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01-04-2010, 06:18 PM
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Sunroof Gasket -- This isn't right, right?
Dumb, quick question... I just got my car back from a body shop who fixed some cracking paint on my roof. Understandably, they had to remove the sunroof gasket to paint, but it looks to me like there is a piece of the gasket broken or missing?
  Can someone just confirm for me that there shouldn't be that gap in the middle? And if so, what is SUPPOSED to be there? Its something I never took notice of... Thanks in advance! -Dan
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01-04-2010, 06:46 PM
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Re: Sunroof Gasket -- This isn't right, right?
Ok... thats what I thought. Thanks! Does anyone know if there is like some small piece that is supposed to join over the two ends of the gasket or anything? All I can guess is that either a piece of the gasket broke off or there was some coupler piece that they didn't reattach... any thoughts?
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01-04-2010, 06:53 PM
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Re: Sunroof Gasket -- This isn't right, right?
Rubber is flexible, maybe they reattached the gasket not making enough tension so the rubber goes all around the sunroof line.
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01-04-2010, 06:57 PM
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Re: Sunroof Gasket -- This isn't right, right?
When I had mine off to repaint my roof a couple years ago I ended up with a similar gap when I put it back together. I took it back off and stretched it a little and put it back on. Then the gap was mostly gone. There isn't anything else that goes in there.
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01-04-2010, 07:50 PM
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Re: Sunroof Gasket -- This isn't right, right?
Ok, thanks for everyone's input. I am just going to take the car back to the shop tomorrow and have them attempt to fix it. This way if anything gets damaged in the process, it won't be on me
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01-04-2010, 08:16 PM
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Re: Sunroof Gasket -- This isn't right, right?
the seam in the rubber should be at the back of the sunroof, too. Not the front.
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01-04-2010, 10:23 PM
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Re: Sunroof Gasket -- This isn't right, right?
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My pearlie had a gap in the sunroof rubber (about 1/2") when I bought it. When I had the sunroof panel repainted, the shop took the molding off. When they reinstalled it, they also stretched in so that it actually overlapped at the ends. After they installed it the rubber was compressed at the ends and has never moved, maintaining a perfect seam with no gap. The same with my polo Do this in warm weather or use a heat gun or hair dryer to soften the rubber a bit to make it more pliable. .
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