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1993 850 Sunroof Stuck Completely Open

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Paul-93-850
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Year and Model: 1993 850 non-turbo
Location: Beach

1993 850 Sunroof Stuck Completely Open

Post by Paul-93-850 »

My 1993 850 sunroof just got stuck completely open. The inner sliding shade is stuck open too. I hadn't used it in years and heard wind noise so I thought to open it and clean the rubber but then it got jammed open. Shouldn't the shade slide independently? Could it be holding the sunroof from moving? There are no sounds when I press the close switch and fuse 35 is OK.

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Post by 1337 »

This RobertDIY video is good for getting a sense of what's going on inside of the sunroof mechanism:



(sunroof info starts at 2:12 into the video)

I haven't had my sunroof apart before, but I hope this video helps a little bit. Good luck! :)
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Paul-93-850
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Year and Model: 1993 850 non-turbo
Location: Beach

Post by Paul-93-850 »

After lots of banging and pushing and pulling it started to move again and it closed tight. I'm going to tape something over the switch and never move it again if possible.

renns
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Post by renns »

If it's on its own circuit, pull the fuse. There's nothing more tempting to some people than a switch marked 'do not touch'!
1994 850 5-speed wagon, retired at 400,000 km
1998 V70 AWD 5-speed, retired at 358,000 km.
2005 XC70 275,000 km - daily driver

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