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Sun roof swap
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 12:56 pm
by jjmartin349571
Hi folks,
I have a glass sun roof to drop in to my 4th gen. I have the whole set up including the shade and slider mechanism, but for the minute I just want to swap the glass panel in to my 4g slider mechanism. How do I do that though
Don't want to start pulling things apart to find out and break something in the process
Cheers,
Josh
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:02 pm
by Merlin
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:14 pm
by Vtecmec
For the panel alone, I think it's a simple case of just undoing the screws visible from inside the car that attach the panel to the runners (after removing a bit of trim), you may have to shim it slightly for a snug fit, but should only be 30mins or so task to complete.
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:37 pm
by alinton
I want to do this too, just to find a donor assembly though!
I think two of the holes in the 4G mountings that secure the panel are slightly off, you have to re-drill them.
And I seem to recall you might have to cut off the end-stop tabs. Could be wrong though. The above write-up is good.
A
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 7:43 pm
by jjmartin349571
I've swapped the panel, but it doesn't fit flush - the front is raised by about 15-20mm without the use of any shims
Has anyone swapped just the panel before?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 8:47 pm
by wurlycorner
It has been done that way before, yep. Can't recall who though...
I seem to recall that it does sit high like that.
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:24 pm
by alinton
Some tips on this thread, I think you'd need to lower the front of the internal mounting assembly to make it flush:
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/show ... p?t=342771
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:33 pm
by jjmartin349571
Cool, I was thinking of slotting the 4g slider brackets tomorrow so hopefully that should do the trick.
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:17 pm
by vanzep
jjmartin349571 wrote:Cool, I was thinking of slotting the 4g slider brackets tomorrow so hopefully that should do the trick.
How did you get on with that?
Im going to fit 5th gen glass sunroof onto my new 4th so interested to see.
Guide in prelude Power that was mentioned says you need the following for 4th Gen conversion
Required Parts:
> 97-01 Honda Prelude Glass Moonroof
> 97-01 Honda Prelude Moonroof Bracket Bolt Covers
> 97-01 Honda Prelude Moonroof Brackets
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:03 pm
by jjmartin349571
Check out my profile thread here, You should be able to see what I did there to retain the 4th gen mechanism but use the 5th gen panel.
PP is right in that you need the 5th gen glass moonroof, bracket covers (not essential but make it look tidier), and brackets. The brackets are just needed as templates to drill the 4g ones from memory.
Let me know if you need any more info mate.