2015-18 F-150-350 Vista Roof Repair 

Thank you for this and all of your F-150 sunroof videos. I watched several and it gave me the information I needed to get my sunroof unstuck and closed before the rain comes. The rails still need replacing but if I can't get the dealership to replace it under warranty I will feel comfortable replacing it myself thanks to you and these videos.

Thanks so much for posting this vid! The duel moonroof panel just collapsed on my 2017 F-150 Lariat. Seems like this is a common issue and I’m sure this vid will help a ton of people!

Replaced rails on my wife's 2018 Ford Expidition Limited! You Sir are a life saver / money saver, and we thank you for your guidance! Dealer wanted charge me over $1K for a complete sunroof kit, Sunroof Doctor $166.86. Patients is key even for a mechanically inclined individual, and yes the cuss words came out. Very Helpful, Greatly Appreciated!

My 2018 just went. I found several plastic pieces. Will take it out with this great video and check out the entire panoramic sunroof to replace all parts needed. I can not thank you enough for your videos. THANKS!

Thank you, thank you. Great information. Watched all 3 videos about sunroof lube, removal and replace rails. Did job myself. Dealer said fix would be $1,500-$2500. Cost me $160. Parts from Sunroof Dr. I appreciate you sharing your experience and helping people out. What a nice thing you’ve done, must feel good!

Thank you!! My 2017 F150 Lariat with the moon roof started crunching and wouldn’t close. I tried to get the parts from the dealer but they wanted to sell me 1K worth of parts. Got the rails from the sunroof doctor and followed your video step by step and worked perfectly. Can’t tell you how thankful I am!

Thank you sir. Just used your video to replace my tracks. Your instructions were perfect. Greatly appreciated!

Thank You!!! The fix went smooth with your help! The plastic was broken similar to the video. Wish my sunroof had less plastic... :/

Just replaced the rails on my 2015 F150 using this for reference, went perfectly! Thanks for documenting this process.

Thanks for the video. I completed this repair today. Took about 1.5 hour. Your video made the process simple I think the most challenging part was getting the new rail on the track ( not hard just had to work a little to get it in track).

Really appreciate the videos, they were really helpful. Completed this today in about an hour by myself. Thank you again.

Thanks! You really helped me out! The job took me around an hour doing it my first time and went perfectly smoothly!

Just finished this install on my 2017 Raptor. I can’t thank you enough for your 3 videos on this process with all the details.

Thanks so much for posting all 3 videos - it works great! Folks, while you have the glass out, make sure you run some water through the drain holes up there and make sure all 4 drain quickly. My rear passenger side drain tube was apparently crimped closed during original assembly. when that happens, the channels over flow sending water down the nearest pillar,, soaking your carpets. Then you get mold and mildew and a wonderful smelling truck. Fingers crossed that that is now fixed. Will also do the AC drain while I am at it.

Thank you so much! This worked on my 2018 F150. I got the part from Sunroof Doctor and it fit fine. I decided NOT to go Amazon although the part was cheaper, but I figured it wasn't worth the risk. Just a few tips: You HAVE to have your sunroof vented to get the arm out. Do this BEFORE you start to work on it. Do NOT touch the sunroof control buttons during the repair - you are going to break stuff! (Thank you Super Glue!). Watch his video on how to remove the sunroof, it's just 3 bolts on each side.

Worked for me, very helpful video. Had some alignment issues but dropped the motor like you show in your other video and everything worked out

Thank you! This was very helpful. I just did this work on my truck and referenced all 3 of your videos on it. The only thing I would add is after you remove the glass make sure the sunroof mechanism is moved to the forward position before you start the disassembly process. Mine was back and I was having difficulty getting the tracks out...moving it forward worked and it was a breeze after.

Totally awesome followed this guide exactly and installed the new guides to my sunroof on my own. Thanks for posting!

Dealer did mine today. Ford Part #FL3Z-1651070-C Sunroof started acting up and was making noise when on bumpy roads, dirt, snow, etc. Found the 2 pieces of broken plastic in the tracks. Sunroof worked for a little while then it ended up getting stuck open. Unfortunately did it after warranty. the DIY job in this video is good stuff for others!

