my day at the junkyard

tubadude · 06-19-07, 02:10 PM

hey guys, as some of you may know, my sunroof is whacked out.

anyways, i got a new one on sunday at the junkyard. stole it out of this 88 legend

it was a nice car, been there for a few days, had like 160000 miles, which made me sad. anyways, i started taking stuff off, bent the liner in half, and exposed the sunroof,

and with some 10mm bolts, it was out and leaning against the sentra next door

then we looked around to see if we could butcher anything else out of legends, and i came upon this one, and died a little inside

it was pretty stripped, and was about to have a 200,000 party. oh well. anyways, the sunroof cost me 30 bucks, and it works just fine. just got to fix some corrosion in the rear drains. ill update when i get it in (in the next few weeks)

discuss.

chapman89 · 06-19-07, 02:48 PM

good find, I swear none of the junkyards in my area have Legends period. One time I came across a GS but it had hit a ditch doing over 100mph according to the man working at thhe salvage yard. There wasn't one thing that went unscathed.

tubadude · 06-19-07, 02:49 PM

^ this yard ive only seen 1 G2 in, and probably 2 G2's in, they arent that common in this yard either.

bandoni™ · 06-19-07, 03:58 PM

yea!!! soon snow flake will have a new sunroof, now the hard part putting it in snowflake. what did the woodgrain look like in the 88?

tubadude · 06-19-07, 04:07 PM

lol, i already got a PM asking about it.

it was scratched up, but it looked okay, if the interior wasnt tan, it would look better. but it had the trim everywhere, on the cluster, around the mirror adjuster, crap like that. dad commented and said how he hated putting those on for people. (honda/acura mechanic)

and as for the sunroof, about 2 hours or so to take the old one out, new one in, and adjust it. i just cant bend the liner in half to take it out. but ill take the seat out to install it.

and its snowball!
http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...94#post1071094

read my post. . .

bandoni™ · 06-19-07, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tubadude

lol, i already got a PM asking about it.

it was scratched up, but it looked okay, if the interior wasnt tan, it would look better. but it had the trim everywhere, on the cluster, around the mirror adjuster, crap like that. dad commented and said how he hated putting those on for people. (honda/acura mechanic)

and as for the sunroof, about 2 hours or so to take the old one out, new one in, and adjust it. i just cant bend the liner in half to take it out. but ill take the seat out to install it.

wow so its already in, and no pics! for shame austin for shame

tubadude · 06-19-07, 04:20 PM

its not in, it will take about 2 hours. its sitting on my futon in my garage, chillin with my guitars

at least, it would take my dad about 2 hours to replace one in an accord. by himself.

awelliott · 06-19-07, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubadude

lol, i already got a PM asking about it.

it was scratched up, but it looked okay, if the interior wasnt tan, it would look better. but it had the trim everywhere, on the cluster, around the mirror adjuster, crap like that. dad commented and said how he hated putting those on for people. (honda/acura mechanic)

and as for the sunroof, about 2 hours or so to take the old one out, new one in, and adjust it. i just cant bend the liner in half to take it out. but ill take the seat out to install it.

and its snowball!
http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...94#post1071094

read my post. . .

For what it's worth, I replaced the sunroof in my coupe a couple of years ago. I don't remember the specifics, but it was very straightforward and I didn't have to touch the liner at all. Good luck....

tubadude · 06-19-07, 04:55 PM

^thats the glass itself, i need to replace the whole assembly. the rail is bent on the pass. side.

awelliott · 06-19-07, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tubadude

^thats the glass itself, i need to replace the whole assembly. the rail is bent on the pass. side.

Gotcha; I see from the first pic you posted. I'm sure there's an interesting story behind that - it looks like it was done from the inside. Anyway, good luck with the replacement......

bandoni™ · 06-19-07, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tubadude

l

and its snowball!
http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...94#post1071094

read my post. . .

so you admit its name is snowball the truth comes out!!!

tubadude · 06-19-07, 05:50 PM

^whatever makes you happy.

yours can be fluffy.

ND1980LS · 06-19-07, 08:03 PM

Nice find ! Good luck putting it in !

organic_audio · 06-19-07, 10:40 PM

I just replaced mine in my sedan last week. It took me around 3 hours. its quite a PITA, be careful when taking off the trim and stuff on the pillars, etc. and good luck!

bandoni™ · 06-19-07, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubadude

^whatever makes you happy.

yours can be fluffy.

actually its stoking ton fluffy pants. fyi

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organic_audio Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Sk Posts: 4 Car 1: 1988 Legend Car 2: 1990 Legend L(parts) iTrader: (0)	I just replaced mine in my sedan last week. It took me around 3 hours. its quite a PITA, be careful when taking off the trim and stuff on the pillars, etc. and good luck!

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