That's interesting that VW had such a sunroof. I'll bet it was a Webasto product, and so theoretically could also be provided to MB. I wonder if one could retrofit that sunroof to an MB?
-Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dieselhead Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 11:05 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] One for Jaime to carry upstairs According to Mombusa, Max, you don't exist. Isn't that comforting! VW had manual sunroofs. push the button and crank one way for the tip up vent. Crank the other way to open the sunroof. >I used to own an '85 300TD which was a grey-market import. NA engine, >manual heat control, no AC, five speed transmission. It had a manual >sunroof, which was a real pleasure once I'd properly cleaned and lubed it. >I would really like to have manual sunroofs in my 124 cars if they could >also incorporate the rear pop-up feature. > >-Max > >-----Original Message----- >From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] >On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain >Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 3:33 PM >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Subject: Re: [MBZ] One for Jaime to carry upstairs > >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 > > >_______________________________________ >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 _______________________________________ 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 _______________________________________ 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
