Red McGregor

Found it and it describes perfectly what is happening in my roof http://www.corrado-club.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5007 So that'll be my bank holiday weekend activity!

Where/what are the Volkswagen instructions Cressa?

Jus to hi-jack this thread and having looked through the very many on sunroof repairs I'm look for some help! Roof out and on the desk, replacement used parts sourced and fitted and then manually checking it works before re-fitting; this is where I hit a problem. The mechanism works fine on tilt and then goes to slide open position OK as well, but on the return journey from slide open to slide close, the passenger side immediately rises upwards, while the divers side stays flat (which has to be correct). Everything is in place and the cables were re-fitted to be parallel in the closed position. Any ideas on what is causing this and what i should do appreciated. Regards Red

Good news Fraser, glad to hear you got it sorted

Fraser, it's surprisingly easy to remove the whole cassette unit, it is just 8 nuts (if i remember right) and you gain far better visibility. It also makes it easier to de-grease and re-grease the unit which should make it run better and easier, which will be less stain on the motor. Having cleaned mine up it really needed cleaning. If you go down this route, prepare to get filthy, old clothes and plenty of floor covering!!

I'm unsure from your description if you have taken the roof out completely, I found it much easier to set it all up off the car. When inserting the cables (the slider mechanism) push both cables fully forward and use plenty of silicon lubricant, not ordinary grease, you will need to take the motor off, both sides should line up equally. If you have done this, then this is the correct setting as far as I can establish. It is possible that the replacement cable you are fitting is itself defective. I have found this with secondhand near side cables. Even though a cable may be complete, it seems that the unit can be worn in parts and this can cause the two sides to rise out of synch, which is very frustrating. To overcome this, I have replaced most parts with items from a Golf Mk 3 sunroof. Not all the parts are into-changeable (the piece with the chrome rocker is not if you want to retain exactly the same functionality). I hope this is some help, Regards G I have found that when changing the cable mechanism (the slider I'm guessing from your description) i

As I understand it the type 3 parts are largely interchangeable apart from a chrome rocker that lifts the inner roof lining, but other more experienced folk will advise otherwise. The advantage of he kit will simply be that it is new and has not ben stressed in any way and that it will have all the rubber bits in place unperished. I've got my cassette out and I think all the rubber bit are missing and certainly the rocker on the passenger side seems to be out of alignment (it is not dropping into a groove at the rear of the cassette unit). I'm going to wok out what is worn/missing by scanning the many threads for what things should look like and then try and re-create the missing rubber items, but a t3 unit may be a very viable option.

Having had a VW Type 34 for many years I too know the importance of stockpiling parts and am trying to lean my lesson this time around. Somewhere out there I guess someone has one of these gathering dust and unless you ask.... In the meantime, today I'll settle for playing in the garage with the bits I've got and will seek Forum wisdom over on the interior section (having already read 20 odd pages of sunroof threads!!)

Just on the off chance has anyone got one of the repair kits? Regards Red

Solved my own problem! I thought you needed to push back and up to take the liner up and out; nope int is straight backwards under there roof! Doh! Sadly tunes out the piece male piece that those wee chrome actuators go on has sheared off completely. So having sourced a spare item there is nothin to fit it to. Fortunately in my collection of spares I have an entire roof cassette so a full change it now on the cards. In cleaning it up,a small round o ring was laying in the channel. see Andrew referencing an O ring, but where did it come from?

