Very Nice!! I looked on EBAY for 3 SOLID weeks trying to find the perfect 'Runner...(Damn near went blind lookin' at the screen so much!!)
I ended up going to Austin, TX to get mine.
Blue-on-Blue...didn't know it came like that? Me likey!!!
Congrat's!
Zach

 

The delivery guy dropped it off to me at work this morning... I am pleased for the most part, but not completely...

The sunroof isn't working... If the mechanics were simply inoperable I would be fine with that, I could fix it later... But that's not the case... When I drove it I could hear a great deal of wind rushing and figured it was wind resistance on the roof rack... When pulled back the interior cover to the sunroof, I could feel seemingly gale-force winds coming from BEHIND the sunroof... When I press the button to close or open it, the motor runs, but no movement happens... The roof isn't completly closed, and I tried to push it on up manually, but that won't work... We're expecting rain down here tomorrow night, so I've got to find somewhere to store it...

Other than that, it looks and runs great...

Anybody have any experience with this problem?

Thanks...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rmfordham
The delivery guy dropped it off to me at work this morning... I am pleased for the most part, but not completely...

The sunroof isn't working... If the mechanics were simply inoperable I would be fine with that, I could fix it later... But that's not the case... When I drove it I could hear a great deal of wind rushing and figured it was wind resistance on the roof rack... When pulled back the interior cover to the sunroof, I could feel seemingly gale-force winds coming from BEHIND the sunroof... When I press the button to close or open it, the motor runs, but no movement happens... The roof isn't completly closed, and I tried to push it on up manually, but that won't work... We're expecting rain down here tomorrow night, so I've got to find somewhere to store it...

Other than that, it looks and runs great...

Anybody have any experience with this problem?

Thanks... [/QUOTE

You should be able to manually close it. Look up in the business card holder and there should be a hole there. (The business card holder is the fold down thing near the sunroof buttons on the ceiling.) Look in the glove box and see if there is an allen wrench looking tool in there. Use that to close it. I don't remember if the wrench is actually an allen wrench or what, but you can probably use a flashlight to look in the hole. If you can't find the tool I'll go out and look at my tool and tell ya what it is.

Steve

 

I checked the business card holder and it's a standard slot... I got my trusty screwdriver and attempted to give it a twist... It turned maybe 1/4 turn, but no more... Then I pressed the "close" button and the motor turned, and when I looked at the screw it was turning, too.. But still no movement of the roof...

Any ideas?

 

Don't let the sunroof get you down. It may cost a few $$'s to fix, but you still got a great deal! I recently sold my '90 with 210,000 on it and the guy has put another 12,000 on it since. A little TLC for those "not perfect" items and you'll be again!

Oh, yeah! Cool color...

Have fun!

 

Anybody know how to get into the mechanism in the sunroof? Remove the whole liner?

 

mine broke a while back...put i can manually push and pull it open. all i have to do is when i want to close or open it..there are these little hing type things..i just push them back to open it..or pull them forward to close it tight as can be.

 

I'll try that when I get home today....

 

OK, here is what my manual says:


hope that helps,

Steve

 

Thanks alot, guys... I got it closed anyway... Used a trusty old screwdriver to push the rollers into the upright position.. It's sealed up tight now...

Now, getting it fixed is next... Hope it's not TOO expensive...

Thanks again...

Rod

 

What do I think? If its a 4Runner then I think you made a good choice.