leaking sunroof

hi, i've just brought a land rover 110 and when i drove it home i notice the seat was damp, after an inseption it was the sun roof leaking, when i opened it i notice the sun roof had a slight curve to it and when i should it it was sealed both sides but the middle there was a gap. what i want to know is, is the sunroof supposed to have a curve or do i need to replace it because my last land rover didn't have a sunroof so i don't know

many thanks

1987tjs said:

hi, i've just brought a land rover 110 and when i drove it home i notice the seat was damp,

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Well, all ah can think off is... ye were either too excited or scared tae buggery!!!

1987tjs said:

hi, i've just brought a land rover 110 and when i drove it home i notice the seat was damp, after an inseption it was the sun roof leaking, when i opened it i notice the sun roof had a slight curve to it and when i should it it was sealed both sides but the middle there was a gap. what i want to know is, is the sunroof supposed to have a curve or do i need to replace it because my last land rover didn't have a sunroof so i don't know

many thanks

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je ne comprends pas

Top tip:- If ya sunroof leaks rub vasaline around the seal stops alll leaks (usealy)

did on my disco anyway

Iannotts is right about the vaseline, worked on my defender sunroof, but I'm not sure about the fact that when you close it there is still a gap in the middle. Sounds like it's warped or something.

badadj said:

Iannotts is right about the vaseline, worked on my defender sunroof, but I'm not sure about the fact that when you close it there is still a gap in the middle. Sounds like it's warped or something.

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My disco is the same here just have to give it one more twist

Rumour has it, some defenders have Disco sunroofs fitted after market. The two are not the same. Mine is exactly the same. I also found I couldnt tighten it down enough to 'straighten the curve' so to speak. What i did do though was tighten the handle, and then wedge a thick piece of card between then hinge of the opener, and the glass of the sunroof. This pulled the glass down that extra little bit, stopping the leak. trouple is, it looks pony, and is a top bodge.

iannotts said:

My disco is the same here just have to give it one more twist

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Aye I see what you're saying, but the defender sunroof isn't as 'high tech' as a disco's. There's no winder mechanism just a big old clip thingy.

Vasaline worked alright on mine.

I also found that water was coming in where the roof meets the front screen, the rubber seal had slight gaps in which let water come in and sit on the roof lining until i went round a corner and it ****ed all over my legs.

I re-sealed it with a Kent sealant and problem is ( touch wood ) gone.

1987tjs said:

hi, i've just brought a land rover 110 and when i drove it home i notice the seat was damp, after an inseption it was me id ****ed myself, when i washed it off i notice the sun roof had a slight curve to it and when i should it it was sealed both sides but the middle there was a gap. what i want to know is, is the sunroof supposed to have a curve or do i need to replace it because my last land rover didn't have a sunroof so i don't know

many thanks

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dirty bastard

riggaz said:

Vasaline worked alright on mine.

I also found that water was coming in where the roof meets the front screen, the rubber seal had slight gaps in which let water come in and sit on the roof lining until i went round a corneran it frightend me so much - i ****ed all over my legs.

I re-sealed it with a Kent sealant and problem is ( touch wood ) gone.

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dirt dirty dirty

bloat1992 said:

ooh pleas talk dirty too me you dirty dirty man

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whatever floats yer bloat

Sirus said:

you always float my boat bloat

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hah ah ah

bloat1992 said:

dirt dirty dirty

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Always use vasoline on your seal bloat

Keep well away from me seal yur dirty bastids