Stevie D Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'm putting the 300TDi Disco back togther having finished the welding to what seemed like the entire bottom 3" of the body and would like it to last for a few years. With that in mind I'm going to replace the sunroof glass seals this weekend, and remove the frames to seal them again in a bit to get rid of a few drips. What should I seal them with? Windscreen sealant - the old type for rubber seals - I belive it stays soft / doesn't set? Sikaflex / polyeuretheane sealant - seam sealer type stuff - my favourite option? Traditional silicone type stuff - as avocated by some of the ebay vendors to bed the actual glass seal with? What would you recommend. I think land rover used a very thin paper seal... Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I used Tigerseal on my 110 and it does not leak, I suspect I'll never be able to get the bugger out again, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcock Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I used a pu adhesive sealant but you could use the non setting sealant they use on caravan roof vents it allows for different expansion rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomark10 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 a sheet of metal welded in place of the waterfall, or failing that tigerseal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudslinger Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I used some stuff called "Sticks like sh*t" (yes thats really the product name) about 18 months ago and its still drip free although im intending to remove both my sunroofs and weld them up in the near future as i dont use them anyway as a precaution. I got it in screwfix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie D Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 a sheet of metal welded in place of the waterfall, or failing that tigerseal lol I think your right - but I'm bound to warp the roof with too much heat or end up with a few pinholes in the weld bead that would leak as well. Don't want to go down the painting route or expense either. Anyways I like the light in the extra light in the disco with them. Thanks, for all the suggestions folks - the caravan stuff is called butyl rubber sealant afaik. I've used that in a roll form to seal the rear qtr panels back on again - thought they were sure to need taken off again so didn't want to use too much PU based stuffthere. I'll nip over to the autofactors / paint supplier shortly and see what they recomend too and then get a tube of something suitable. I'll let you know what I end up doing and then in a month or two see if it leaks when we get the summer showers. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 sikaflex as used for airbag vehicle windscreens, it will handle the differential expansion , hope you dont want to remove it again ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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