Thanks for your time,keep up the good work. Will be trying this soon. Im subscribed hope to see more tip and tricks on f150. Great truck but bad sunroof engineers.

Thank you for showing us this, much appreciated 👍🏻👍🏻

2019 F350 King Ranch. Sunroof jammed almost closed..Did your system reset to get it to close (*Thanks for posting). Brought truck to Bell Ford in Phoenix, Arizona and was quoted $4000 to replace the ENTIRE track and frame because "it's a one piece unit, INCLUDING MOTORS and it's cracked and broken". Brought truck home and watched your videos...seemed easy enough enough so I ordered parts from Sunroof Doctor. Quick delivery. Watched the video a number of times as I did the left side...probably took and hour from start to replaced. Second side took about 15 minutes. Another 15 to adjust, tighten, and run system reset (*again, thanks for that). Found broken bits in both tracks but now it's smooth as silk. You saved me $4000 dollars and I'm never going to Bell Ford again. THANK YOU! Wish I could send you a few bucks....

I did it just like you said in the video. Got parts from Amazon for 69 bucks. Works like new now. Thanks 🎸🎸

My girlfriend and I took my truck to Raleigh from wilmington because I was quoted $ 1049.00 from DES in wilmington nc, I was lucky enough to speak with Pacfan and he said bring it up when our schedules match. I brought it up yesterday and this man saved me 700$ and knows his stuff when it comes to these sunroof/ moonroofs etc! Mine had complications initionlizing alignment and the man swapped the blind motor with the sunroof motor everything he could do besides just saying you need a whole new set up that would cost 2000$ possibly. He fixed it along with his two helpers !!! So thankful I met you guys Thanks So much for everything you did, you saved me a huge amount of money and the hassle of dealing with an incompetent company in wilmington nc when it comes to this exact issue... 😉🙂

Thank you for this video. Helped me do this myself! Thumbs up from Texas!!

This is one of the best repair videos I've seen- and it should be the _top_ result when you look up F150 sunroof repair. Thanks to this video I showed up with the right tools, the right screw heads (yes there _is_ a difference between phillips heads) and the right mindset. Saved me a buttload of money at the dealer, and felt like I had a good buddy or a neighbor walk me through it. The only trouble I ran into was at 4:36, and that was solved by some extra lube. (Yes, my inner Beavis is laughing right now). Instead of giving the dealership a whole mess of money, I bought the top end Dewalt screwdriver kit with bits, and it made this a relative breeze. You should seriously consider enabling "Super Thanks" or tippping on this video, I'd gladly kick over $20 for the nonsense this video saved me from experiencing.

Your video's are awesome. I was able to replace the ramps and reset the sunroof and shade using your video's. Everything worked great, until I installed the accordian covers. I then got the opportunity to learn that the motor closing operation will stop and take the sunroof all the way back to full open if something causes the closing motor to work to hard. Had a heart attack, then decided to remove the accoridan covers just in case those were causing the sunroof to not close. Good news, the sunroof closed as it had before. So, I decided I dont really need those accordian covers on there anyway. Thank you for showing us how to do this repair.

This video is helpful !! working on a customer car with the same issue. There is a TSB on them. Awesome step by step instruction .

My man! THANK YOU! I owe you big time @pacfanweb !! I just finished replacing my broken rail on my F150 '16 Vista Sunroof for $150. Also followed your vid on initializing procedure. The sunroof is now back to fully functioning order and no wind noise. Dude, I'm in Raleigh and I owe you lunch. If I can send you a gift card or something It would be my pleasure. You just saved me a least a grand. Everything was just as you said. I was using shitty tools and I did it in 100 degree heat we had yesterday. Even still it only took me about an hour. Also, I didn't buy Krytox. I found a solid brand on Amazon that makes silicone lube for a very reasonable price.

