[s-cars] rear sunroof drains

[Steve Powers]

New hinges. They're made of cheap ass pot metal and aren't available
separately. Want new hinges? Buy a new sunroof is what the dealer
tells ya. <sigh>

Mine are still broken. One could make some out of billet, but that
would take a bunch of people wanting them.

How many of you out there have broken rear hinges?

Steve


On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:25:54 -0700, Mack <macks4runner at shaw.ca> wrote:
> So what is needed to fix the sub-panel?
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Steve Powers
> Sent: October 17, 2004 8:08 AM
> To: Marc Gorelick
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] rear sunroof drains
> 
> Is your sub-panel still attached? It's the piece which slides along behind
> the sunroof panel and is attached at the rear hinge points. The pot metal
> hinge pieces are prone to breaking which "orphans" this sub-panel somewhere
> in the cavity between your headliner and the roof metal.
> 
> Ours isn't and when it's not in the correct position, we have the same rain
> problem.
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:57:43 -0400, Marc Gorelick <marc at frogville.net>
> wrote:
> > I too have the same problem. I know this has come up before, but the
> > archives don't seem to be searchable.
> >
> > I'd appreciate BTDTs on solving this. What to clean the drains with?
> > Do you have to clean the entire path of the drain? With what? Etc,
> > etc.  My recollection is that it's not too hard to fix but I can't
> > recall/find details.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:50 PM 10/16/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Every once in a while, after the S4 sits in the rain for a bit, I'll
> > >drive away and get a small shower from the sunroof when I brake.  It
> > >comes in from around the sunroof control panel.
> > >
> > >I've tested the front drains and they drain well enough - so I
> > >imagine the rear drains are what are clogged.  So the water collects
> > >in the back and then when I brake, it sloshes forwards and the front
> > >drains cant drain fast enough.
> > >
> > >Does anyone know where the rear drains come out?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Keith
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