Let me clarify-they don't leak in to the passenger compartment. LOL......If sunroofs didn't leak then they wouldn't have drain channels lol.
Let me clarify-they don't leak in to the passenger compartment. LOL......If sunroofs didn't leak then they wouldn't have drain channels lol.
Let me clarify-they don't leak in to the passenger compartment. LOL......
No, they'd leak (where it matters) if they didn't have drains.If sunroofs didn't leak then they wouldn't have drain channels lol.
And weedwhacker string is available to about 0.135"...???Be careful if you choose to use compressed air. You run the risk of blowing off the drain tube, see above post for the results of that.
Better choice is weedwacker string.
How much trouble did you experience trying to find the two rear drains?I checked all of the drains with weed Wacker string and they are all clear. It doesn't leak in the rain even a hard rain only when pressurized water is sprayed directly over it. The car was had enough pressure and so did a hose with my finger partially over the tip to cause pressure. The water comes in and splashes in the drain and then will spray out into the cabin. It's not a lot of water but it's enough you feel it hit you. With the cover closed the back side of the cover catches that little splash and it doesn't enter the cabin.
Wasn't hard just looked in the sunroof tray and spotted them.How much trouble did you experience trying to find the two rear drains?
VW's tend to suffer from drain line issues, aside from dirt clogging, the traps at the end tend to clog (some TSB's state to remove them), sometimes the joint connectors somehow work their way loose.
See if there is also any manual adjustment. Maybe you can get it to have a little bit of a tighter fit.So it would appear as though a recalibration of the sunroof helped. I did the recalibration procedure and I actually have less wind noise and now I can spray it with a hose and watch the water trickle in but it doesn't spray into the cabin. Shining a flashlight around the seal I noticed on the back corners a small amount of light shines through the very small gap between the seal and roof. Not sure how much if any I should see. I've never tested any other sunroof this way.
My only ever car with a sunroof is my current Honda Accord...I hate it and keep the curtain closed at all time
Oh, the irony...Apart from that I also have a convertible, but again I keep the hard top on almost all the time.
They all leak. You just don't see the leak because the water is managed. If what you say was true then why have drains? A powerful car wash will push water past the seals and that water will drain out - check it out in a car wash. I've fixed sunroof leaks for domestic and foriegn cars.No they don't. OR-maybe more specifically GM SUNROOFS ALL LEAK.....
Ok we can say it that way too. Same idea different wording.Semantics. A properly designed sunroof will channel water that has gotten past the seal away from the cabin and prevent leakage. I think it would be more appropriate to say sunroofs are not waterproof but water resistant and they prevent leaks.
Normally, in the 4 corners. Routed down to the wheel wells.How many of us, yes, us, know where our sunroof drains are?
The few times I've looked on any car, I've never located one.
As I said, it comes down to semantics. The word leak has a negative connotation and that's why I would not want to use the term unless we talk about water ingress that overwhelms the drainage system. I wouldn't say a tire has a leak if it loses 1 psi over the course of a month.Ok we can say it that way too. Same idea different wording.