[SeeTeaS-V]

Drains are clear, sunroof frame is leaking.

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Whats the fix?

 

[SeeTeaS-V]

No sir. I made this video minutes ago. My drains are fine, i just cleared them and tested them. The water drip tray under the sunroof is leaking before the water goes down the drain. Im wondering if i need to replace the whole sunroof.

 

[SeeTeaS-V]

My car came on a trailer cross country with the sunroof closed and its full of water. The drains are working. Why is the seal around the closed sunroof leaking? What does that have to do with the drip tray no draining fast enough?

do they sell new exterior seals? Like this

 

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Im sorry im stressin. Just paid a premium for this car and its nothing but problems. Yea i watched it. My drain tube flow very well. I cleaned them all and tested. The drip tray is leaking before the drain.

Right where the little gap is between the nipple for the tube and that silver bolt. I see no way to fix this without dropping the sunroof. Anyone have a How-To for this?

 

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Its all good. I ripped it out. Found the leak. But i really dont want a sunroof. Does anyone make a delete kit? (Thats doesnt leak!)

I guess this tape was meant to seal that seam before the drain tub

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If I get this thing sealed, I will never open it again...

 

[SeeTeaS-V]

If its leaking where the metal channel meets the plastic end caps there is a fix. I have done many myself. Remove the rear glass and apply seam sealer to that area. All the ones I have seen leak were in the rear and usually on the right side.

thats exactly where the leak is. I did it the hard way and pulled the entire sunroof assembly. Now i know u can remove the rear glass…

my question is, why does the freaking thing leak when its closed?! Is the glass seal easy to replace? I see them on rockauto.

I got it all buttoned and now the other side is leaking. FML

They are designed to not be 100% water proof. Thats what the gutters are for. You can also buy just the sunroof glass seals. I used to do a lot of the glass seals along with the center channel to eliminate wind noise. The water leak like you have there was a tsb on it.

The glass seal is tricky to replace. Make sure you have the sectioned part of the seal in the same place as the original and spray the glass and seal with silicone DRY lube to help install the new seal onto the glass. Personally I would only use oem parts.

 

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I dont know what to do... I sealed the other side (driver) from the top by sliding the rear glass forward. Then I adjusted the height of both glass pieces so they would seal against the body better. Tried spraying it with the hose (headliner still down), and for the first 30 seconds it seemed fine. Then the passenger rear side, just got over run with water and spilled into the back seat... all 4 drains are flowing... they just cant keep up with the amount of water getting past the seal seams. I guess I'll order new glass seals.

It seems this is a very common problem. Does anyone have a permanent fix?

Can someone post the TSB?

Should I be looking to buy parts 2 and 4?

 

[SeeTeaS-V]

Yes.

 

[SeeTeaS-V]

Thanks. Ill cut off the duckbills. I ordered new glass seals and gutter. If that doesnt work, I will consider the wrap idea. I’d imagine it might bubble though.

 

[SeeTeaS-V]

I ordered new glass seals for the front and rear glass. I used some dry silicone spray to install the seal on the front glass and that worked out well. The rear glass however doesn't come out unless you drop the headliner, and then drop the entire sunroof assembly. I said F it, and left the rear glass in with the old seal. I spent a lot of time positioning both front and rear glasses until they sealed well against the metal body and each other over the center "gutter". I also replaced the gutter itself which helped with wind noise at highway speeds.

So far it has passed the hose test. I still have the rear headliner partially disconnected so I can feel the sunroof frame where the old leak was. So far so good. The drains are flowing, but they are not seeing much water, which is good. Id rather it not get in past the seals at all.

We'll see what happens this summer when the Florida afternoon downpours commence.

 

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Thanks, but that just slides the rear glass forward. its impossible to remove it from above, because of the shape of the metal frame. Even with it sliding around, the sides of the seal are still pressed against the body. It would be extremely difficult to replace the seal on the rear glass without removing it completely. Besides at this point, its stopped leaking. So I will call it good for now.