Had this problem for a while, anyone know what the best way to take care of it is?



UPDATED - see post #7 below.

 

Because sealing the sunroof is so critical I'd order a new one and have Nissan install it for you. We've seen stories where members lost their sunroof while driving more than once, you don't want that to happen. Better to get it fixed right....Gary

 

I dont think u can just replace the seal?? Gotta buy the whole glass..

 

I think F35 is right, you gotta replace the whole glass. Sewell wanted soemthing like 500 two years ago... I wanted to replace my seal since it had hairline cracks in it. I learned to live with it.

 

Just wanted to know if there was a way to do a re-attach while catching it early, my last car's sunroof seal started to go and it ended up rusting like crazy in there.

 

Crazy how I was looking at this at work today. if its adhesive u need a new glass assembly. The seal may have a lip on the back dat fits into a groove on the glass if ur lucky. Maybe I shud start oiling mines up

 

Update:

I went all in on it and just peeled it off. There is no glue, just a lip and groove.


Sadly, it's likely to continue to degenerate.

As you can barely see in the above picture, there is metal inside the rubber seal that helps to reinforce the rubber seal. Unfortunately, where the two ends meet up at the front, there's an opening for the water to get in. It's begun to rust , so the rubber is free to start to lose strength. I tried to crimp it back into place with some pliers, but I could feel it all crunchy inside from the rust.



It went back on fairly easily, you just have to hook the top portion first and then wiggle it a bit to get the lower portion to clip back into place.

But I guess the good news is, if we can find a source for the weatherstripping, it'll be about a 10 minute job to replace it, and if you get a donor piece from a junkyard G35, you could cut out the rusted portion and, so long as you seal it right, it should be a solid replacement for a long time.