Electric Sunroof dismantling

[Beck180]

The sunroof didn't work when I picked up my 74 Tii a month ago. Today, my brother in law and I took apart the factory installed electric sunroof.

I am considering converting it to a hand crank sunroof. But I feel like electric makes it pretty unique. Thoughts? I am trying to keep this car completely stock, but would an electric sunroof be considered stock? See the pictures below and tell me what you think.

The car up on jacks in my tiny city garage.

With the sunroof removed we found quite a bit of surface rust.

The metal square on the left is the metal track for the bottom of the sunroof flanked by torn bits of headliner.

Who ever wired the electric sunroof did a pretty crappy job. Duct tape?! Really?

The motor out. I figure I will hook it up to a 9V and see if it works. If not. Not sure what I should do. Convert it to a hand crank sunroof? But I feel like electric makes it pretty unique.

[adawil2002]

Yes, it would be considered stock.

http://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=2213&mospid=47140&btnr=54_0220&hg=54&fg=05

[TobyB]

I think you should fix the rust (and look for more under the BACK

lip too- that one's fu*ked me on Jenn's car)

and then do whichever you want to. Either could be 'original'

and given the amount of work you're gonna need to do to

get the rust fixed, you can convert it either way.

I like the cranked roof. But then, the electric on the E36 is nice, too.

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[02Les]

02s did have electric roofs from the factory.

However, that motor looks more like an E9/Bavaria door electric window motor.

[Mich]

I think you better fix your electric sunroof. You are right it is factory and very rare option and it's pretty cool for such an old car to have electric sunroof.

I purchased mine from Germany, but it was stuck. The motor didn't work, cables, etc. But i gave it to an old man near my home who is repairing sunroofs and he changed everything. The original Golde motor didn't work, so he used one from another car and it all works now. And i'm pretty sure your motor is not original too. My original stuck Golde motor is seating next to my PC for one year maybe, and still sitting and i'm looking at your picture which you've posted and compared them. And they don't look the same. But anyway, this is not important. Find from some junkyard good old motor and fix your sunoorf the way it has to be. This is what i did with my roof, it wasn't hard and it wasn't expensive.

Good luck.