Hello Team MUD!
Recently purchased my 99' LC about two months ago. I knew when I bought it that the sunroof was not working. But was advised that as long as I didn't care about having it open that it shouldn't be an issue.
However, it had not been raining at the time I bought the LC, so I didn't think too much about it (and maybe I wanted to be able to sleep soundly at night not worrying about rain water pouring into my brand new LC).
I was looking to repair the front passenger door handle, when I noticed the floor was all soggy from recent rains. See my expertly crafted video below.
After some research, I've come to the conclusion that either the sunroof is to blame ( perhaps its clogged) OR there might be a windshield gasket issue.
Broken Sunroof (leaks?)
From what I can hear, it sounds like the motor might still be good on the sun roof, I can hear it engage ( see video). However, the tracks might be seized... I've read about replacing these by taking out the sunroof cartridge and replacing the guides. This involved taking out the headliner.
Questions:
1. Based on the supplied video I took, does it sound like the motor might be attempting to work (Tilt/Slide)? Curious since, I want to put together a list of parts to buy to get the sunroof working properly.
2. Is there a way to take out the sun roof manually (without taking out the headliner) so that I can clean out the drip rails/drain holes? I feel like this is MOST important, since I want to get the rain to stop coming into the LC. I didn't see in the FSM if there was a procedure for only taking out the glass. I only have access to a 2004 FSM ( haven't found a 99' specific one and I know that they should be about 99% the same).
3. If you see all the water dripping in through the dashboard, does that make it look like a drip coming from a clogged drain tube OR a windshield gasket that needs to be replaced? You can see there is already rust there from when the previous owner decided not to deal with the water issue I am now tackling.
Its been raining for the last week plus here in Northern California and winter has just started. If I have to go through the trouble of tearing apart the headliner to get access to the sunroof to fix the leak, I feel like I might as well try and fix the sunroof while I have the headliner out. The wire harness that runs down the passenger seat is sitting in standing water. I'd prefer to keep my electronics out of water's harm by fixing this ASAP.
Thank you for your suggestions and wisdom.
Recently purchased my 99' LC about two months ago. I knew when I bought it that the sunroof was not working. But was advised that as long as I didn't care about having it open that it shouldn't be an issue.
However, it had not been raining at the time I bought the LC, so I didn't think too much about it (and maybe I wanted to be able to sleep soundly at night not worrying about rain water pouring into my brand new LC).
I was looking to repair the front passenger door handle, when I noticed the floor was all soggy from recent rains. See my expertly crafted video below.
After some research, I've come to the conclusion that either the sunroof is to blame ( perhaps its clogged) OR there might be a windshield gasket issue.
Broken Sunroof (leaks?)
From what I can hear, it sounds like the motor might still be good on the sun roof, I can hear it engage ( see video). However, the tracks might be seized... I've read about replacing these by taking out the sunroof cartridge and replacing the guides. This involved taking out the headliner.
Questions:
1. Based on the supplied video I took, does it sound like the motor might be attempting to work (Tilt/Slide)? Curious since, I want to put together a list of parts to buy to get the sunroof working properly.
2. Is there a way to take out the sun roof manually (without taking out the headliner) so that I can clean out the drip rails/drain holes? I feel like this is MOST important, since I want to get the rain to stop coming into the LC. I didn't see in the FSM if there was a procedure for only taking out the glass. I only have access to a 2004 FSM ( haven't found a 99' specific one and I know that they should be about 99% the same).
3. If you see all the water dripping in through the dashboard, does that make it look like a drip coming from a clogged drain tube OR a windshield gasket that needs to be replaced? You can see there is already rust there from when the previous owner decided not to deal with the water issue I am now tackling.
Its been raining for the last week plus here in Northern California and winter has just started. If I have to go through the trouble of tearing apart the headliner to get access to the sunroof to fix the leak, I feel like I might as well try and fix the sunroof while I have the headliner out. The wire harness that runs down the passenger seat is sitting in standing water. I'd prefer to keep my electronics out of water's harm by fixing this ASAP.
Thank you for your suggestions and wisdom.