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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:14 pm 
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when i had the car deailed weekdend before last i cleaned the gutter out that the sunroof sits in. since then it's leaked steadlily :(

i don't really want to fill it full of vassleline to save mess as i take the roof off a fair bit, will a new sunroof seal fix it or do they all leak regardless?

wheres a good place to get a new seal?

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:54 pm 
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I think i saw a sunroof seal on ebay last night , one new for about £60 and a second hand one quite a bit cheaper.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:11 pm 
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Rob@tts wrote:
I think i saw a sunroof seal on ebay last night , one new for about £60 and a second hand one quite a bit cheaper.

Hope that helps :)


just been on the bay myself... £60 :shock:

where did i put that vasseline :lol:

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Did you block the drain holes when you cleaned the gutter? Careful how you poke them out. The seal isn't a total solution. The drain holes must be clear.

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Did you block the drain holes when you cleaned the gutter? Careful how you poke them out. The seal isn't a total solution. The drain holes must be clear.

Speedo cable or a piece of stiff electrical wire is good. Don't go mad, you can either split the drain pipe or push them off their spigots! There are 4 drains, one in each corner.

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J.J. wrote:
Did you block the drain holes when you cleaned the gutter? Careful how you poke them out. The seal isn't a total solution. The drain holes must be clear.

Speedo cable or a piece of stiff electrical wire is good. Don't go mad, you can either split the drain pipe or push them off their spigots! There are 4 drains, one in each corner.


cheers chaps,

I'l check those, the leak is from one corner so we might be onto something 8)

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check e-bay again scho im sure another trader was knocking them out for £29 last week.
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check e-bay again scho im sure another trader was knocking them out for £29 last week.
Dave

the pre 85.5 seals are different to the later ones which are £60 (or so i'm led to believe)

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check e-bay again scho im sure another trader was knocking them out for £29 last week.
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the pre 85.5 seals are different to the later ones which are £60 (or so i'm led to believe)

Correct & I believe that their maybe different versions of those 2 as well. Bert seems to have the proper info on this & that's where mine came from.

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checked it out again i was wrong it was tail-gate seals at £26 the sunroof seals where £16 and quoted that they where for 924/944/968 and stood a little taller than the o/e ones will watch for them again if they relist.
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