Joined: 07 Feb 2013 Posts: 142 Location: Southampton
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 12:01 pm Post subject: Changing sunroof seal?
How simple / difficult is it to change the external sunroof seal?
Mine is looking a bit old and hardened and could do with refreshing. _________________ Usual progression - 205 1.9 / Corrado VR6 / Audi B5 S4 / RS4 / 996 C2 Coupe.
deMort Dijon
Joined: 21 Mar 2015 Posts: 7580 Location: Brighton
Youll find instructions on how to remove the sunroof .. its then just a matter of fitting the new seal around it .
Not a hard job but the new seal is often tight to close so best left in the closed postion for a few days after replacement to squash it a bit _________________ .
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MisterCorn Dijon
Joined: 08 Jan 2011 Posts: 7306 Location: Nottingham, England
I just removed the sunroof on my car last week. It really is a piece of cake.
MC
searider Silverstone
Joined: 07 Feb 2013 Posts: 142 Location: Southampton
Posted: Wed May 30, 2018 8:43 pm Post subject:
Thanks all,
Just discovered that the sunroof now won't slide back...... _________________ Usual progression - 205 1.9 / Corrado VR6 / Audi B5 S4 / RS4 / 996 C2 Coupe.
deMort Dijon
Joined: 21 Mar 2015 Posts: 7580 Location: Brighton
Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 7:14 pm Post subject:
If you remove the interior light consol you should have access to the motor , there is an emergency operation to move it which should be listed in the owners manual ... it would be usefull to know if it moves that way .
Does the roof motor make a noise as though its trying to work ? if so something jamming it or seized .. if not then a fuse .. switch fault perhaps . _________________ .
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searider Silverstone
Joined: 07 Feb 2013 Posts: 142 Location: Southampton
Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 8:02 pm Post subject:
It goes up and down.
Clicks a bit.
I think something might be jammed 🙁 _________________ Usual progression - 205 1.9 / Corrado VR6 / Audi B5 S4 / RS4 / 996 C2 Coupe.
996driver Trainee
Joined: 15 Sep 2013 Posts: 87 Location: Kent UK
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:38 pm Post subject:
I know this is an old thread but I thought I'd missed something when I was reading it so I'm not sure if there are different 996 sunroof variations.
My 1998 C2 has the seal on the body side not on the sunroof itself so I couldn't see the requirement to remove the sunroof to replace it.
By retracting the sunroof into the car I've managed to remove the seal using a trim removal tool but there was some corrosion underneath that I'm now treating before refitting the new seal. The job wasn't too bad but I'd definitely recommend some sheets inside the car to catch any rubbish that drops from the seal as you remove it.
I'll do a video on the steps I used once I've got the job completed
Did yours quiet down at all with the new seal? What did you use to treat the corrosion?
I adjusted my sunroof last night and noticed that the seal is not looking too good, so I will need to change it this summer. _________________ 996 Carrera 4 Coupe
996driver Trainee
Joined: 15 Sep 2013 Posts: 87 Location: Kent UK
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:00 pm Post subject:
P0tential wrote:
Did yours quiet down at all with the new seal? What did you use to treat the corrosion?
I adjusted my sunroof last night and noticed that the seal is not looking too good, so I will need to change it this summer.
I've not yet driven it at speed to check but it certainly looks to have filled the gaps that were there before.
For the corrosion I cleaned it up and then use Dynax S50 to spray on to protect and hopefully prevent further rusting. _________________ 1998 911 Carerra 2 Manual Coupe in blue
Previously :
1986 944 2.5 Lux
2001 911 Carrera 2 Manual Coupe in silver
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