Re: Re: Re: Sunroof seal
http://www.bravo-guide.co.uk/fix-a-bravo about 3/4 way down
Removing The Sunroof
If your car is gettig wet inside and all the other tips havent worked, this excellent write up from J Moore is the last resort.
Work Slowly and Carefully
Removing the headlining is the first job to tackle. The plastic covers on the front, middle, and back pillars need to be removed. The front just pull and pop off. The middle ones have to have the seat belt holder guide removed before you can unscrew the single screw and pop it off. The rear pillar is similar, the seat belt guide holder has to be removed, then the 4 screws holding it on before poping it off. You also need to remove the sun visors, and grab handles inside. Popping off the grab handle covers is awkward at first. With a thin screwdriver you can ease them off. The plastic covers on the seat belt guide bolt is best removed pushing up and out from the bottom of the cover.
At the back, the headlining is held with two plastic bungs to the roof. just pull them out. Of course the interior light has to be dropped out too. Plus the sunroof motor.
Now its a case of easing the rubber sealing strip back slightly to free the headlining.
Once its all free, take it out through the boot.
Test the sunroof at this stage, to find out where the water is coming in. Poured water onto the closed sunroof, and then look inside the car for evidence.
To take the sunroof out, first open it so that it had slid to the back out of the way. You need to take off all the nuts attaching it to the car roof body, and the 4 supporting brackets at the back. Do the ones at the back last, as this is where the weight is (thats why you moved the glass back there remember !). Don't forget to free the drainage pipes off the sunroof. You will need help now, as the sunroof is heavy, and you need someone to help support the roof while you undo the last nuts. With your friend, back the free sunroof out the boot carefully.
Best have some clear place to put it before you take it out though.
In the factory they seal 4 plastic sections to the metal sunroof runners. Each of these plastic sections has a drain point. If they didn't do the work correctly, then any one of these sections could leak. Clean the joining edges as best as possible, then used a screwdriver to "paint" silicon sealant into any joint area you feel isn't sealed between the plastic and metal.
Then it was a case of re-assembly in reverse. Provided you didn't move the sunroof glass after taking the motor out, it will still be aligned when you bolt it back together.
Before putting the headliner back in, wait for the sealant to totaly dry and then re-test pouring water on the sunroof. If its still coming in, at least you only have to take the sun roof out again !
It takes longer to put it all togethed again. The door seals are a pain, as you have to get the plastic pillar covers behind the edge of it. Lots of fiddling to do there.
It takes about 1:30 hours to get to the point of releasing the sunroof. About 2 hours examining and sealing the sunroof, then about a futher 3 hours getting it all back together again. A days work really.
