Bloody leaking sunroof!

[felix16v]

Got in my car this afternoon and discovered its started leaking! im thinking the rubber seal may have perished and ive been told a common problem is the drainage holes may be blocked but seeing as so many of you seem to have this problem i was wondering what the most common problems are and what can be done to fix it?

thanks for any help

regards

 

[sbmbailey]

got peed off with mine, couldnt stop the leak...

Sealed the bugger Shut!!

 

[northy]

Is it a electrical sunroof mate.

 

[felix16v]

yeah, on a 95 1.8 16v

id rather not seal it shut!

[Edited by FelixWood on 02 June 2004 at 4:17pm]

 

[cliosportcraig]

New seal from renault is a complete rip off mate, i sealed mine with silicone back in the winter, but ive got a new seal now, looks beafier and more likely to keep out the water, i hope

 

[felix16v]

how do you mean with silicone? what do i need to do, to do that?

 

[cliosportcraig]

I got some black silicone and filled in the gap between the glass and the frame, no more leaks

 

[felix16v]

doesnt that mean your sunroof is permanently shut? where would i get black silicone from?

please excuse my ignorance!

 

[felix16v]

is it that stuff you can get from wickes and similar places?

 

[cliosportcraig]

you can get it anywhere mate, wickes will sell it yes, Ive got a new seal and im gonna fit that after, its not permanent, you can cut it out

 

[northy]

Mine was leaking from where the glass seals against the frame. Ive Taped it up temporally to ensure it had stopped leaking. 4 months so good.

As it happens ive ordered the seal today. £70 from renault, but at least i know ill get a good few years USE out of it.

One of the many perks of owning a 3.

 

[rwaterman]

When i owned my valver it was leaking all the time did various tests on it to try and find where it was coming in discovered it is where the outer plastic bit of the sunroof meets the roof there were gaps and everytime it rained is was just pouring in..... I got some black silicone sealant from halfords squirted it round the edge where i said and smoothed it over it then rubbed away the ecxess when it had dried leaving as little on there as possible

 

[felix16v]

this sounds like its gonna be such a pain in the arse! ill try all of the above i think

cheers for the help guys