I have a complete sunroof that I cleaned rust proofed and rebuilt. Only to find the sunroof from a w123 wagon is NOT the same as a W123 sedan! Ild love to see somebody do somehting funky with it like this unless NC Friend wants it back for his wagon!

I agree with the others , the water drains are key.The original construction seemed to be such that there is a thick very spongy gasket that is very oily/tary around the back half. I assume to keep the water in the pan and not leaking out the back of the pan into the headliner. Oddly enough EPC does not show this thicker piece of gasket as separate. I would think you could build your own possibly thicker gasket if you needed to.

Manual? Wait just a second here.... I have a manual in my 85 TD and it's needing a few things.... like the little flap air dam in the front does not flip up any more... needs the felt etc.... how much for yours? :) I swear... I'll bite you if this ends up in an mom van.... ;)


I do however have a complete manual sunroof that I got from Vstech, I believe out of a sedan sitting here....

Yeah its got all new springs, plastics, and yeah it has the air dam.

I had planned to peel off the thick gasket on the back half to replace the missing one on my 78.

Let me crunch some number son how much I have in it and I'll get back to ya.

The seal on the sunroof is NOT weatherproof. Mercedes opted to ensure that all water drained by having the 4 drains. So even when the sunroof is closed, water still gets into the sunroof area and drains.

Funny about this... I saw a W123 cruising down I-95 a few days ago. The sunroof obviously had quit working (along with the A/C). He had installed a small 12x12 boat hatch into the sun roof and had the open end facing the front of the car to force air into the cabin!! Something like you would see on a 40's or 50's Ford or Chevy. Innovative, but I had to laugh. I should have got a pic of it!

If I were attempting this particular project, I would find a "donor car" and cut the entire sunroof assembly out of the car up to 6 inches beyond the sunroof all the way around. This way you get the entire assembly, seals, drains, etc... Then cut and weld this into your truck/van. You should also be thinking about reinforcing the roof around this particular area as you could turn it into a death trap if the truck/van were to ever roll over.

lol. This is not a mommy van. That would be the Windstar or Freestar ! Aerostars are daddy vans. These were also sold as cargo vans. You don't see Windstar cargo vans. :D

but now that I look this over I am not too happy with the truck anymore. The mpg is 15-19 and probably going to sell it locally. I bought & sold a 240D last week, after not owning any Benz diesels for 3 years and now I think I got the bug back.

Thanks. AA

Like this?

http://www.okierover.com/cars/1994_aerostar.jpg

http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/upl...ms_minivan.jpg

http://www.mombu.com/ford/ford/t-1996-ford-aerostar-van-11488682.html


Sorry... mom van...

Drop a 300D drivetrain into it!

Ha ha. Yes exactly like that . Same color too.

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The idea has crossed my mind. Poor mans G-wagen . but minus the rust issues. I have no idea if that can fit here. Tell me if you know.

AA



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Drum roll please...

Ain't happening.

I thought it would have done by now.

Here's a link for you - sorry JB3 you're just too slow - snooze you loose!

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/336618-mb-616-diesel-powered-astro-build.html

(Almost an aerostar isn't it? Sorry if it isn't I haven't ever seen either type of vehicle knowingly)