randy vegas
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First time i have taken the car out after heavy rain and i got soaked! is there a fix for this or do i have to get the mastic out.... can you still get new seals or is there a secret to staying dry?
Check with them, I'm told the seal is the same for both manual and electric.thanks for the site but the description revers to manual slide.... i've not played with them yet....
Applicable Models:
Discovery 1 to vin JA034313
Also fits 300TDI Defender models.
Product Description:
Sun roof rubber seal for manual slide type models.
are you sure it's the sunroof. Mine was leaking and it turned out to be the seals at the top side windows at tha back or the roof. water gather between headlining and roof each side of the sunroof and comes out seat belt holes when going round corners.
I have recently had problems on my TD5 and replaced both roof light seals and guess what - not a bit of difference, I then decided to mastic round the curved roof window glasses, you've guessed it, no change. Bearing in mind I had already cleared the drainage tubes with a nylon "fish" - the answer in the end was the joint between the roof and the upper sunroof plastic frame, I waited for a nice not day and used about a dozen or so flat blade screwdrivers to ease the lip up, at the same time drying any moisture with kitchen roll then gradually work your way round the frame with a mastic gun ensuring that you get a good coating between the bodywork and the frame. After application clean up using plenty of rags and white spirit. Its a messy job but has cured my leaking problem - just make sure that you use a mastic that does'nt dry out. I used black gutter seal from B&Q
My TD5 was leaking from here as well. I ran some black electrical tape over the join, right round both sunroofs and it's now sorted.
I still had a leak into the footwells. I think I have this sorted as well. At the top of the windscreen there was a gap just below the lip of the roof drainage channel (gutter?) on both sides of the car. I plugged this with some black gutter seal and all seems well. Nearly time to put all the carpets back in after 6 months.
Cheers, Andy