How i repaired my sunroof leak?

2nd July 2007, 22:52

It all started when i came out of work last week and got in my car 2 discover a puddle in my passenger footwell. So i set to fix it straight away.

Tools needed

Slicone and Gun any old slicone will do
Torx screwdrivers various sizes.

Firstly i removed the interior lamp and the square insert on the sunroof trim. Behind that there is a 25 torx screw remove that then remove the winder also a 25 torx screw. Behind that is another torx bit also 25 remove that the remove trim.

Then remove sunvisors there are 3 screws here all torx not sure on sizes though. Then remove grab handles also torx then remove the clips on drivers side where grab handle would be. The pull down the tops or the door seals and the front of the headlining should drop down. By the way do be careful not 2 damage the headlining.

Then slicone alround the sunroof cassette no the glass itself. After this makesure the drains are not blocked and water runs though them they may want a clean out use a welding rod or airline.

Then refit all this in reverse order. After this makesure the seal below the glass is clean and fitted properly and makesure the sunroof is generally clean.

Since carrying this out on my car i have not had a leak since but is really a trial and error in away. I will post pics soon. Good Luck and enjoy having a sunroof as i di now

24th September 2007, 10:39

You got any pics for this mate?

24th September 2007, 10:43

some good info there mate, should be tip top with some explaination pics.

24th September 2007, 12:14

sure stevenet15 did a similar thing

24th September 2007, 16:21

i had this problem with my VTR... except it ruined my starter relay and battery! the car was tryin to start itself (water got into the relay) lol.. so the alarm went mental, hence the dead battery! a quick trip to my local ~Citroen specialist and i was sortd..

24th September 2007, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

sure stevenet15 did a similar thing

sure did, resealed it with some silicone & sorted out the drains & was perfect after

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...hlight=sunroof

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Originally Posted by stevenet15

I noticed the other day that water was dripping from my sunroof handle, i wanted to get it sorted as the weather is gettign worse so today i dropped the roof lining out, removed the sunroof glass and frame and resealed it all, also sealed the aeiral but i dont think it was letting water in as it was only wet on the winder mechanism. jsut got to leave it a day or so to dry before i can water test it. heres some pics

here is the left side drain pipe, i check to see if it was blocked but it was fine, its a real bad design as the hole is not at the lowest point of the corner meaning that it holds a little bit of water and it just sits there so it was a little shitty so i cleaned it up and then undersealed it,

before:

after:

heres a quick pic of the pipe from the inside:

with the frame out i dryed it off completely and then siliconed aroudn the outside, it was then refitted and the glass rubber also refitted with silicone.

now like i say jsut got to wait for the silicone to set then i can sit in the car and water test it while the roof lining is still down so if it does still leak i can track it easy but i dont think it will leak as i cant see anywhere i havnt sealed but we shal see

11th March 2009, 13:16

i coudnt get my cassete out, so i dropped the headlining and sealed from underneith instead of on top, drains are unblocked so shouldnt be any probs, i hope

4th September 2009, 20:46

that was horribly difficult got there in there in the end though major pile of crap and rust covering mine just cleared it out and now waiting for the rain

11th August 2010, 00:25

iv had water getting in through my sunroof, its usually fine bt wen it absolutely pisses it dwn waster drips from internal light, lost a wing mirror widdling with it wen drivign and clipped a van, bloody rain :@

11th August 2010, 23:48

I have sorta the same problem but the pudles are under the carpet do u think it's still the sunroof

18th June 2011, 23:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattsaxo123

iv had water getting in through my sunroof, its usually fine bt wen it absolutely pisses it dwn waster drips from internal light, lost a wing mirror widdling with it wen drivign and clipped a van, bloody rain :@

same, drips on hand when changing gears :/

20th June 2011, 11:51

i had that problem, in the light but then i temporarily sliiconed around the ariel. but now my windscreen is leaking and i have puddles of water in my passenger foot well everytime it rains. :'( its not sitting right as ive compared it with other saxos.

20th June 2011, 23:44

Pro Saxo Trip: The bolt next to the bonnet release catch can crush and block off the drainage pipe on that side, stick about an inch of spacers on it and put it back on

21st June 2011, 02:16

same happened to mine but i used fibre glass rasin and mat to seal mine up

18th October 2012, 09:03

Going to do this over the weekend so thought I would bump it up

15th January 2013, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lawz

Pro Saxo Trip: The bolt next to the bonnet release catch can crush and block off the drainage pipe on that side, stick about an inch of spacers on it and put it back on

Where is this drainage pipe to? Think this may be the cause of my leak!

11th December 2016, 11:26

don't EVER use silicone on car body!
it have acids, and will cause corosion.

12th December 2016, 15:09

I didn't know that, thanks for the tip.

27th November 2022, 10:10

Ive just joined this page looking for some advice. My sunroof leaks because the guy that had it before me siliconed it shut and removed the weather seal and snapped one of the other parts. It leaks onto my front passenger footwell, through the interior light and all down the front window but its all caused from the sunroof. Does anyone know where to get parts to fix it from? Or how I can fix it? Im located near Ipswich if theres anywhere I could get parts from? TIA