Opened my sunroof and bad things happened

[SnowDrifter]

I opened my sun shade. Decided I wanted some open air so I opened my sunroof. Aand I hear crunch pop snap. Look up and the handle for my sliding sunshade thing is no longer visible. Looks like it got forced rearword somehow. Busted up something in there. I managed to fish some broken plastic bits out but it sounds like there are more in there. I also have a pretty limited range of motion with the sunshade right now. I can neither open it nor close it, though it looks like the glass is OK. It also makes a horrid rattling noise.

I've never dabbled in sunroof stuff before.. Worth attempting myself? Or pay for it to be someone else's problem? I'm at school and only have basic hand tools with me FWIW.

If I do attempt myself, does anyone have a source for the bits I'd need? Rock auto only lists the sunroof motor

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I opened my sun shade. Decided I wanted some open air so I opened my sunroof. Aand I hear crunch pop snap. Look up and the handle for my sliding sunshade thing is no longer visible. Looks like it got forced rearword somehow. Busted up something in there. I managed to fish some broken plastic bits out but it sounds like there are more in there. I also have a pretty limited range of motion with the sunshade right now. I can neither open it nor close it, though it looks like the glass is OK. It also makes a horrid rattling noise.

I've never dabbled in sunroof stuff before.. Worth attempting myself? Or pay for it to be someone else's problem? I'm at school and only have basic hand tools with me FWIW.

If I do attempt myself, does anyone have a source for the bits I'd need? Rock auto only lists the sunroof motor

Here's my first question...what happened to the shade when you open your sunroof before today? When I do mine as it gets to the back it takes the shade with it and completely disappears. The shade shows back up when you close it.

 

[SnowDrifter]

Stayed handle visible

 

[Tonyrodz]

The piece you showed looks like a piece of the rail that the shade slides on. What happens when you try to open it now? Does the shade still slide back? I'd guess it doesn't. You might have to drop the from of the headliner to try to repair it.

 

[SnowDrifter]

It's stuck in a partially open position. I try to both close it and open it in the video

 

[adventurenali92]

The sunroof is a pretty common issue from what I've heard on the nbs trucks. That little sliding track piece on one side if mine isn't totally right but I don't think its all the way broken. My sunshade goes all the way back when i open my up, but it didnt use to. It used to stop where the handle meets the back edge of the opening. But when i close mine, the shade just pokes back out enough to grab it and close it. You might have to replace the whole track that the sunshade slides on. I'm guessing that will be a part that's only available through GM. Which sucks....

 

[M1Gunner]

Sounds and looks like a track glider for the sunshade bound up and snafu'd.
Fairly certain the entire module has to be replaced.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Sounds and looks like a track glider for the sunshade bound up and snafu'd.
Fairly certain the entire module has to be replaced.

Unless you can find something similar from a shop that does aftermarket sunroof/moonroof installs.

 

[M1Gunner]

Unless you can find something similar from a shop that does aftermarket sunroof/moonroof installs.

Very true and hopefully so!

 

[SnowDrifter]

Sounds and looks like a track glider for the sunshade bound up and snafu'd.
Fairly certain the entire module has to be replaced.

What does that run? Or ballpark? Clearly it'll vary from shop to shop but still... Like $300? 900? 1500? etc.