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Old 11-05-11, 12:37 PM
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Default Sunroof seems to be leaking

Went through the car wash, water started coming in through the back where it retracts into. Any suggestions?
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search for sunroof drains. there's a couple threads on how to clean them.
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If you clean out the rain veins and you're still a little leaky, purchase a tube of silicone for $3 and a case of Yeungling Black and Tan for $9 (optional but recommended). Open your sunroof on a good day. Take a philips and loosen the corner moldings of the sunroof rails. Putty that goop like you’re going to teach it a leason for all those times it let you down at the car wash. Tighten screws. Now look at the foam bushing that the sunroof rests on when closed. If it looks degraded, Putty that goop... then enjoy beer. Leave the sunroof open while the silicone cures (read drying times on the tube - usually 3 or 4 hours), I recommend a day before getting sudsy with the roof. That's my $12.84 fix.
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Originally Posted by UnholyPork
If you clean out the rain veins and you're still a little leaky, purchase a tube of silicone for $3 and a case of Yeungling Black and Tan for $9. Open your sunroof on a good day. Take a philips and loosen the corner moldings of the sunroof rails. Pudy that goop like you’re going to teach it for all those times it let you down at the car wash. Tighten screws. Now look at the foamy barrier that the sunroof rests on when closed. If it looks degraded, Pudy That Goop. Wait 3 or 4 hours before getting sudsy with. That's my $12.84 fix.
nice,too bad u dont have pics and links
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