Sunroof has a gray seal along the back of the sunroof itself, another gray seal along the front that is attached to the sunroof opening and not the roof itself and a third seal along the back of the roof that runs its width. There is supposedly another seal ( see image that I borrowed from 2002 forum) that runs along the sunroof opening but I am confused since the headliner has to wrap around the opening so does this seal go over that?
Sunroof Seals
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That's from Kieth Kreeger's Stella Tii build website. He did it wrong.
Long seal attaches to the car and runs long into the recess at the rear. The shorter seal attaches to the back of the sunroof panel. This way they overlap where they meet at the rear radius.
Long seal attaches to the car and runs long into the recess at the rear. The shorter seal attaches to the back of the sunroof panel. This way they overlap where they meet at the rear radius.
The part I am talking about is a rubber U channel, it is the same "synthetic strip" that is used along the exterior window trim. Input part 54129734126 into Real OEM and see its application. This is in addition to the two gray felt "P" shaped strips for the sunroof. I don't know where it goes, it is circled in the image of my original post.
To my knowledge there is no trim or seal that runs along the sides under the suroof. The headliner is glued to the roof under the the rails.
I totally agree and the image in RealOEM is not helpful. My car came in parts and the sunroof was on the front seat and this U channel taped to it. I guess this is just another riddle the Goldie sunroofs have to offer us. I redid my Bavaria sunroof and this rubber U channel was not used in any way.
CSi30
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Its the same sunroof mechanism as the 65-89 Porsche 911, Porsche have much better parts diagrams and technical documents.
Porsche 911 Sunroof Repair | 911 (1965-89) - 930 Turbo (1975-89) | Pelican Parts DIY Maintenance Article
Is your sunroof stuck shut? Here's how to replace the two drive cables that operate the system.
www.pelicanparts.com
Aussiecsi
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Bob, my recollection is that the "piping" you refer to runs around the perimeter of the sunroof opening so that it provides a rounded edge ( the headliner folds over the top of it ) .... purpose being ( I think ) to prevent metal edge cutting into the headliner
Aussiecsi
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Yes, that's it! This is not in any diagram I could fine. Even the Porsche link above states 3 seals only, the two on the sunroof and the one one the body. Thank You.
Hello all - I have a 1972 Bavaria with a manual sunroof. Does anyone have experience/pics/instructions on how to replace the seal on the e3/e9? The above pics/descriptions are helpful but do not answer the questions I have regarding 1) does the ridge of the seal face up or down, 2) is the front seal attached to the body or the sunroof panel, 3) to replace the rear seal how the panel come out of the roof?
Thank you, Darko
Thank you, Darko
My approach has been to find the center point of the sunroof opening, the center=half way point of the front seal and start from there and work back. The ends of the front seal dive down so that it overlaps with the short seal that is placed on the front edge of the sunroof. That "criss-cross" of the seals is suppose to be water tight even though we know it is not.
The sunroof is covered by a panel that has clips along the front, you can actually pull the front of the cover down and away from the sunroof and then be able to slide the panel back. This will expose all the cables and connections. Take some pics to keep track of reconstruction. Once exposed it should be intuitive on how to remove the panel.
The sunroof is covered by a panel that has clips along the front, you can actually pull the front of the cover down and away from the sunroof and then be able to slide the panel back. This will expose all the cables and connections. Take some pics to keep track of reconstruction. Once exposed it should be intuitive on how to remove the panel.
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