[s-cars] rear sunroof drains

[Levent Cur]

Me Me Me... i hate that guide rattling when i hit bumps too.

Steve Powers wrote:

>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>
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>Mine are still broken. One could make some out of billet, but that
>would take a bunch of people wanting them.
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>How many of you out there have broken rear hinges?
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>Steve
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>On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:25:54 -0700, Mack <macks4runner at shaw.ca> wrote:
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>>So what is needed to fix the sub-panel?
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>>-----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:
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>>>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
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>>>
>>>At 06:50 PM 10/16/2004 -0400, you wrote:
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>>>>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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