Sealing the Sunroof: Cleanest Method (2 Viewers)

[choyota]

I have some sunroof leaks, dealt with front and rear drains but ultimately will feel a lot better sealing the sunroof and not using it.

What is the absolute cleanest method of doing this. Pics I've seen here, it looks like a goopy mess in many cases. Can anyone share pics of what you've done, and how you did it?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Haven't seen it done, but agree the silicon jobs look bad. I'd use the Gorilla clear tape.

 

[MechE30]

Your two biggest concerns are going to be UV stability and ability to seal a large gap. Silicone passes the first pretty well but lacks the large gap ability. If you could seal from underneath with a tape then a smaller bead of silicone on top that seems like a clean install.

 

[MountaineerLC]

You can do a clean job with silicone. When I sealed mine I masked it off applied the silicone, smoothed it and then pulled the masking tape. Came out very neat.

I’ve tried the tape method before on a different vehicle. And while it will seal, it leaves a complete mess behind and has to be redone occasionally as the tape weathers.

 

[donco]

My sunroof was stuck fully forward with the rear tilted up. The entire glass panel comes out by removing 4 nuts from inside once the upholstered panel is pried off. I had to remove the link arms to get it to lay flat. I put spacer blocks to get the sunroof to line up flush with the roof. Clear silicone RTV around the outside perimeter, no problem spreading a nice bead which is still holding up fine. I disconnected the sunroof switch to make sure no one tries to use it.