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Kelly
23-11-2005, 14:52
I need to fix a leaky sunroof without siliconing the damn thing shut. Could you mail me instructions or something?

Ta :)
Swervin_Mervin
23-11-2005, 15:56
Easy. You need to try a few things though IMO.

First off, open the sunroof and remove the seal that the glass sits on when it's shut.

Clean this up using lots and lots of WD40. Give it a reet good soaking. Then dry it off and rub some vaseline in to it. Fit it back again and leave a smear of vaseline on the top where the glass sits. This is what fixed mine and it's the absolute last thing I tried! :evil:

If it isn't then then you need to remove the seal inside the car that sits round the hole in the headlining. Then you should be able to pull the lining down enough to get a socket wrench in and undo all 16(?) bolts. Once undone you can lift the whole sunroof out. Clean up the roof and the seal that sits in the plastic frame, and I'd put a thin bead of clear silicon sealant round it. Then put it all back.
northy
24-11-2005, 09:55
sure kel.

give me a ring and i'll help ya.

x
Anders
24-11-2005, 11:05
I once did all that for my ex-girlfriends clio too, but the damn thing kept leaking!!! I also removed the handle and re-positioned it on the spindle so the closed position was f-ing tight!!

Aparently it was the glass that had warped slightly, so there was a small gap between glass and top rubber seal.
Lunner
24-11-2005, 13:44
There is a guide/article ont he home page iirc, i think i saw a link there at some point
northy
24-11-2005, 13:51
There is a guide/article ont he home page iirc, i think i saw a link there at some point

heehee there is a link - but no info :oops:
richy
24-11-2005, 16:04
big metal plate and welder or a good bonding blue for metals lol, will never leak!
Kelly
05-01-2006, 18:38
Oops - not got round to fixing the sunroof yet LOL

Will be doing it shortly so if the methods above don't work expect a call Northy :)
northy
05-01-2006, 18:40
i'd take the full thing out kell. Remove the original seal. Reseal with silcone sealer and wipe excess away with white spirits.


Removing the headling is the best way to ensure it all goes well, but you could pull the headlining down locally to remove the bolts.
Swervin_Mervin
05-01-2006, 18:42
Mine leaked again the other day. Oddly all I did to fix it was wind the roof back and forward. :?
northy
05-01-2006, 18:49
did mine a year ago - never leaked since. :D
Coops
05-01-2006, 18:52
i did mine two months ago, been in the garage since............. :wink:
Daz.
05-01-2006, 23:10
Whats a sunroof? :twisted:
Coops
05-01-2006, 23:11
well basically its a thing that we all want rid of but are two scared of what it'll do to our chassis rigidity so we got this guinea pig right and he sent his car to................











:lol: :wink:
Daz.
05-01-2006, 23:25
well basically its a thing that we all want rid of but are two scared of what it'll do to our chassis rigidity so we got this guinea pig right and he sent his car to................













:lol: :wink:

outcome soon! (hopefully)..

















And I deserved that lol
Coops
06-01-2006, 00:04
i know u did u lucky guy!! wud love to loose my sunroof, so will b interestin to see how much it cost, just for the roof and how it goes over next year or so!!!really hope it goes well for you fella, the guys at twisted offered any warranty or anything if it goes pete tong n bends/cracks?!
Daz.
06-01-2006, 01:54
12 months, though I reckon if I wrapped it round a lamp post it might not be that straightforward!!
Gav
06-01-2006, 01:55
cool, i'll go find a clio with a sunroof and twisted subframe/chassie for £100, take it to twisted, remove sunroof. Leave, come back 1 wk later get him to give me the £1500 back that i paid for the car in the 1st place :D

mine leaked but the prev owner took it somewhere to be fixed, got invoice in my room somewhere
the valver sunroof rocks! why get rid of it i dont know, i love em
Clio_GTT
06-01-2006, 20:03
Renault sell a better designed seal that seals properly, its a lot beefier and seals perfect. Was expensive tho :(
BRUN
24-02-2006, 20:51
how much, whats the part number !

