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lolight70 Commited Dubber

63 posts · joined Aug 2013 ·

#1012450
Hi all
Chasing a complete or parts or info on where i could locate
a factory steel sunroof panel and associated parts to make it work,for my bay window
I have the factory hole in the roof and want to fit the sunroof in it.
Cheers
Chris

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#1012478
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lolight70 Commited Dubber

63 posts · joined Aug 2013 ·

#1012494
Not good with pix
Its a bare shell westy,bought it as is,just a rolling shell with no interior
Same hole in roof as the sunroof models
Turning it into a microbus

type3disease Custom Title Time!

1,243 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#1012497
where are you?

i know of two - but trying to secure one for myself - happy to help you get the other....
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lolight70 Commited Dubber

63 posts · joined Aug 2013 ·

#1012522
Pm sent

4kombiswilldo Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#1012569
I had a 73 model with the factory fitted metal sunroof That i restored.
i sold it about 8 years ago.
if you go onto the kombi club website an search it youll see all the pics and how the sunroof works.
you can buy second hand parts for it off the samba in the u.s.a.
A lot of the parts for the roof are not repo made and are expensive and hard to get.Any new parts made are available such as new cables and cogs from www.eis.com (economy international).
Its very hard to get the roof too slide well with the cogs and cable setup with the goldie winder.
Even though the poptop hole is the same as a westy one the sunroof model have a metal pocket for the sunroof to slide back into inside the ceiling.
It also has 6 drainage holes for the water to drain out of which runs out under the car from the b, c and rear pillars.
So theres a lot to them and hard to get a good waterproof seal.
cheers chuck

lolight70 Commited Dubber

63 posts · joined Aug 2013 ·

#1012580
Thanx for the msg,yes i know,lots of work ahead of me but worth it,
I have never seen one in OZ,and pretty cool i think,something different too.
Mine has the sunroof pocket and drain holes but no drain tubes

4kombiswilldo Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#1012634
Theres about 12 of them that i found when i did my posting on the resto.
i liked the uniqueness of the roof and thats why i bought mine.
if you dont have your car parked in a garage and out of the rain youll get sick of cleaning up all the water let alone the damage itll do If it wont seal well.
the drainage tubes are a clear plastic tube and should run out holes in the base of the a pillar, B and rear.
test the holes to see were the water comes out.
blow them out with a air gun and then poor water down them.
If they are blocked you can run some wire down to clear them and try the water again.
get on thesamba.com wrbsite and look up other sunroof kombi, s for lots of help.
theres plenty of them in u.s.a
cheers

4kombiswilldo Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#1012638
Oh forgot to add.
getting the sunroof to open and close by using the winder is
the hardest part to get right.
vw didnt build it to well as they used 3 pieces of plastic to hold the pressure onto the cog to keep the two cables to run evenly back down the two long aluminium slide guides which i hope you have or good luck finding a set.
You can only buy 2nd hand ones and are usually cracked or perishing so they dont work.
theres no repo ones available and you end up having to slide it open and closed manually.
this is the biggest problem with the roof and the reason why i sold my kombi.

4kombiswilldo Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#1012639
I Just remembered the bently repair manual has instructions on how it goes together and works.
cheers chuck

lolight70 Commited Dubber

63 posts · joined Aug 2013 ·

#1016413
Still looking🙅
Does anyone know "type3disease"
Trying to get in touch with him re sunroof