97 sunroof problems.

M_danko

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I'm building my new daily driver and am having a problem with the sunroof. I've searched and can't really find what I'm lookin for. When I bought the 4runner the sunroof was shattered, so I looked up how to replace it and bought one. When I went to replace the sunroof glass it was totally different from the one I bought (which is a toyota factory sunroof according to schematics I've looked up). The sunroof that came on the truck is a little smaller than the factory one I bought. Has anybody run into this problem or have a different sunroof than the normal factory one? Does anybody know how I can fix this? Thanks for any help.
 
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Well who did you buy this "factory" sunroof from?

If it was a dealer then should probably ask them.

For us to help you it is always good to post a picture of the parts. This will help us to see the part.
 
Got the sunroof off of a guy on craigslist who works at toyota. I should've got a picture this weekend of the one in the 4runner. It's not at my house right now.
 
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This is the one I bought. The one in my 4runner has a little smaller glass and the motor is in the back, not the front.
 
So you bought the entire assembly (what you posted a picture of) and I assume from a dealer?

Can you look at your receipt and post the specific part # ?


Where did you buy it? (OEM Toyota or other) ?
 
Bought it from a guy that WORKS for toyota and was parting out a 4runner. But ya the whole assembly. As soon as I took the brace that use to hold the glass, I realized it was the wrong size. I even took the above pictured one I bought apart to see if it would work but it doesn't.
 
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This is more of what mine looks like, with that big tray labeled #11. Very weird. I need to get glass measurements from a second gen I guess.
 
Wait, I'm confused. Are you trying to put a 2nd gen sunroof assembly in a 3rd gen roof? If so, I think that might be your problem.
 
If your sure it's a factory roof, take your serial number to a dealer and look up correct part for your car , you might want to make sure you bought a 97
 

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