Sunroof weatherstripping and service

[Jason McIvor]

Folks
Something that doesnt get asked very often as it seems everyone wants rid of their sunroof

Do any of you know of anywhere in the SouthWest (close to North Bristol preferably) where I can get someone to tweak the alignment of my aftermarket sunroof and add weatherstripping all the way around it ?
Bristol Sunroof Centre is no longer trading so the most obvious one is not a goer

Cant find anything obvious to do the job

Let me know
Jason

 

[toopy]

Is it actually leaking?

Reason i ask is, mine wasn't before the car was restored, but when they removed it, the unseen edges of the metal were rusty and it was far easier and cheaper to buy a new slightly larger replacement sunroof than to repair the cutout edges. If yours is waterproof still, i would leave well alone for now, as trying to find parts to fit an old sunroof could be nigh on impossible.

 

[Jason McIvor]

Is it actually leaking?

Reason i ask is, mine wasn't before the car was restored, but when they removed it, the unseen edges of the metal were rusty and it was far easier and cheaper to buy a new slightly larger replacement sunroof than to repair the cutout edges. If yours is waterproof still, i would leave well alone for now, as trying to find parts to fit an old sunroof could be nigh on impossible.

Hey Toopy
No, it's not leaking but its bare metal, there is no rubber "protection"/weatherstripping at all
When the car was (hastily) resprayed they stripped it right down and never put the weatherstripping/rubber protection back on it
At the minute it is metal sunroof meeting metal roof with a sizeable gap surrounding it, water drainage seems good though

I had it in that rain shower around lunchtime yesterday and there are no leaks but I would just feel much better with some properly installed rubber
Maybe I should just grab some doublesided weatherstripping off amazon and do it myself ?! But I'd prefer someone who knows what they are doing looking at it

 

[Jason McIvor]

Folks
Asking again
I took the car to the auto carwash as a "test" - sunroof is leaking at the back passenger side (LHD) - and needs a little adjustment by someone who knows what they are doing
My sunroof isn't glass, it's a built in sunroof, same as the car body, so I need some folks who know how to deal with that

Any ideas please let me know

 

[Makesy]

An extreme solution perhaps, but I have a roof cut I may be willing to part with if it comes to it Jason

 

[Jason McIvor]

An extreme solution perhaps, but I have a roof cut I may be willing to part with if it comes to it Jason

Extreme indeed - I'll keep you in mind