Did both sides as I had the parts anyway. Nicely explained! I got everything out, cleaned, greased and re-installed. Went to test before I put the glass back on.....and broke the drivers side drive cable bracket at the top. So now....the next video!

Dude, THANK YOU so flipping much. I just got tagged for another deployment and I needed to get this done ASAP. I wasn’t trying to give the stealership between $1400-$2500 depending on what was broken. Much appreciated man. Great detailed video. GB

Thanks. Very informative video. The quality of the vid is outstanding. Good job. I have an appointment to get mine repaired and of course I'm fully expecting the Dealer Shuffle.

Just fixed mine, thank you soooo much! Let's see how long it lasts.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, My 2015 F-150 that I build online and ordered with every single option(Pricey!), then of course the sunroof broke at 36024 miles, Ford would not honor the warranty. Even after I called it in before 36000. 😒 I took this apart a year ago to see if it was possible to repair. I saw the broken plastic slides and thought that I would have to remove the headliner to repair. You are amazing... I ordered the slides on sunroof doctor, installed and reprogrammed. (after cleaning and applying 3m silicone paste). IT'S PERFECT!!!

Can't thank you enough for the videos and all the quick responses to my many many questions. Mine was so bad I couldn't get it to the vent position to even start the rail replacement and then they got out of sync. Enjoy dinner on me, the gift card is on its way! 👍.

Thank you! I'll be tackling this next weekend with the help of your video here. Much appreciated!

Great video. Really helpful. I had a problem with mine it wouldn't lift at the back so I had to loosen the motor to get the brackets on. Unfortunately I forgot to hook up one of the drip tray arms and ran the sunroof and broke the arms. $390 later It's all working good.

Great video, fixed mine tonight. This video made it easy. Thank you

These videos are great for this if it’s just that rail on both sides. I had replaced my passenger side and was working on my driver side and noticed something odd. What little movement I could do only moved the diver side and not the passenger. Upon closer inspection, the little housing/plastic piece down in the rail for that back metal arm you pop out of that hole on the track, was broken. So that little arm wont move in the track at all. So much for saving me an INSANE amount at the dealership. Oh well.... Again, you did an AWESOME job with these vids and made them very easy to follow, but unfortunately it wont save me, unless you have a video/idea how to replace that little part haha. Thanks again for these man!

This worked perfectly, thank you ! You saved me a ton of $$$$. Much appreciated!

Thank you thank you thank you. I heard one of the plastic pieces break about a year or two ago and haven’t used my sunroof since in fear that I’ll never get it closed. I got the courage to use it today and sure enough my sunroof got stuck open and it started to rain 10 minutes later. Thankfully I was close to home. I got the arms from the dealership for about $130 and changed them quickly and easily myself. I’d be interested in a video on the rear middle window. The pulley on the bottom driver side popped off and now my window slowly opens on its own and I have to manually push it shut daily. The cable is too tight to re-hook it. Not sure if I need to buy a whole new assembly or if there’s a easier way to loosen and reattach the cable ball into slot/pocket on the window.

This was awesome! thank you for the instructions did mine today and saved a bunch thank you.

@pacfanweb your video saved me a ton of money. My sunroof was stuck in the retracted position so I removed the three screws on each side and was able to slide it back out to the closed position and then up into the vented position. Then I bought the part from the dealer and installed within 2 hours! Thanks a ton!!!

Excellent video quality - stable and informative with clear and accurate instruction. This saved me $3600 - dealer was going to swap the entire sunroof frame. This should be a recall given the number of failures. Got the part from SunroofDoctor.com (I called them to order and was amazed with their knowledge of the problem, the part, and the procedure). With your videos to remove the glass, fix the part and then reinitialize it, it was really a breeze. My total cost $170: part, tax, shipping and a cold beer. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Thanks for the video. The most important part is to be sure and have it in the up position

Thanks for walking me through it. Got it done but broke the trough arms. JB weld in process.

Thank you! Funny, you plugged them and now this video is on Sunroof Doctor! If only I had lubed before I broke it!!

Awesome video, thanks for the help!

