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Offline Berliner Beer

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« on: January 04, 2006, 11:07:02 »
Happy new year to you all. I wasn't sure where to post this so i'll try the bar. My defender 110 sw has a sunroof AKA shower. When a take a roundabout (living in milton keynes) it rains in my lap (brrrrrrr). ](*,)  Also when I have left the bav mobile in the rain I return to a wet seat. Should I just seal my sunroof with silcone sealant to stop this or does any one have any bright ideas on how to improve the tea bag water proof properties of the defender's roof. PS thankyou to Turtle, Mace and Old Joe for offereing to help fit me snork.....I did it with the help of SWMBO and we did a good job. I nice to know there are great people willing to offer a hand.....drinking my beer! Cheers again see you all at whaddon!  :wink:
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2006, 11:20:46 »
Oh they all do that sir, it's a Land Rover!

But seriously, a few suggestions:

Has the seal (against the glass) perished or got damaged?

Check the seal between the frame and the roof (a bit of silicone here may be in order).

I presume its just the glass "tilt or remove" type so unlikely to have drain pipes as these often get blocked on Discos, Rangies and Freebies causing water to collect with the inevitable result.

Is it the sun roof? A common cause of "roof leaks" in Defenders is the two plastic vents in the rear of the roof. Water is driven in here and works its way forward along the top of the roof joint and then floods out at the front when cornering. Try taping over the vents and seeing if that cures it.

Or you could just go mad with the silicone!
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2006, 11:29:02 »
Open the sunroof and plaster the seal in vasaline close and never use it again :lol:

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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2006, 13:05:50 »
Quote from: "dazzawhipple"
Open the sunroof and plaster the seal in vasaline close and never use it again :lol:

Darren


Well not permanent, but i did this last year on mine and after a few dribble down my neck the other day, I have to service it again, just a bit of water in the seal, froze and created a gap when it started thawing, no real problem, just got to wait for the weather to stop raining or freezing and I can sort this one out again
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Re: Leaking Sunroof fitted as standard?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2006, 13:44:15 »
Quote from: "Berliner Beer"
PS thankyou to Turtle, Mace and Old Joe for offereing to help fit me snork.....


Can we offer to watch you test it too please  :lol:
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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2006, 12:26:50 »
Yes of Course you can watch me test it out....DOWN SCOPE! Just as long as after you have take the pictures & laughed till ya drop you all help to pull me out !
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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2006, 17:08:11 »
mine only leaks when it snows. Its OK in the rain. Still not worked that out.
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« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2006, 19:42:11 »
put a bucket on your lap. easily removed to be emptied and also if any nicks ur 90 then they will get a shock!

I have a mate with a lwb county and it used to be an ex airport car with flashy lights but when they took the lights off before selling they put in a leeky sunroof. the yellow paint is now starting to show through as well as thwe white is peeling off!
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