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Brian Timms
Tinkerer New South Wales 180sx DET
Posts: 50 Reg: 12-2006
| Hi Guys, Many moons ago, I was told that with Sunroof maintenance, you need to keep the runner clean, the glass clean, but also need to lubricate the rubbers every 6 months or so to keep them moist and lush so they dont dry out and start to crack. I am just wondering what other people here use to lubricate the rubbers on their sunroof, as mine's starting to show signs of the rubber getting a little old, and I rather do the preventative maintenance than the replacement of rubber seals later. Thanks, B. |
Mike Bradberry
TryHard Queensland V8 Limited
Posts: 439 Reg: 07-2005
| Dry lube might do the job. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo North Island JZZ31
Posts: 1975 Reg: 10-2005
| I just give it a squirt of silcon spray at the same time I do my window rubbers. |
Ali Yazici
TryHard Victoria 4.0L V8 GTL-L
Posts: 101 Reg: 08-2006
| I didnt even know that you were meant to look after the sunroof hahaha, but then again mine's in perfect working order |
Ali Yazici
TryHard Victoria 4.0L V8 GTL-L
Posts: 102 Reg: 08-2006
| Wohoo im a TryHard |
Brian Timms
Tinkerer New South Wales 180sx DET
Posts: 51 Reg: 12-2006
| Silicon spray seems to be quite popular, and yes, also a good idea to give the doors, boot, and bonnet a small spray, and rub it in, just to re-nourish the rubbers and stop them from pittering. I am doing some research into proper maintenance of sunroof's, and I will do up an article in relation to this, and post here. If the article is worth anything, then we can move it to the articles that are already done B. |
Ali Yazici
TryHard Victoria 4.0L V8 GTL-L
Posts: 104 Reg: 08-2006
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Brian Timms wrote on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 12:13 pm:If the article is worth anything, then we can move it to the articles that are already done
I think thats a brilliant idea Brian, always good to put up new stuff under general maintenance as these cars are very fragile |
Mike Beck
DieHard Ellerslie Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 992 Reg: 11-2005
| Mmmm, Ive been quite interested in how to maintain my sunroof. I.e. what greases to use.... how often and so on. What ever you can find Brian would be good. |
Brian Timms
Tinkerer New South Wales 180sx DET
Posts: 52 Reg: 12-2006
| I have found some articles for other vehicles, such as jeeps, and land rovers, but I will also have a chat to Toyota and see what they suggest, and then get some form of article written up (I will even include pretty pictures as well). As a forum member, if I can provide anything that helps even a few members, then it wasn't a waste of time. B. |
Jeff Bedsor
Tinkerer QLD TT
Posts: 7 Reg: 10-2006
| Be careful with the silicon spray, don't get it on your paintwork or you will have problems if you ever do a respray. |
Brian Timms
Tinkerer New South Wales TT Soarer Goodness.
Posts: 65 Reg: 12-2006
| Jeff, Too late for that, but some advise I do have is that if your going to spray silicon spray around the car willy-nilly, you should give the car a proper waxing first. And wash the car clean before the silicon gets a chance to bond into the paint. B. |
Brian Timms
Tinkerer New South Wales TT Soarer Goodness.
Posts: 79 Reg: 12-2006
| Sorry for the delays, just been extreamly busy lately, I will hopefully get onto this this coming weekend, and get the pics and how-to posted shortly afterwards. B. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo Ellerslie Soarer 4.0GT
Posts: 1106 Reg: 11-2005
| Excellent! |
Shane McInnes
DieHard NSW JZZ30 GT-TL Manual
Posts: 893 Reg: 07-2005
| I used silicon spray a bit on my window seal rubber and it would go on my previous paint work which had cracks everywhere and was fading, the silicon spray actually made it look better lol. Ive since had my car resprayed black and had no troubles? what troubles was i supose to be expecting Jeff? |
Brian Timms
Tinkerer New South Wales TT Soarer Goodness.
Posts: 80 Reg: 12-2006
| Shane, Silicon usually seaps deep into the paintwork, if you get to much in 1 area, then it will soak through, and when you go to respray, you usually dont get a proper bond between the paint and the panel. Although, if you snad back properly, and do the right prep work on a re-spray, you shouldn't end up seeing a problem with the paint. I had a nice sole decide to put brake fluid on a friends car, we got to it about 3 weeks later when they returned form overseas, and he was due for a re-spray anyway... Took it back to my cousion's place, and sanded it back to almost metal, then did the under-spray, prep coats, underlay, and then the normal spray in his chosen colour, and then clear-coated the car, and it looked fantastic. B. |
Antonio Hunt
Tinkerer NSW TT
Posts: 72 Reg: 11-2006
| Hello Brian have you had a chance to write up a "how to" for sunroof maintenance? |
Brian Timms
Goo Roo New South Wales TT Soarer Goodness.
Posts: 1075 Reg: 12-2006
| ** Bangs head against wall ** Not yet, and I admit it, I am a slack arse.... cant believe it's been over 12 months damn it. Let me pull my finger out and get something done up. Sorry peeps. B. |