I have a 1990 Gen 1 Pajero with sunroof issues, predominantly water leaks. I decided to disassemble the sunroof in an effort to reseal with silicone as previous owner did this also and seemed to work for best part of 5 years.
I decided in my infinite wisdom to remove the sunroof in its entirety, remove and clean all the old silastic and remove the badly cracked and decaying rubber seal. First thing I noticed was the glass was somewhat loose so with some careful prodding the glass panel was removed from the frame.
The exposed frame had serious cancer and with best efforts to clean it up it was proving to be a lost cause. I removed the 8 nuts that fastened the sunroof frame to the body. Once the frame was removed it was easy to remove the rubber seal which was pretty well unrecognisable from its original design.
Another Pajero owner informed me earlier today that the Glass panel, steel sunroof frame and the rubber seal are bonded together during the manufacturing process as one assembly.I very cleverly managed to separate these components not realising it was all one assembly.
Any suggestions from other folks on this site who may have had similar experience with a Gen 1 sunroof replacement or repair options other then selling the Paj? The car is in sound mechanical and body condition and is very tidy.
Any assistance or suggestions will be appreciated
I decided in my infinite wisdom to remove the sunroof in its entirety, remove and clean all the old silastic and remove the badly cracked and decaying rubber seal. First thing I noticed was the glass was somewhat loose so with some careful prodding the glass panel was removed from the frame.
The exposed frame had serious cancer and with best efforts to clean it up it was proving to be a lost cause. I removed the 8 nuts that fastened the sunroof frame to the body. Once the frame was removed it was easy to remove the rubber seal which was pretty well unrecognisable from its original design.
Another Pajero owner informed me earlier today that the Glass panel, steel sunroof frame and the rubber seal are bonded together during the manufacturing process as one assembly.I very cleverly managed to separate these components not realising it was all one assembly.
Any suggestions from other folks on this site who may have had similar experience with a Gen 1 sunroof replacement or repair options other then selling the Paj? The car is in sound mechanical and body condition and is very tidy.
Any assistance or suggestions will be appreciated
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