w124 sunroof strangeness...???

[supastar]

hi, strange things are happening with my ce 220 1993.

i could not shut the sunroof from the raised position about 2 weeks ago so had to revert to manual closure. the motor was fine to slide the roof up until this point but when i tried to tilt it got stuck open.

today while checking a couple of other bits i decided to check all the fuses and give them a little fiddle to check for corrosion. i noticed later that the interior light and radio were not working so i checked the fuse again by just fiddling with them and the light / radio worked again. at this point i locked the car with the key and accidently turned it the wrong way which activated the windows and also the sunroof!!! the sunroof now works fine???

i had not touched the sunroof for 2 weeks and even ordered a replacement cable from merc.

anyone else had this sort of fun?

 

[brigadier]

I've had windscreen wiper problems due to fuses on w124. All good after I replaced all fuses with new and cleaned contacts with contact spray.
You might want to do the same.

The product i use - Wurth Contact OL Oxidation Solvent | eBay
fuses - 50 x MIXED CONTINENTAL TORPEDO CERAMIC FUSES CAR AUTO | eBay

 

[balge]

As to the fuses, if you thinking of doing them I would recommend getting Copper ones instead, they last longer and give better contact than alloy ones.
cheers

 

[GP801]

The ceramic fuses breakdown over time although they look fine. They cost peanuts so I replace them all every 2-3 years or so. Perhaps a bit of overkill but so far so good.