yalan 0 Posted July 18, 2004 guys - has anyone else needed any shimming on their B4 Passat moonroofs? I've just got mine in & am quite disappointed with the alignment on the front edge. Back side lines up perfectly and the sides do likewise. Even the front corners line up OK, but then it all goes wrong and starts to get misaligned on the front edge - culminating in a 4-5mm bulge in the middle. I've seen on http://www.geocities.com/corradomoonroof/a3.html website, that the guy has had similar experiences with the A3 moonroof, but I've not found any comments about the Passat moonroof having the same problems. ??? The front edge has been adjusted with the torx bolts as low as it will go ..... just not enough :( shimming the only answer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Edwards 0 Posted July 18, 2004 The Corrado shares the metal roof panel with the up to 1996 Passat, so should be interchangeable. I've just been comparing the steel and glass panels in the garage and they appear to have the same shape. Something else is wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yalan 0 Posted July 18, 2004 The Corrado shares the metal roof panel with the up to 1996 Passat, so should be interchangeable. I've just been comparing the steel and glass panels in the garage and they appear to have the same shape. Something else is wrong. it shares the same metal panel? odd, as the glass panel is definately a slightly different shape to the new glass roof. Whilst they do look the same shape when you campare one to another, its not until you fit them up to the aperture till you notice the slight variations. It does fit - just seems to need a bit of shimming to get it looking acceptable. mine currently looks alot like : just wondered how other 'been there done thatters' found theirs...... ? EDIT: with a little shimming (ie 2 washers on the front 4 bolts and 1 washer on the next row back) all is looking good now. I reckon you'd be hard pushed to spot it as an aftermarket swapover. HAPPY DAYS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm 0 Posted July 18, 2004 If you look at the article on the CCA web site it states that the alignment is exactley as you have it, ie a little wrong. Apparentley theres nothing you can do about it. Dont worry about it. Best thing to do is to have the corners slightley lower and the middle a little proud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted July 19, 2004 I've gone the other way around... with no shims the center sits about 1mm higher and the corners sit about 1.5mm lower than the roof line.... The rear sits flush... To be honest, you'd need to look carefully to notice it, and the old seal on my metal roof was a worse fit than this roof! :roll: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
