Of course this happens as summer begins...one of the lifter arms on my 1989 300E sunroof has broken. The passenger side lifter appears to have failed.

I managed to close the sunroof and haven't dared trying to open it again.

My tech quoted me roughly $150 CDN per lifter (YIKES!) and 3-4 hours labor to do the job. He also recommended replacing both lifters at once, which seems like reasonable advice.

I've done everything from brakes to an inline 6 head job, but never tackled the mysterious inner workings of the Benz sunroof.

The motor, cables, etc. all seem to be fine.

It's a bit pricey for a bloody sunroof, is this a do-able DIYer?

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

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