Here's how the sunroof works on your car:




Removing the sunroof requires removing the headliner and dropping it down. Here is the full assembly:





These tabs are all that hold the glass assembly to the mechanism:





This is the motor and its controller:





Sunroof linkages that allow the tilting into the body when retracting, and the vent function:





The mechanism locks when retracting, and unlocks when sliding forward at its "home" position:





The sunroof has a drain channel that goes all around the perimeter of the glass:





The cable has a spiral on it that engage the motor's gear train. It's also fuzzy like a pipe cleaner to help it slide inside the track:





Enjoy

 

Cool stuff. Theres a lot more going on in there than I had thought.

 

Always wondered what the wear item was.

 

There sure is a lot of components in the sunroof, especially the tilt mechanism!

I was surprised that they are all made of plastic. Seems kinda flimsy to me.

 

Nissan quality.....garbage!

 

I jumped on my car because it didn't have a sunroof! Found I never really used them and too much complication for older cars. I feel like 95% of all G sedans have the sunroof option.

 

One little minor heads up and this applies to all electric sunroofs as they're all built about the same way. Virtually everything except the glass is plastic so if you live in an area where water freezes in the winter, do not activate the thing if there is ice standing on the glass. It will oftentimes freeze to the rubber seal and the motor is powerful enough to break all the linkage that moves it. Used to fix a few of them every year before I retired and if it doesn't have a track rebuild kit you have to buy all of it to get any of it. Pricey!