Is it me??! I've embarked on the repair of my sunroof and from what I can work out the very problem that Andrew highlights with the small chrome pieces snapping has already happened on my roof and this is what I'm working to fix.I have replacements chrome levers and I'm all set to refurbish the sunroof it only i can get to it!! I was hoping to do this with the roof in situ, but I've hit an early snag. To gain access I need the inner sunroof heading panel out of the way, but I can't seem to get it out. Right now, the situation is that the inner sunroof headlining stays flat when I manually tilt the roof (went the manual route to avoid any potential damage to the steel roof). The inner panel does not seem to be linked to the sunroof mechanism, I guess because the chrome piece I'm seeking to replace is broken/missing. My understanding is that I should be able to get the sunroof heading panel out and Andrew gives some good directions (see below) but no matter how I try the headlining panel will not shift. It seems to be pinned down at the front of the roof. Am I doing something wrong, should I take out the car's entire headlining or any other thoughts appreciated Regards Red Another tip is to treat the blind with the utmost care. It's attached to the mechanism by two little arms which are what run up and down a groove on the top of the blind and move it when in tilt mode. These are VERY fragile and care needs to be taken when removing the blind for whatever reason. I found the safest method is to have the roof in full tilt mode and carefully push the blind towards the back of the car by pressing on the blind on the edge that is now available because the inner section has been raised (I can't see why VW made a special tool for this that Edd China used). Dont push too hard as the raised piece of blind will hit the roof skin when it releases. Then very carefully make the blind flat (i.e not in tilt mode) and keeping it in position in the tracks of the mechanism, slide it out of the way. To refit, with the roof still in full tilt but sunroof panel not in place, if the blind isn't already in the mechanism you can slot the blind in from the top (I do it this way as means the mechanism is lighter when offered up to the car and prevents the blind getting dirty/damaged), it's tight but it will go in , then (usually once you've fitted and adjusted your sunroof panel) you just need to guide the blind gently towards the front of the car by sliding it along the tracks, no need to raise it manually into tilt mode as when it mates with those fragile arms it will start to raise by itself. When nearly all the way forward you will need to apply some more effort so the spring clips on the blind mate with the rubber coated prong mounting on the mechanism. It is essential this connection is secure as if not, the blind will detach from the mechanism when the roof is being closed and guess what? Yep those flimsy cast arms break off. How do I know? Yep, it happened to me but luckily my old Corrado roof failed in the same way but on the other side so yes I had to strip it all down again and swap the bits over. I had tested it thoroughly but got caught out as when I put the headliner seal in place, it increased the resistance of the blind as it moved along the track and it stopped in around the half way open position while the rest of the mechanism continued towards fully closed. It's best to practice refitting and removing the blind a few times before you put the sunroof panel in place as it will be the last thing you do once you've tweaked the sunroof panel's adjustment. A final tip is if the rubber cover has worn on the prong where the blind clips onto the mechanism, heat shrink does a great job of replicating it.

This is the one piece unit that lights up the auto box to show what gear you are in. It's a long shot but anyone got one to see? Many thanks Red

Thanks guys, I've sent a PM to Matt, should I still splice in the in line fuse to avoid fire risks as mentioned in another thread?

Anybody any views on these headlight switches that use an LED bulb http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Volkswagen-Corrado-Headlight-Switch-all-models-/221986555478?hash=item33af6e0656:g:ndgAAOSwY45UQV24

Thanks for the thoughts guys and yes Stone if you have a spare it would be appreciated - I'll send her my details Red

Looking for some advice/guidance here. The backlight on my outbox is not working, the part (191 927 149)is discontinued and despite some lengthy searches I have been unable to locate one. The part is a combined holder/bulb unit. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get a working bulb,an LED unit perhaps? Of has anyone got the right unit they would be willing to sell. All thoughts appreciated

Sounds perfect let me know how to send you the money Red

I'm looking for a decent auto shifter 'gear knob'(the automatic gear knob with a side release button) let me know if you have one or a source - thank you!

The seatbelt stalk on the drivers side has fallen apart so I'm looking for a replacement- is this a standard VW part?

Despite an extensive search I've yet to find 357 877 269 or 357 877 270 anywhere. Some traders are listing it but when they come to check it is coming up out of stock/obsolete. All very frustrating. Anyone out there with the part of capability to make one, please let me know regards Red

Aha, in that picture the piece I am referring to is at the top, it is the 'stepped' chrome piece (looks like a handle) - the piece at the very top has snapped off - anyone got a spare??! Regards Red

I'm wondering if we are talking about the same piece. The two/four items we are referring to are both on this old thread (page 2) the bit I mean is the chrome looking faster Regards Red http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?28659-Half-a-sunroof/page2

Hi Ian - on this link http://home.comcast.net/~caudex/corrado/corradoparts.pdfsunroof section the part I'm referring to is part no 9 with the associated part numbers Regards Red

I'll sort some pics out when it is not pi**ing down (the joys of Scotland) the button sits adjacent the auto selector and in essence reduces the revs required between the auto gear shifting - you can accelerate faster. The seller advised it was very rare and that in his ownership research he thought there were only ever 4 such cars in the UK. I have found nowt to date on any others

I think this may be part number 357 877 270 (right) and 357 877 269 (left) and referred to as a toggle catch - if I'm right add me to the list of people looking for this part as I'm sitting looking at the broken pieces from my newly acquired car, but I'm not sure which side it is from!