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gavrob1981
13-05-2008, 14:41
I have 1.8 clio valvaer with the electric sunroof... does it have drain holes? and if so does any one know where? coz for the life of me a can't find them and i keep getting soaked every time i go round a left hand corner.............. damn anoying :)

Any help would be much appreciated.

bruce_rob
13-05-2008, 16:33
they leak through the arial usually, they have drain holes round near the sunroof i think. my mates old rt used to do that he put sealent round the arial and that sorted it

gavrob1981
13-05-2008, 18:37
it is deffinatly coming from the sun roof some where, the ariel is tight as.

on my old megane coupe there were drain holes at the front that ran down in to the wings. but i can't see anything similar on the clio, and when it rains the sun roof casing fills with water.

number1
13-05-2008, 19:42
My J reg valver had drain holes, never leaked, all the valvers ive had since which have been newer have leaked!

Silicone Sealant FTW!!

Tammboy
13-05-2008, 20:11
have you still got the headtrim in?

number1
13-05-2008, 20:30
I have now yeh, needs to come down if you want to have any chance or resealing it properly

Dave

gavrob1981
13-05-2008, 21:45
do you know where the drain holes are?

Have you just been siliconing it shut?

I like the idea of having the sunroof working

MAXIBOY
13-05-2008, 22:22
they haven't got drain holes have they..

depends where its leaking..between the roof and sunroof frame..

or between the sunroof and glass..

gavrob1981
13-05-2008, 22:26
looks like i shall have to have a play with the hose pipe ...............

MAXIBOY
13-05-2008, 22:29
yeah can seal between glass and sunroof with vaseline etc.. then see if it still leaks..

cliokiz
13-05-2008, 23:09
^^ so just rub vaseline along the rubber seal that the glass meets? Is that a permanent fix or just to see if it cures the leak, so you know whether to replace the seal or not?

Mine leaks, but only when i leave the car with the front end facing downhill slightly. If i park the car facing uphill, it doesn't matter how much it rains it doesn't leak.

I'm missing my aerial though, think it's been snapped off. Guessing it's most likely it's leaking through the aerial on mine, although the base is still intact. Will replace it and see if it stops.

I've noticed that my sunroof just fills up with water around the edges, but as suggested they don't have drainage holes? Odd..

Will give those things a try, will post up if i find a way to fix mine lol

MAXIBOY
13-05-2008, 23:28
yeah just for testing but the vaseline can help revive the rubber seal too.

white16valver
14-05-2008, 07:48
Isn't there a guide on the sunroof fix in the guides section?

northy
14-05-2008, 10:43
http://www.williamsclio.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21395