Thank you for making this video. Getting my new parts from the Sunroof Doctor tomorrow for around $154. BTW I call Ford parts first and the parts guy told me they redesigned this with 2 motors. He told me the price was $1600. I think my comment was "oh hell no"

First let me say thank you for the video. I had a local garage tell me since this is so " Labor Intensive" (their words not mine) it would be $640.I will tackle this job soon...doesn't seem that labor intensive to me. Thanks again

Thank you so much. My hubby is fixing his right now.

Thanks you saved me 2600!

Thanks for the video ! very helpfull

Great video! Hopefully I don't need it but I do have a related question. My 2018 F-150 moonroof opens to vent just fine but when I try to fully open the window it shutters lightly as it opens. It operates as advertised when closing. I don't see any broken parts and was wondering if there are any recommended lubrication points that would help resolve this issue.

Thanks for the video - I found both my arms need to be replaced. When looking at what happened I noticed that the Driver side and the Passenger side arms are not equal. The passenger side arm is about 5” back/behind the Driver side arm. I ran the Sunroof Initialization a few times but it did not line up the two arms - any suggestions? The point of reference I am measuring from is where the arm is attach to the track - the round head you push through the arm to attach the arm to the track.

Just put new rails on my 2016 F150. Nissan is making some really good deals on Titans these days. If I hadn’t found this video, I’d be driving one. 🙃

I've got a 2015 Ford Fusion with a cracked sunroof glass. Just wondering if the mechanisms are similar? Is there a guide for just replacing the glass?

Shame on ford on these sunroofs.... water leaks, can’t drive over 20mph with them open and plastic parts break an leave you with a stuck open sunroof on a $70k Limited truck.. that’s bs

Your instructions are AMAZING!! Thanks a million. 👌👍👏🙌 QUESTION: I used fresh 3M Silicone Paste and was expecting it to be "slippery" but it's kind of "sticky". Is that how silicone paste is supposed to be??

Great video! I just got our 2017 F350 dually back from the dealer- second time this has had to be repaired (first was just 7 months ago). Fortunately for me, both repairs under warranty. But it was good to see exactly what is happening to cause this. You mentioned you have other links to the glass R&R...can you post where that is? Thanks again!

I truly appreciate you!!! I just bought a 2020 Lariat and it came with the dual moonroof. I've honestly opened it 1x, and frankly I'm inclined to never open it again, seeing the other posts/channels mentioning the failures...just in case it has an issue. I'm hoping that the plastic has been replaced by metal in the 2020 year, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't, would you know if the track mechanisms are metal now? if so, it would help to ease my concerns, I think?

Thank you so much for the info!

Bro luckily found this video. Thanks a ton

Worked like a champ! The extended warranty people said the guides were "exterior" trim and not covered on my 2015 F-150 King Ranch ...I have one question: Is there a way to test the glass when you put it back in for leaks? Or do they all leak some into the sunroof pan? I have some water coming in at the rear glass/front glass right in the corner on both sides. It seems to drain fine but I was wondering if that is normal? Or if there is a way to make it fit tighter during reinstall of the glass

This is such a money-saving video. Thank you for all the details and tips. BTW, don't be tempted by those cheap Amazon and Ebay arms. Don't do it. They won't align right. Buy from Sunroof Doctor or the stealership.

Replaced both brackets with the ones from Sunroof Doctor. Ran the reprogramming without issues. After I tried to make sure all off the functions we working properly, the sunroof got stuck again. Snapped the bottom edge of one of the brackets below the channel for the sliding pin. I can send a pic. Thoughts?

Thanks for the video. I performed this repair on my 2016 Lariat yesterday. Everything was straight forward and went well. However, after using the roof several times throughout the day....It broke off a chunk of the plastic from the brand new guide while closing at the end of the day. What other part of the system would you recommend that I look at now? I'm thinking something has to be slightly bent or warped.

Thank you for the video this will be a big help. It appears the moon roof needs to be removed in order to do this work though. Do you have a video on the removal part?

