not bothering on that idea since its too labor intensive)

theres the sunroof assembly

Got to ease this thing out of the car now

finally, out of the car minus the motor and glass
I will find out next week how functional this is once I install it in mine. I will be sure to lube up this good before I set it in my roof. I'll just keep my fingers crossed.

My headliner and all roof accessories removed

Backseats out of the car

view with rear seats, rear pillar trim pieces removed. Removing the backseats makes removing these pieces easier without risking snapping them in two.

Headliner and pillar pieces stored away. Still undecided if I should recover them in a different color (charcoal grey).
Originally Posted by aminus21
wow swampy junkyard..must be real fun over there
....how u like the rsx? im thinking about a tsx next year..
....how u like the rsx? im thinking about a tsx next year..I like my RSX a lot - quick, handles, and great fuel economy at 38 mpg with bolt on mods. I had a TSX loaner for 4 days and I hated it. You will be bored with that car - rather have a 3rd gen then to drive a TSX on a daily basis imo.
that's not Crazy Ray's in Jessup, is it? I've been there a few times and it's a good junkyard, but lots of mud like those pics.
I just swapped sunroofs in my old prelude too and got a working one from my parts car
I just swapped sunroofs in my old prelude too and got a working one from my parts car
this is the reason why im asking for the glass part is that mine is COVERED with rust and so is this part:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...a/000_0997.gif
and this is only external and only BAD rust ON the car all the other rust is on the glass part of the sunroof glass
i want to get it done at the same time so it wont transfer... and ASAP because rust as we ALL know = bad
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...a/000_0997.gif
and this is only external and only BAD rust ON the car all the other rust is on the glass part of the sunroof glass
i want to get it done at the same time so it wont transfer... and ASAP because rust as we ALL know = bad
Originally Posted by ArcticDC5

Got to ease this thing out of the car now
which means the car has had some structural damage to the side and they might have possible had to replace the sunroof. so maybe you got lucky and that is newer than you think
i always wondered how hard it would be to add one to my ride since mine don't have one looking at the picture i think if you could get a good straight cut it might come out good
Originally Posted by «§»Craig B«§»
that's not Crazy Ray's in Jessup, is it? I've been there a few times and it's a good junkyard, but lots of mud like those pics.
I just swapped sunroofs in my old prelude too and got a working one from my parts car
I just swapped sunroofs in my old prelude too and got a working one from my parts car

So I finally got the new assembly back in the car. I have everything mounted in place minus the headliner. When I tested it, it will go into the roof, but seems as if the motor is struggling. It will stop in the middle, then you let go of the switch and do it again and it will go all the way back. Maybe my motor is going bad? I lubed up those tracks plentily before I installed the unit.
Originally Posted by ArcticDC5
So I finally got the new assembly back in the car. I have everything mounted in place minus the headliner. When I tested it, it will go into the roof, but seems as if the motor is struggling. It will stop in the middle, then you let go of the switch and do it again and it will go all the way back. Maybe my motor is going bad? I lubed up those tracks plentily before I installed the unit.
Um.. are you talking about the normal pause/stop about 4 inches from closed? If so then you just got
if not then
Originally Posted by Kingkerb7
sup guys, any you know how to do the bmw angel light conversion for the headlights? Is it safe to put 6th generation rims on the 3rd gen?
It's not safe - the wheels will rub and the offset is incorrect
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I did the same thing a few months back.
