Sunroof comments

[warment]

I just tried to install a new pair of sunroof rails on my 73 T yesterday. The new rails are about 1"-1.5" longer than the original rails. They look easy enough to cut in order to make them fit properly. I just wanted to tell anyone else thinking about rail replacement about the extra effort that is involved.

Bill

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William Armentrout
1973 911T
2.7 carerra rs specs
www.geocities.com/william_armentrout

[john walker's workshop]

they're late carrera/C2 parts that need to be adapted to fit early cars. they require the updated cables with the wider slider. all the old parts are obsolete now.

[This message has been edited by john walker's workshop (edited 10-25-2001).]

[warment]

I bought the newer cables and they work fine. Just the length of the rail was different.

Bill

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William Armentrout
1973 911T
2.7 carerra rs specs
www.geocities.com/william_armentrout

[pwm74]

I did this conversion myself, you are doing it right. but you must cut the new rails because there are longer, just measure twice cut once. Use a hacksaw

[warment]

Did anyone who performed the conversion remove the "felt" material from the cables themselves as instructed in the Pelican Parts Sunroof Repair article?

Bill

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William Armentrout
1973 911T
2.7 carerra rs specs
www.geocities.com/william_armentrout

[Roland Kunz]

Hello

Not sure and more curios.

The pre 86 system uses a "hat" on the inner frame as stopf for the cable drive. RThe later units does have them integratet into the rails.

Now did you cut off the "hat" or did you drill a hole for the "hat" in the rails or had the rails allready a cutout on that spot ?

Grüsse

[john walker's workshop]

there's a hole for the "hat". they just don't use the short strip that does the job on the later cars.