You are an absolute Rock Star!

This helps to the tune of $700! My driver's side arm just broke on my 17 F-350....I wish I would have found out about the sunroof cleaning and lubrication maintenance before it broke, other wise I would have done it! My truck is 18 months old, but I have about 37k miles on her. How easy is it to remove the broken-off plastic bits from the track? Can i do that without removing the rear glass panel or dropping the headliner? I have little pieces in my track now causing havoc. Thanks again, this is just what I was looking for!!!

Thank you for the video! I’ve had mine replaced twice at the dealership and now it’s broke again. I ordered the rails and now I’m going to do it myself. Do you have a preferred lube for the rails before I reassemble the truck? Anything work better than others?

Just replaced both guides with the latest version (FL3Z-1651070-E) and I have my moonroof back!!. One was broken exactly where you indicated. You're video was the reason I tried it on my own and had no problems. Should I run a sync even if it seems to be working properly? Thanks for this video!!

Do you have any videos on replacing the Track ? My eyelid broke that attaches the arm that moves up and down the track.

Well, I was almost ready to make the 16hr drive to have you fix my truck. Had a body shop helping me to find the problem. We couldn't find any obstacles in the track. Was ready to give up and a second guy in the body shop took a look. Lo and behold he saw a plastic piece in rail! We removed and now it moves to vent position. Praise the Lord! A few questions... 1) I saw some green substance on screws that hold in the rear and front glass. I assume some type of thread lock. Do I need to use some loctite on threads? 2) do you have a torque spec for the small torx screws? 3) the new rails that I got from my local Ford dealer came with the plastic bag cut open and some type of black lubricant covering the whole new rails. Do they normally come lubed or had someone tried them and returned them? 4) Should I clean them off and put fresh lube on? What is the best to use? 5) last, any pointers on adjusting the front and rear glass when reinstalling? Thank you for all your help!

Thanks for the video! Are these new arms upgraded, or do they have the same plastic pieces that break?

I have the cable at the motor spins broke and one side of the guild that connects to the rail is broken. Do they make a after market part for that? Only part I can find it the whole frame assembly. Not sure if the assembly comes with the parts I need. Thank you

Thank you for your good video! How do I go about getting the frame in the vent position because my window wont shut right now?

I’ve replaced both rails and the sunroof works great other than the fact it won’t vent. It vents fine during the initialization but after it’s done programming the vent button does nothing. Any idea why this is happening?

Great video! What kind of grease do you recommend for the track? Also, what would you recommend for lubrication for the seal around the sunroof afterwards? Thank you very much!!

Any recommendations on where to get the rail and track? 2013 Ford F-150 lariat

I followed you RU-vid video, but I must have gotten a little too aggressive popping out that pin at min: 3:53, as now that pin has been broken out of it's plastic holders on the rail. What do I have to get to fix that. Sunroof Doctor doesn't show any additional pieces for the 2017 F150

Will this method work on my 2004 F150? I have been told I have to remove my liner in order to repair. This will help me a ton if I can do this myself.

I replaced my ramps and your instructions were EXCELLENT. After replacing the new ones for the old cracked tamps, my sunroof does not slide open anymore. The vent position works and the sunshade works. Any ideas?

Hello first I want to thank you for sharing this video. Ok so my 2017 F250 sunroof got stuck open. And as your video showed, the rails were cracked . Some how in the process of getting the sunroof to close the slider pice that move the glass moved forward too much and now the buttons for tilting the sunroof or to open it won’t do anything. When I press the button to closed I can hear the motor but nothing happens. Any idea what could be? At the moment the sunroof glass is off and the only moving parts on th sunroof rails are the metal brackets were the plastic cracked rails go in. Any help is greatly appreciated

