Hi,

Was going to golf this morning and I pressed the button to raise the garage roller door.

The roller door must've stuck as I always look back while reversing and the bottom of the door didn't hit the shark fin or roof, just knocked the wind deflector.

I thought it was damaged pretty bad due to the noise it made, I just poked it down and went to golf. I've now had a better look and all seems OK except where it hinges, the shaft ends that protrude about 1/4" either side click into the recess in the sunroof frame won't click in and the wind deflector feels a little sloppy and has some forward/back play.

I'd appreciate in someone can open their sunroof and check if the metal section that protrudes from the fromt of the deflector that clicks into the frame seems to be straight or slightly curved.

I think the force of the roller door prised the wind deflector forward and bent the protruded arms that have the 1/4" hinge pins.

Cheerz

 

Hi,

Took out the deflector and straightened the fingers and seems to be working OK now.

Cheerz

 

i need to do that to mine also.

how'd you take out and re-install your deflector? thanks.

 

Hi,

From memory, the wind deflector has a fitting either side (front) with locating pins that act as the hinge.

There also is a spring tensioner that allows the deflector to rise when sunroof is opened.

You just have to exert a little rearward force to lever the hinge on either side and the spring tensioner out.

Cheerz

 

worst-case scenario, you can just remove that wind deflector and throw it away :-)
Wind deflectors are known to make noise, removing that deflector entirely from the sunroof won't cause any ill-effect.

 

And, they are ugly too...

 

ok and so how would one remove it?