Sunroof drains (was 89 80 headliner removal)

[Kneale Brownson]

At 03:03 AM 07/07/2003 -0400, George Selby wrote:
>I appears there is a leak in the sunroof area of my latest Audi, the 89 80.
>The back half of the headliner is shot, and the area behind the drivers
>seat is wet (and the only source of recent water that could have caused it
>is me washing the car.)  I assume the drain tube is leaking or clogged on
>the rear drivers side of the sunroof.

No BTDT with the headliner material, but somewhere in one of the Bentley
manuals I have there was mention of clearing the sunroof drains by feeding
a length of something like speedometer cable innards through the
drains.  I'd start by using the plastic whip material from a weedwhip.   I
THINK all the Audi sunroofs have a drain for each corner.  The fronts
usually end up in the front doorjambs and the rears usually exit in the
rear wheelwells.  The Bentley described inserting the cleaning tool from
the bottom.