Hi there! I am starting a new thread, since youTube can't seem to figure out how to send notifications nor include a search in the comments. *smh* I did replace the arms, reassembled. Was SO Happy, until a few days later, it made the dreaded grinding noise. No pop so the arms were still good. I was able to disassemble again, after replacing the arms and looked for additional broken pieces. I found a metal V piece that was from inside the original arm, which is a bummer, because it lead to my drip tray breaking and what I think the spring breaking. I will try superglue, but it's pretty thin piece..we'll see how that goes. It was going to rain so I reassembled, and set this all aside for a bit. My third disassembly go, after the drip tray broke, I also unscrewed the rear glass, slide it forward so I can see the back of the tracks. It looks like on the driver side, the Inside spring, (there are two per track, inside and outside) is no longer attached the the slider thing. On the passenger side, the same spring runs all the way to the track mechanism. The detached spring has a bit of blue paint on the end for easy viewing, plus I can feel it ending short. I assume it's SUPPOSED to be attached. I assume there is no easy way to re-attach it, nor have I found any assembly instructions online to even verify. SO, without the glass on, after cycling several times, I was able to get it in the closed position so at least my shade closes (it is VERY hot here in socal, so this is a must). I put the glass back on. I didn't replace my drip tray, and likely won't. Tested with the hose and no water comes out the center, just on the sides into the troughs which is normal. THANK YOU! I mean, even though my damage was more severe, I would have spent thousands just figuring this out. I can't tell you how many places tried to tell me HOW HARD this was to do, and it COSTS SO MUCH. I always refer them to your videos, and politely say "perhaps you should find a different line of work if this is too difficult."

I just had both of these replaced under warranty on my 2017 F350.

THanks for posting this, still not sure how to remove the sunroof glass to get to it

I replaced the sunroof arms no problem but my center drip channel wont stay in place it falls down and any help would be appreciated

How do you get to that stage? I have a 2017 F250 superduty with panoramic sunroof. How do I get the glass off to do what you did in the video?

Thank you my man!

Do you have video on adjusting sunroof. Track broke on my 2015 f150 Removed glass to get broken piece out and ordered new part Sunroof is now lower with airleak

What if the shuttles that ride the rails with the knob are not lined up anymore and in synch with each other from side to side? Right now I’ve got the passenger side plastic part replaced, however the drivers side shuttle is in a completely different location on the rails and I cannot reinstall the new plastic guide.

What do you do if the large pins that move forward and backward are not in the same position. Right pin is to far forward by 1 3/8" ?

Here is my problem: when I was given the truck the roof was closed but 1side was dropped down about 1/4". Window wouldn't move. Took out glass and found broken plastic parts from rail. 1side of drive mechanism was out of rail. Put back in and roof would cycle but not properly. Drive mechanism wont move forward enough to tilt glass. Maybe 3" short of full travel. Was able to get broken ramps out by carefully breaking. Question?...can I initialize with ramps out to try and get the motor to move drive mechanism forward to proper home position? Can the motor jump a gear and I have to fix that first. Note: when I tried to initialize before removing ramps, the ramps would move too far to the rear that the plastic curtain holder would buckle. I did not have the center drain piece on.

I bought a 2017 F-250 KR 2 days ago and I think the plastic pieces, I've been hearing all about since looking this up, have broken on me today. I plan on buying this repair kit but I am just curious if these parts are upgraded in any way to prevent this happening again in the future?

Wish I knew it had to be vented to do this up front cuz now the slide pins or whatever they're called on each side connected to the cable are not aligned with each other. Is there a way to get them even with each other again or is it screwed?

Just removed glass and broken plastic piece out of track. still can't get it in vented position. I don't know what to do now.

Any help as how I can get the guides back on for a 2009 kia sorento? There is a gear of sorts run next to the stop plug preventing the guide from going on back on. The old one removed easy as it was completely broken. There are no help videos on this make and model for guide replacement. I have been everywhere online 😢

I live in Granville county and have a 2016 F 150 that got stuck in the open position, I hit the close button and got it shut. I’ve been too scared to open it again for fear of not being able to get it shut. Do you have anyway for me to contact you for you to fix my truck?

Very great video i bought the 2 rails but i noticed that the piece that was also broken was the one attached to the end of the chain looking thing is this common? Thanks!