mines leaking, the seal was only replaced by u33db just over a year ago
white16valver
28-02-2006, 17:59
Ditto that, how much and part numbers? :)
Justin..
28-02-2006, 18:03
i just siliconed mine round the edge, worked a treat 8)
BRUN
28-02-2006, 18:10
where exactly.......any pics
Justin..
28-02-2006, 18:12
i took the s/roof out and sealed between the metal and the black frame of the s/roof . was the shittest job i ever done..... never again id rather do an engine conversion :shock:


rough diagram here : http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/roof.jpg
BRUN
28-02-2006, 18:23
aahhhhhh

i never thought about that part to be honest.......
northy
28-02-2006, 18:33
thats the bit that leaks brun....lol
BRUN
28-02-2006, 18:35
i thought it would be leaking from the rubber seal to the glass, not the plastic frame to the roof
Justin..
28-02-2006, 18:36
when i took mine out the ''seal'' was erm.... a bit perished lol. it doesnt look very substantial at all. any creases and you got a leak. unfornuatly mine is quite creased :lol:
BRUN
28-02-2006, 18:49
so there is a seal under that plastic frame then ?
Justin..
28-02-2006, 19:55
sort of , looks more like doubles sided tape about 6mm wide lol
BRUN
28-02-2006, 23:20
it is tape, its on Dialogys LOL

****in tape as a seal !..........Renault.....love em
Justin..
28-02-2006, 23:21
lol! what nobber thought that :roll: i know ill put tape around the roof ! lol
Daz
01-03-2006, 00:09
The best fix I had for this worked mint.

I bought a Williams 2.


*RUNS LIKE MAD* :lol:

My 1.2, I just sealed the bit where the plastic meats the roof - sorted that out!
It's damn cold in the morning with that running down ya neck!
northy
01-03-2006, 09:26
lol @ daz

ive posed some pictures up in the media as a sticky :D
BRUN
08-03-2006, 11:29
STOP RAINING SO I CAN SORT THIS OUT !!!
Daz.
08-03-2006, 11:57
Well now the clio's shagged lol I'll be ending up with a lovely sunroof soon for my troubles AGAIN!

I hope this one leaks its ass off so I can have another play - it pissed me off something rotten I couldn't get the first one fixed!
FlamingMonkey
08-03-2006, 12:03
You got a new motor then Daz?
Daz.
08-03-2006, 12:16
looking at one tomorrow - looks ok from the pics but then they always do :roll:

only a standard valver but its just like where I left off - hybrid still planned, willy track still planned, ghey naples still attatched to body :D
Clio_GTT
08-03-2006, 13:09
Don't u just bloody love the rain :evil: :evil: ](*,) months of winter motoring with god knows throw at it and nothing, now we get some showers and the thing is bloody leaking again :roll: i think the best solution is a jerry can and a packet of swan vestas
Daz
08-03-2006, 14:07
You got a new motor then Daz?

Nope.. Had this since 2004! :lol:
(Had a Williams 3 for a few months before that..)

Williams 3 Sunroof didn't leak - 1.2's did, tho.. (until I sealed it)
FlamingMonkey
08-03-2006, 14:11
You got a new motor then Daz?

Nope.. Had this since 2004! :lol:
(Had a Williams 3 for a few months before that..)

Williams 3 Sunroof didn't leak - 1.2's did, tho.. (until I sealed it)

:roll:

:P
Daz.
08-03-2006, 15:29
lol
BRUN
08-03-2006, 20:07
1 week off........

plus.....

http://www.modelsteamenginesuk.com/images2/accessorieslarge/silicone-seal.jpg

= one happy BRUN

roll on next week
Daz.
08-03-2006, 23:34
1 week off........

plus.....

http://www.modelsteamenginesuk.com/images2/accessorieslarge/silicone-seal.jpg

= one happy BRUN

roll on next week

Sure one packs enough? :wink:

If my next car leaks i'm bubble wrapping the bastard!
MAXIBOY
08-03-2006, 23:49
used tiger seal on mine its ok as long as you never want to remove it