Sunroof seal ?

Ilikemy3s

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Dec 3, 2011
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So once in a while I take the TB to a local car wash (for several years now) that I like as I feel they do a good job especially the underbody wash (given road salt and such here in the north east part of the country) anyway, I took it thru only to have my hair get wet since I was surprised to feel water leaking over my head. Now this only seemed to happen during the rinse section of the car wash. And it does NOT leak when it rains. Attached in a pic of where I think the issue is. (this pic was recently taken after it rained and not right after the wash) The rubber seal seems to still be pliable with no cracks and such. Is there away to adjust this that I am not seeing? Any thoughts on how to correct this?
 

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Not sure if this is in the right spot so pleas move if need to.

So once in a while I take the TB to a local car wash (for several years now) that I like as I feel they do a good job especially the underbody wash (given road salt and such here in the north east part of the country) anyway, I took it thru only to have my hair get wet since I was surprised to feel water leaking over my head. Now this only seemed to happen during the rinse section of the car wash. And it does NOT leak when it rains. Attached in a pic of where I think the issue is. (this pic was recently taken after it rained and not right after the wash) The rubber seal seems to still be pliable with no cracks and such. Is there away to adjust this that I am not seeing? Any thoughts on how to correct this?
I believe there is adjustment available. If you push back the moonroof and look up at how the sunroof is attached to the sliding mechanism, it is held in place by I believe four screws. These screws are parallel to the ground and point "outwards" towards the rim of the sunroof. It's been ages since I did this, so forgive me if there are more than four. When my sunroof mechanism broke, I was able to use zipties to get it fixed, but to get to that point, I had to remove the glass entirely... by removing these screws and lifting the glass straight up. When reinstalling it, it became apparent that positioning it correctly was crucial to getting a good seal. From the pic you posted, it appears your glass has "sagged" a little. perhaps loosening the screws a little a lifting the glass a tiny bit will do the trick. I believe my sunroof is flush right across the top whereas yours looks like it dips about 1/8" to 1/4". Take a close look at the underside of the glass area before you undertake this, but it should be pretty straigthforward.
 

Mooseman

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Also check that your drains are clear and working.

 
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