Any suggestions without the unsightly tape on the topside? I was thinking
of smearing vaseline on all the rubber sealing strips, but maybe something
else would be better?
I'm happy not to open the sunroof at all except perhaps for the summer time,
and if the leak gets worse I would consider sealing it up for good.
Grateful for any advice, thanks.
has it got drain holes in the surround ? Sometimes sun roofs leak
because drain holes are blocked..
--
Conor.
"Some of you may be anxious about finding a new job, or a new place to
live. I know how you feel." President Bush, 2008
> has it got drain holes in the surround ? Sometimes sun roofs leak
> because drain holes are blocked..
It's not factory fitted. It's one of those pikey flat things in a metal
frame put in a hole cut into the roof with a jigsaw.
On Caroline we used to talk about LA and DA.
Come on Conor, try and spread a little happiness. You are probably right,
but why the negativity and bad feeling?
Have a few pints one evening and come on here... Perhaps you will be more
convivial and friendly.
Love to all
xxx
The first step in these things is to diagnose the problem. Is there a
rust hole? Is there some possible adjustment? Could something be
placed behind the seal to allow more contact?
Lets assume you can not determine any of the above. Then the likely
problem is that the rubber has become less resilient or taken a set in
the wrong position over time. You could try what is done with
refrigerator seals that are not physically torn. You can heat the seal
up with a heat gun and it will resume it's original position. This is
a common fix with such seals. Car dealers do it this way too. Be
gentile at first and don't burn the rubber.
Not sure, but wouldn't vaseline damage the seals ? - perhaps a
silicone grease would be better.
>> It's not factory fitted. It's one of those pikey flat things in a metal
>> frame put in a hole cut into the roof with a jigsaw.
>>
>
>On Caroline we used to talk about LA and DA.
Radio Caroline?
>Come on Conor, try and spread a little happiness. You are probably right,
>but why the negativity and bad feeling?
That's mild. You should read what I have to say about Webasto sun roofs.
That stuff certainly is better for long term care of rubber seals. I see
now that silicone sprays are being sold for just that purpose, but I was
using silicone lub and furniture sprays for rubber preservation decades
ago, so have some years of seeing how well (or not) it kept things
reasonable and purely anecdotally, it works.
> Come on Conor, try and spread a little happiness. You are probably right,
> but why the negativity and bad feeling?
>
What negativity?
Vaseline is hard on rubber. Maybe silicone grease would be a better choice.
Washing up liquid?
Does trash rubber, yes.
>On Caroline we used to talk about LA and DA.
Hey man, that's the way - face piles of trials with smiles
.....3....1....9
seems to ring a bell, :)
All the best,
Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM)
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> Be
> gentile at first and don't burn the rubber.
Damn BNP seems to get in everywhere!