VW Lupo - How to disassemble and remove sunroof?

[VlatcheLupo]

I have VW Lupo 1.4 TDI with a sunroof.

It is stuck, i.e the mechanism doesn't open it at all. Can hear the motor working but roof itself is stuck.

In either case, the most important thing is to clean the drains so that water is not collected inside the roof and in the car,

most importantly not in the fuses department under the steering wheel.

How can i unscrew the roof itself without damaging it?

Where the screws can be found?

 

it looks like this:

 

 

[VlatcheLupo]

I meant, how to unscrew the roof?

Are the screws inside the plastic casing where internal mirrors at the top-front stand?

 

Edited November 22, 2024 by VlatcheLupo

[VlatcheLupo]

Is it four torx screws in each corner of the roof? 

[mk2]

When you have done it, tell us how with lots of pics! Those sunroofs are rare in the U.K.  👍🏻

[VlatcheLupo]

Hmm, still not sure how to unscrew the roof from the car, but I might not need to do it.

When I removed the roof headlight inside the car, just below the roof mirror, the motor that is moving the sunroof back and forth, contained its own unwinding metal bit. This meant i could unwind and rewind the sunroof manually and close it tight-shut.

I am guessing it was leaking inside the car just because the motor broke and wasn't able to close the roof completely although you can hear it working. 

It seems, the inner bit of the sunroof is closed compartment and it doesn't have those so called channels in each of the four corners of the car. I think this is why the leaking stopped when I closed tight-shut the sunroof manually.

Also, un-pluged the power supply cable from the motor so I don't try to open it by pressing the buttons inside the car by accident.

[mk2]

Such useful info, moved into How-to section 👍🏻