2nd Gen S Most liked posts in thread: Sunroof

The sunroof is a bloody fickle
mechanism if you ask me.
The sensor to stop it if it meets
some resistance (a safety feature
and motor protection feature)
is too sensitive if you ask me.
I really don’t use mine anymore,
and when I did, I would never open
it within several hours of possible
rain, or when I didn’t have time to
manually close it with an Allen tool
and repeatedly work on re-initializing
it, in case it would act up again,
which it would always eventually do.
Cleaning and lubricating the tracks
does help a little bit for a little while.
Replacing the whole shebang is
pretty damn expensive, too.

 

I liked my sunroof when I got my car but, now I wish I had a slick top “no sunroof” because of the weight savings.

I am still considering having my roof Re-skinned with a slick top at a body shop as the roof and headliner is not that expensive.

I have never had a problem at all with my sunroof.

 

When I ordered my MINI I skipped on the sunroof. I didn't want that weight up high & the thought of a big hole up there made me wonder how bad it would crunch if the worst happened. Thankfully I never tested the structure.

 

I hates those farking sunroof carp things. The one on Skooby has been wonky for years. We never open it for fear it stays open. Maybe I should park it outside during the next hail storm & let the insurance company buy me a new one.