Thanks for the advice. I will try another dodge dealership on Monday. If they can't help me, and I can't figure it out on my own, then I guess the sunroof will remain stationary and I will return the part. Oh well. I'll give one last try.Sorry Scooter,
I wish I had a sunroof on my SHC...I suggest "whining" (with a box of doughnuts) at a local body shop....
best,
Jimmy
It would help tremendously if you could show pictures of the screw handle installed! I bought the van used. It came with a "fixed" factory sunroof. The sunroof has hinges, however, so it should open. In fact, we took the sunroof completely apart and it does, in fact, hinge. So, I ordered the factory screw handle for it but no one, locally, seems to know how it attaches. While you are posting pictures, I will go outside and take some photos as well.I have a factory sunroof. WOuld it help if I sent pictures of it installed? There are screws going through the plate glass of the roof to hold it on and what appear to be press-fit pins holding the metal base of the "screw handle" to the roof. I'm not sure what piece exactly it is that you are replacing- is it just the round bit or the whole tilting assembly?
It is a factory sunroof and so is the knob handle. I have googled my brains out and the only thing I've found that might help is another post from this forum. The post below suggests that I might need a custom fabricated bracket. The post below was from 2007. I PM'd Therberg, but haven't heard back from him. in the meantime, I'm hoping that Guisar might be able to post some photos in this thread.
ok i cant figure it out either without having it in my hands, why dont you google the sunroof make and model and maybe that way some site might have pictures that you can see how it goes together.
max.....
It is a factory sunroof and so is the knob handle. I have googled my brains out and the only thing I've found that might help is another post from this forum. The post below suggests that I might need a custom fabricated bracket. The post below was from 2007. I PM'd Therberg, but haven't heard back from him. in the meantime, I'm hoping that Guisar might be able to post some photos in this thread.
Originally Posted by Therberg
The parts you need are # 5134012AA /plate @ $48.00 and #5134008AA/handle @$81.00. There is a part that you will need to fabricate , a little bracket that attaches to the Sunroof frame and allows the handle assy to snap on to.
If I can find the time this weekend I will try to get a few pics of the bracket that needs to be made and how it attaches to the frame. The bracket is fairly easy to make, I made it out of ¼" thick Aluminum 1 3/16" x 2 1/8". It needs a slot machined in it 1 1/8" long and ¼" wide and ¼" in from the edge. That will leave a ¼" x ¼" square at the edge of the slot that needs to be filed or machined round, ( a good chance to bush up on your Dremel tool skills).
Beautiful! I will order the other plate this morning. I think that, up here in Canada, we use different part numbers. So, just to be clear is this the plate that I need (#5):Hi ,
I just checked in and read the PM and this post, I thought that I posted pics of the bracket but it appears that I didn't.
You will need the plate # 5134012AA , the plate gets fastened to the glass with the existing screws , and the handle that you have , then gets attached to the plate.
I will try to get some pics up , maybe latter today