electric sunroof

[gtiman]

ive got an 89 plate mk2 gti.wanna convert sunroof to electric,whats the easiest way...ive been told i can get a motor from an audi 80(but dont know which year) or an early 90s senator....can i just swap winder for motor ,if so which motors fit as golf ones are rare as rockin horse pooh...dont need to convert to tilt/slide..just slide will do

[gtiman]

i take it only smarties has the answer then

[Crasher]

I have done a tilt and slide on a Golf 1 (identical set up) using an up to 87 Audi 80/90 panel and mechanism and bought a brand new (now obsolete) electric motor but it was hard work getting it to function how I wanted it.

[gtiman]

i have read somewhere though that the mk2 is a different size panel to the mk1

[Crasher]

No, same panel part number (191 877 071 A) for Golf 1 and Golf 2 (and Polo 82 to 94) and the Audi 80/90 type 81/85 has the same size panel as does the Scirocco 2 but the latter has a different curvature profile which does not suit the Golf 1 or 2. The blue one is Audi 80/90 and the Lousy, sorry Lhasa, green one is the original.

[gtiman]

thank you thjat was just the info i needed ,cheers

[Crasher]

There used to be a kit by Electric Life which was sold by VAG UK but it went obsolete years ago.