Welp, spent a good chunk of yesterday taking the sunroof apart, removing the old seal, using a stripe wheel to remove the old adhesive, and installing a replacement seal with 3M weatherstrip sealant.
Not sure if I did something wrong with the sealant (putting in too much), but it wasn't absolutely 100% uniform around the edge. However, it did seal firmly around the edge of the roof when I reinstalled. (Had to help it seat down, which to me indicates a good seal as it is pushing against the edge of the roof body.)
We just had a rainstorm and I parked outside to test, and this is what I'm finding under the rear plastic trim cover. I pulled it off and it was full of water that looks to be originating here. That water works its way over to the passenger side and drips on the passenger seat....... just like it did before I replaced the seal. So maybe my seal wasn't actually bad? (Forehead slap)
That hole is in the middle of the sunroof, dead center, but I'm not sure if the 'cut' in the trim above is factory or perhaps where the old glass trim has cracked? There is another one on the outside, which is why I assumed it was uniform/factory.
That being said, I believe that is where the water is originating -- the vertical line to the top right of the hole, then it is dripping down onto the metal hole/bracket area.
1. Did I install the seal incorrectly to cause this?
2. If not, does this indicate the actual trim around the glass is bad and that is what needs to be replaced? (Part # 63201-60063, $510.75 from Norwalk...)
3. Could I try slapping some 3m weatherstrip epoxy on that vertical line since I've already got it (and in an attempt to avoid spending $510.75+shipping on replacement glass)?
4. The sunroof does seem a bit lower on the rear side of the glass than the front. I'm not sure if they should be perfectly level from front to back or not. Could this be a problem with the sunroof mechanism itself? For example, the tilt function needs assistance when you go to push it back down -- you have to push down on the glass to get it to come back down.
5. Any other things to try before ordering new glass?
Not sure if I did something wrong with the sealant (putting in too much), but it wasn't absolutely 100% uniform around the edge. However, it did seal firmly around the edge of the roof when I reinstalled. (Had to help it seat down, which to me indicates a good seal as it is pushing against the edge of the roof body.)
We just had a rainstorm and I parked outside to test, and this is what I'm finding under the rear plastic trim cover. I pulled it off and it was full of water that looks to be originating here. That water works its way over to the passenger side and drips on the passenger seat....... just like it did before I replaced the seal. So maybe my seal wasn't actually bad? (Forehead slap)
That hole is in the middle of the sunroof, dead center, but I'm not sure if the 'cut' in the trim above is factory or perhaps where the old glass trim has cracked? There is another one on the outside, which is why I assumed it was uniform/factory.
That being said, I believe that is where the water is originating -- the vertical line to the top right of the hole, then it is dripping down onto the metal hole/bracket area.
1. Did I install the seal incorrectly to cause this?
2. If not, does this indicate the actual trim around the glass is bad and that is what needs to be replaced? (Part # 63201-60063, $510.75 from Norwalk...)
3. Could I try slapping some 3m weatherstrip epoxy on that vertical line since I've already got it (and in an attempt to avoid spending $510.75+shipping on replacement glass)?
4. The sunroof does seem a bit lower on the rear side of the glass than the front. I'm not sure if they should be perfectly level from front to back or not. Could this be a problem with the sunroof mechanism itself? For example, the tilt function needs assistance when you go to push it back down -- you have to push down on the glass to get it to come back down.
5. Any other things to try before ordering new glass?
