How Much To Fix Sunroof Drains?

[ScoobyJawa 23]

I need to get my sunroof drains fixed (they are corroded where the pipe meets the rubber tube in the headlining) as I want to be able to leave the car without a cover on all its life!

 

I've already done them on another 205 so I know whats involved but I just don't have the time to do them myself now with a baby taking up most of my free time!

 

Just wondered if anyone has an idea of what I could expect to pay a bodyshop/garage to sort them for me?

 

Ta

Edited April 14, 2015 by ScoobyJawa

[Stu 18]

would it not be easier to replace the sunroof frame? I took mine out for painting, its not too bad

[ScoobyJawa 23]

Last one I took the headlining down and tigersealed some new copper piping in there. I don't care how its done tbh, just as long as its a reasonable job so it doesn't happen again but as said, I don't have the time to do it so just wondered on rough estimate of cost!

[hoodygoodwood 70 3 Cars]

I just did 2 of my drains using stainless steel tube bought off Ebay , a nice tight fit plus a dab of araldite to make sure they are watertight .Some sunroof frames lift out easy , others have a strip of sealant under them and they won't budge without levering which is a bit of a nightmare for potential deformation .

Good luck finding a normal garage , are you anywhere near Miles Horne ?

[ScoobyJawa 23]

Unfortunately not, I'm just north of Pompey!

[Pugleyrich 37 1 Cars]

That's not too far from Miles... Could be a nice day out in the New Forest

[ATK 140 1 Cars]

By the time you explain to a garage what needs doing and how to do it you may as well do it yourself again. Mine took around 4 hours when I did mine, copper pipe amd tigerseal.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Headlining's are a pain as they are dead easy to damage which is the longest part, fixing the drain's could be cutting the end off and putting the tube back on

[ScoobyJawa 23]

Yeah the headlining is a bit of a pig to be careful with. Last one was a pig as the whole pipe had corroded. Might just pull the lining down and top of the pass door and shine a torch in to see if I can see how bad it is.

[ScoobyJawa 23]

Well I had some time today so I had a crack at it. The drains were in pretty good condition to be honest, only a little rust showing. While it was all off I put a bit of copper pipe inside the standard one and tigersealed it all up - thought while I'd gone that far I might as well rule out the drains ever being an issue.

 

So, with that done, I now need to find where the leak is coming from!!