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Sunroofs-a cautionary tale
« on: January 13, 2008, 09:34:51 »
I have had sunroof trouble with them both leaking water in when it rains on my 98 300tdi ES, after much fiddling with them and some swearing i got them to seal only for them to leak again a few months later :roll:
Having had enough of them leaking i decided sealed for life was a better option :D
so with the front out came the trusty gaffer tape and the roof was sealed :D no problem now :dance: and on the rear i thought the sealant gun would do the job.....or so i thought
having disconnected the electrics from them to stop the kids and the missus fiddling with them all was well for a while but it appears that a disco is (compared with other solihull products) fairly airtight and the repeated slamming of doors etc causes an air pressure spike in the car, this has the effect of trying to open the sunroofs and slowly over time a small gap appears, even with sealant and gaffer tape on them they have both opened very slightly. After the recent downpours we have had you can guess the rest i suspect :shock: i have slightly damp carpets now at least i think they are damp under the inch or so of water :roll:

so if you go this route leave the electrics on and press close once a day as trying to get the motor to turn with an allen key manually is a right pain

right i,m off to bail out the car
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Re: Sunroofs-a cautionary tale
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2008, 11:53:02 »
Disco sunroofs, nightmare  :roll:
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Re: Sunroofs-a cautionary tale
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2008, 12:03:54 »
the one i used to have on my offroader (eventually swapped the roof for a non sunroof one) used to leak badly...i sealed it up by just putting gaffer tape over all the seals on the outside of the roof...worked a treat  :lol:
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Re: Sunroofs-a cautionary tale
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2008, 13:28:23 »
How about leaving the vents open to the fresh air instead on say recycle air, that would surely leave a pressure release for the air to go

Mind you most motors have enough rust holes to compensate for this problem :lol:
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Re: Sunroofs-a cautionary tale
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2008, 15:29:50 »
i bought a dehimidifier for my disco every few weeks i leave it in there on a sunday for a few hours works wonders, the water tray us normally full up, now im doing my boot floor and ive sealed my alpine windows i shudnt have any problems

but im sure if i go wading one day im sure ill get the floor wet again
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