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Old 05-14-2022, 09:12 PM
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No leaks, no broken sunroof, no worries (my alternative solution)

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Originally Posted by Explorerlyon
I would have liked to put a clamp or zip tie around the hose at the nipple, but that would require dropping more of the headliner to get my hands in there.
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Originally Posted by guntherrex
I'm thinking about changing the rubber seal in the roof because it clearly has too much of a gap.
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Originally Posted by Explorerlyon
I think I need to do the same. I am surprised how much water drains down that tube with a closed sunroof. It's a lot.
My sunroof drain clogged-up and flooded the driver's side (LHD) floor (with almost 2" of water after just one T-storm; I spent several days drying-out the area), so I removed the A-pillar cover to find the cause. I managed to secure the lower end of the tube (where it emerges from the metal tube) with zip ties and Gorilla tape, but didn't try to find the upper end of the drain tube. I tested all drains (after clearing the plugged front left tube) successfully, but as I hate and don't trust any
  • 1) convertible tops (primarily the sewn-in rear window),
  • 2) T-tops (I used to call them Thunderstorm-tops) because they will leak during such weather, new or not,
  • 3) simple tilt & slide sunroofs/moonroofs, because they fail or leak eventually, especially
  • 4) glass sunroofs/moonroofs/pano roofs, because "glass" fails/shatters completely, if large hail or branches fall on it

So, though I cleared the drains, lubed the seals (they were still flexible at 21 years old) and tracks, and saw that the sunroof functioned flawlessly, I removed the fuse, and sealed the seams with Paint Protection Film, so there would be no possioblility of inadvertent openings, nor leaking seals, during my ownership of my X5. I also made a roof rack on top, which will block debris or hailstones larger than 1/2" diameter from hitting the glass sunroof. No leaks, no broken sunroof, no worries.
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Here:
14 Lexus ES350,3.5L-U660E
09 HHR Panel,2.2L-4T45E
04 Chevy 2500HD,6.0L-4L80E
98 GMC Sierra 1500,5.7L-4L60E

Gone:
66 Chevelle Malibu 2dr ht.,327>441c.i.-TH350>PGlide/transbrake
08 Cobalt Coupe,2.2L-4T45E
69 & 75 C10s,350c.i.-TH350
86 S10,2.8L-700R4
73 Volvo 142,2.0L-MT4
72 & 73 VW SuperBeetles,1.6l-MT4
64 VW,1.2l-MT4
67 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr ht.,383c.i.-A727
56 Chevy 210 4dr,265c.i.-PGlide
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