Well it’s all in and working. I’ve got some fine tuning to do. As it rolls back into the roof it gets slower. I think the rails might be too tight. Also the moonroof glass Needs the rubber seal trimmed some more. The other small problem I have is the drain. The vertical lip on it is too tall and I need to cut it shorter. When the moonroof goes to close then vent it brings the drain up higher to the roof. That’s where I have a simple clearance issue. I’ll cut some off of it and reinstall it then everything will be complete again. Sorry for the night pics. It’s all I have for now. I wish I could post a video. It’s pretty spectacular.
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Ok here’s a Sunday update for y’all. My one piece headlights are in. All wired up. I got an aftermarket DRL module w/ harness to run the halos and devil eyes. They are set up to stay on for 25 seconds after the car is turned off. They strobe when the hazards are on. The halos and devils will dim when the headlights are turned on. Last the projectors are now hid equipped. I still gotta do all my headlight adjustments for aiming and leveling. They came out so nice. I wish I could take a good pic that isn’t hazy from the light output. I want to find some hi/drl bulbs that are closer in color to my halos also.
Here is some day shots of the venting moonroof also. This is probably the best project I’ve built so far. It’s freakin awesome. This is a must for any 4th-5th gen moonroof Accord.
5 studded & leather clad - Praise The Lowered
~Mark~
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No it’s not like a prelude. It just vents. It drops down and slides into the roof like normal to open. It’s fully functional with the added vent feature as of now. But to be really how I want it, it needs the limit switch built in. That way it will slide forward and close as normal and stop there. Only when you hit the close button again it will then vent. It would operate just like the 97-99 Acura CL coupes that have the sliding/venting rails I put in this CB moonroof tray. I still have to take it all apart again and put it all in my CB tray that came out of my car specifically because mine is already custom notched in the front for my TSX map light.
Then I will start moding it for the limit switch. I’m not 100% fully knowledgeable about this limit switch (also from the 1st gen CL) but I’ve got a good idea of how it works. Installing it on the CB Accord cable tubes in the back is another hurdle. I’m definitely sure I can wire it. I will tear out a CL dash from pap to get at the moonroof relays just because I want to see how they are wired. It could be the same as the CB Accord and it might be different. The relays are not in the same spot as the CB either which is on top of the under dash fuse box. I think in CL’s it’s in the center console. There’s more work to do for sure.5 studded & leather clad - Praise The Lowered
~Mark~
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The switch you choose won’t have much to do with how the moonroof needs to operate. It’s probably easier to wire up a switch that has a separate venting button but you still need a limit switch (which is attached to the cables at the back) to detect where the moonroof glass is and tell it when to stop. Right now my moonroof, when closing from the open position inside the roof, will close and keep moving right past stopping at roof level (normal closing) and go right into tilting for vent. There is no limiter to tell it to stop. Even with a separate tilting button there needs to be a limit switch to control glass closure with out going straight into venting.5 studded & leather clad - Praise The Lowered
~Mark~
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This is the limit switch on an Acura CL.
There is a spring loaded rocker sensor on it that detects where the cable is at. It is mounted on the right rear of the CL moonroof tray. The left side cable moves through the tubing and over to the right where it comes in contact with the limit switch. Because of this the left side cable is longer than the right side cable. The tubing is also a little bit longer to move the moonroof back far enough.
The thing about the CB moonroof is that it is wider than the CL moonroof so that right side already short cable becomes shorter and thus is too short. I swapped a left side cable onto the right to make it longer. Now it is also long enough to mount the limit switch on the left side for the CB tray. The limit switch will totally not fit on the right either.
Here I have mounted the limit switch on the left side. The top run of tubing just goes straight through and the limit switch only mounts to it. The lower is actually two tubes. I had to bend the shorter one to fit properly but it’s working out so far. The other end bends up further around the side of the tray. I’ll move the mount that the tube end screws to, up further to hold it correctly.
Here you can see the bottom of the limit switch where the rocker sensor detects the cable. You can adjust the position of this switch because slides side to side. Once you have the moonroof glass into the correct position for closed then you slide the switch into its position to detect “closed” and stop power. Then the switch can be locked tight with the two screws so it remains in the right spot to detect the cable.
5 studded & leather clad - Praise The Lowered
~Mark~
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Once you start getting to know how the moonroofs go together it becomes easy to build them. In fact the CL rails and slider mech plus the CD moonroof glass, is easier to deal with than the shitty CB stuff. The 94-97 glass just lifts right off after undoing some 10mm nuts. Way more convenient.5 studded & leather clad - Praise The Lowered
~Mark~
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Originally posted by NH-503P-3 View PostOnce you start getting to know how the moonroofs go together it becomes easy to build them. In fact the CL rails and slider mech plus the CD moonroof glass, is easier to deal with than the shitty CB stuff. The 94-97 glass just lifts right off after undoing some 10mm nuts. Way more convenient.~Nick~
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Yeah try and swap a CB moonroof glass in 10 min. Mine has never come out without a fight. It’s also heavier than my new moonroof setup. Once I get this limit switch in and working the old stuff will be nothing but forgettable memories lol.5 studded & leather clad - Praise The Lowered
~Mark~
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