Fixed the prevalent stubborn sunroof switch issue. When attempted to close, it would take a lot of pressure or many tries to get it to move, due to not enough contact between the moving outer part and the inner little black buttons

Put a small dab of JB Weld on top of each button that closes the sunroof, for better contact. It now works flawlessly

 

That's a nice little trick! Thanks for sharing!

 

is there a thread on how to remove the panel?

 

Its all easy to do. Whole assembly just snaps into the roof, and can be pulled down by prying with a little screwdriver. Then the circuit part gets separated from the outer part with a small phillips screwdriver

 

Smart fix...good job

 

Thanks OP! I've been having problems with my sunroof not opening at all and this completely fixed it.

 

Is JB Weld the only thing you tried? Is there anything else that might work?

Thanks.

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The part listed below appears to be the same switch as what's on the PCB. I plan to order some soon and solder them in to replace the old ones. I'll be getting 4 to replace both of the switches for open and both of them for close. I had previously added a few layers of tape to the plastic that pushes the buttons down to make it push them harder, but after a while it stopped working reliably. After I opened it up again, I found that both of the switches for close have to be pushed very hard before they make contact now. And when they do make contact, they have a higher resistance than the switches to open the sunroof do. So I think they are actually worn out. Anyway, the parts below seem to be an exact match from my measurements. I'll report back when I test it out.

Digikey part # P15958SCT-ND
Manufacturer part # EVQ-PV205K