Glass, Power Sun Roof
REPLACING SUN ROOF WEATHERSTRIPAdjusting the glass sun roof weatherstrip when replacing it.
The weatherstrip seal lip must be removed from the rear edge and sides of the sun root when the weatherstrip is replaced. The seal lip should only be left between the rails at the front of the sun roof. The lip is to prevent the sun root from "lifting" when driving at high speed.
Warning! Take care not to scratch the sun roof when removing it.
Install new weatherstrip
- Remove sun roof panel.
- Place upside down on a soft, clean underlay.
- Remove the old weatherstrip.
- Position the end of the new weatherstrip in the middle of the rear edge of the sun roof and press it into place on the sun roof frame up to the front corner.
Install weatherstrip guide
- Install a plastic weatherstrip guide (D) (P/N 6817610-6) in the weatherstrip in the inside front corner of the sun roof as illustrated.
- Press the weatherstrip and guide into place on the metal frame of the glass sun roof.
- Press the weatherstrip into place up to the next corner and install another weatherstrip guide in the same way as the first.
- Press the weatherstrip into place around the entire sun roof.
Note: Seat the weatherstrip guide against the outer edge of channel (E) in the sun roof frame as indicated by the arrows.
Cut off weatherstrip.
- Position the weatherstrip joint in the middle of the rear edge of the sun roof. Cut off excess weatherstrip with scissors (tool number 9986006-6).
Important: Use sharp scissors of the correct type so that the cut is smooth and straight. This will provide good adhesion for the bonded joint, see illustration.
Bond the weatherstrip
- Bond both ends of the weatherstrip together tightly with adhesive (P/N 1161095-3).
Removing the weatherstrip seal lip
- Place the sun roof on top of the frame as illustrated.
- Cut the front edge (A) of the seal lip by both rails as illustrated.
- Pull the seal lip (A) (lower illustration) from the cut back to the weatherstrip joint at the rear edge of the sun roof.
- There is a channel along the seal lip to make it easy to pull off the weatherstrip.
Install sun roof