A working MB power sunroof is quite pleasant but a manual MB is just as good in every respect plus I've never heard of or seen an inoperable one...
-Curt Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:32:42 -0700 From: Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] One for Jaime to carry upstairs Message-ID: <AANLkTim6=qmhiH2=KYE9=ve0on1yeeoju9gzx2fsa...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Zoltan Finks <mmmmmsuchpo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I only wish I had a > manual moonroof. > Ditto here. Out of half a dozen cars I've owned with sunroofs, the only ones that never gave any trouble---no leaks or jams---were manual. And unlike windows or locks, where I think you can make a case for power operation as a safety issue (being able to lock all the doors, or roll a window other than the driver's up or down, without stretching halfway out of the driver's seat), a manual sunroof, if designed right, can be operated just as easily as a power one. On my '89 BMW 325iX, the control was a simple drop-down crank--half a turn one way popped up the rear of the roof, and a few turns the other way slid it back. On my '80 Saab 900, you grabbed a handle at the front of the roof, squeezed it together to unlatch it, and then pulled it to the rear, over your shoulder, much like the motion used to drop the top on a Miata---a wonderfully straightforward and quick operation. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
