Leaking sunroof

stanw · 09-07-2008, 17:56

Has any one any experience of fitting a new seal to the sunroof on a felicia1.3 ? According to the Haines manual the head lining has to come out which would be a nightmare, On close inspection I removed the trim from around the sunroof and found the headlining is clear of the fixing strip . There are screws which look like starpoints so with these removed the sunroof should come out. I will make enquiries about getting a new seal and if I can get one I will proceed further. If anyone has done this I would like to know how they got on . Stanw

anewman · 09-07-2008, 18:33

Try cleaning the seal gently first (remove the glass if possible), and smear the seal with silicone grease. This got mine watertight again and is a better option IMO than a new seal if it works.

MickA · 09-07-2008, 21:44

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Originally Posted by stanw

Has any one any experience of fitting a new seal to the sunroof on a felicia1.3 ? According to the Haines manual the head lining has to come out which would be a nightmare, On close inspection I removed the trim from around the sunroof and found the headlining is clear of the fixing strip . There are screws which look like starpoints so with these removed the sunroof should come out. I will make enquiries about getting a new seal and if I can get one I will proceed further. If anyone has done this I would like to know how they got on . Stanw

Read this thread, this is how I solved the leak easily
http://briskoda.net/forums/favorit-f...elicia/115477/
I also for good measure applied some clear silicone seal (the stuff you get in a tube) around the outside of the roof trim to seal the roof to trim gap just incase it leaked there.

MickA

stanw · 10-07-2008, 21:58

Thanks anewman and MickA. I will try your methods first before I try a new seal. Thanks again Stanw

09-07-2008, 17:56	#1
stanw Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bristol/bath Posts: 6 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Leaking sunroof Has any one any experience of fitting a new seal to the sunroof on a felicia1.3 ? According to the Haines manual the head lining has to come out which would be a nightmare, On close inspection I removed the trim from around the sunroof and found the headlining is clear of the fixing strip . There are screws which look like starpoints so with these removed the sunroof should come out. I will make enquiries about getting a new seal and if I can get one I will proceed further. If anyone has done this I would like to know how they got on . Stanw

09-07-2008, 18:33	#2
anewman Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,314 Thanks: 923 Thanked 199 Times in 185 Posts	Re: Leaking sunroof Try cleaning the seal gently first (remove the glass if possible), and smear the seal with silicone grease. This got mine watertight again and is a better option IMO than a new seal if it works. __________________ 94 Favorit GLXIe Estate

10-07-2008, 21:58	#4
stanw Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bristol/bath Posts: 6 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Leaking sunroof Thanks anewman and MickA. I will try your methods first before I try a new seal. Thanks again Stanw

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