Thread: Need help from the wiring guys

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NO, I am heading down the path of getting the thing to work WITHOUT the control switch panel.....once you can do that, the panel is the next step. Right now, you dont know IF the thing works at all.

Here is what the inside looks like. You get a good look since I cut the housing off on the end. This is the plug for the control panel. I don't know if I will get the motor to work (especially now but I was careful to cut only the housing), but before I can do that I had to make it clear the wiper linkage. Can anyone tell me how this motor works? I really need to cut about a 1/4" off the rod to the left in the picture to clear the wipers. There is an end cap that covers it and I assume keeps it from over extending. Is the length of the rod critical to how far the sunroof opens and or closes?

So the plug is basically soldered directly to the board and there are no wires. Everything just goes into the magical circuit board so I can't tell if there is some control element between the motor and connector. Sooo what's next

I don't imagine this particular issue will come up on this forum, but here is my update. I bought a cheap comfort control module, figured out which two wires coming out of it are for the sunroof, a third for a ground and got the motor to run. The only reason I say the motor ran and not that I was able to operate the sunroof is because I am using a 2000 motor with the 1998 roof (in order the clear the wiper linkage) which still requires a creative mounting bracket and also I need to extend the gear up at least an inch or so to fit up into the track in the roof. Thanks for the help guys...I'm just about out of the woods