Thanks for the link… on mine it shows two motors

There are plenty of repair parts on eBay etc to do the job
Just getting the glass out which a be I would imagine a few bolts. I can then run it manually and see what’s what. Motors are working previous owner took fuse out.

Thanks for replying
The motor at the back I got to and manually opened the visor which gave access to glass which I managed to close
Now I need to remove the glass and repair in situ but it seems no one has……

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