Since painting and sound deadening the 80, the last bit of unwanted noise was coming from the the sunroof. No matter how much I fidgetted with the switches, I just couldn't get rid of the wind noise. After a quick search, I found LC4LIFE's thread - Bicycle tube sunroof fix. Great idea, but its raining and I didn't feel like removing the trim and glass and digging into it today.
So here is the 2 minute quick fix that worked flawlessly for me and most likely will be my permanent fix.
1. Cut a piece of thin gauge shielded wire about the same length as the width of your sunroof. I used telephone chord, since its flat and just about the right size. Thinner the better, you don't want the super insulated stuff.
2. Open sun roof about 5 inches so the front edge is exposed and accessible from inside the vehicle.
3. Find the slot between the glass and weather stripping. The rubber/felt is fused to the glass on the top, but there is a gap all around the bottom. Insert the strip of wire. Use a flat head screwdriver to press the wire up into the groove the entire length of the sunroof. (I used the handle of a fork since it's not as sharp and I have a thing for transferring useful kitchen utensils to my garage)
That's it! This pushes the leading edge of the weather strip about 1/16" forward and allows the worn felt to seal again.
So here is the 2 minute quick fix that worked flawlessly for me and most likely will be my permanent fix.
1. Cut a piece of thin gauge shielded wire about the same length as the width of your sunroof. I used telephone chord, since its flat and just about the right size. Thinner the better, you don't want the super insulated stuff.
2. Open sun roof about 5 inches so the front edge is exposed and accessible from inside the vehicle.
3. Find the slot between the glass and weather stripping. The rubber/felt is fused to the glass on the top, but there is a gap all around the bottom. Insert the strip of wire. Use a flat head screwdriver to press the wire up into the groove the entire length of the sunroof. (I used the handle of a fork since it's not as sharp and I have a thing for transferring useful kitchen utensils to my garage)
That's it! This pushes the leading edge of the weather strip about 1/16" forward and allows the worn felt to seal again.
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