jbenekeorr

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Hi all,

Looking for the correct part number for a Discovery 1 manual tilt and slide sunroof seal.

First, a bit of background - I've had the odd drip coming through the front sunroof winder for ages.

Whilst I've read all the endless threads on how to fix the sunroof, I felt that the glass seal on my front sunroof was really flat and could see gaps in it, so bought one a couple of years ago which seemed like for like, but was incredibly tight to fit, however after putting it in warm water for a bit, managed to fit it. This solved the problem for a while, but the seal popped off when I opened the sunroof (it got stuck to the glass and pulled it off). So I put it in warm water again and whilst stretching it, ripped the seam where it was joined into a loop. This made fitting way easier but I now had a gap of about an inch as it was no longer stretched round the entire frame.

I've finally got the headliner out and properly re-sealed the sunroofs to the body. Surprisingly, the drain tubes were still attached fine and the cups weren't leaking (but I ran some epoxy round anyway).

I decided to get another sunroof seal to replace the one I broke - but I noticed that they all seemed to be for a model with electric sunroofs (such as this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rov...458160&hash=item4d1e8d4332:g:Gc8AAOSwyttZ08cr )

I have a 1998 Discovery 1 with two original manual tilt and slide sunroofs.

I contacted JGS 4x4 who checked the Land Rover parts catalogue against my VIN and recommended part STC773 for my car. This has since arrived and is WAY too thick and a completely different design to the original seal. I have contacted them and they ensure me that this is the ONLY sunroof seal listed for manual sunroofs - however I suspect this is for a tilt only sunroof.


So can anyone shed light on the correct part?
 
The D1 sunroof glass seal part number was superseded with the D2 part number long ago, although its the same sunroof.
The seal is the same whatever method of operating the sunroof is used, so your link shows the part you require.

STC773 is the seal for the 200 series sunroof and not the 300.





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Thank you. That’s exactly what I needed to know. Not the first time I’ve benefited from your encyclopaedic knowledge!
 

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