How to replace rubber roof seals?

[jmelhuish]

Hi All,
The this rubber seals at the edge of the roof which run from the front to the back of the car (See photos) have dried out and rotten away in some places and I think are letting in water to the cabin and look poor. It looks like I have to remove plastic edging to get to the rubber strip but I cant see how? Their are no connections I can find either inside or outside the car. Has anyone done this job before? If so how did you do it. Thanks and my car is a 1990 S2.

 

[jmelhuish]

Any ideas anyone?

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Sorry Jason no idea - not been there yet on the 2.7, and the 2.5 is very different!

 

[ghost]

Not done it myself, but this is from the workshop manual:

Let me know how you get on. It's on my list of jobs to do [8|]

 

[colin944]

All that rubber is there for is to stop the roof rail from rubbing on the body. There is no way it can leak into the cabin from there. However I would start by looking at your sun roof as it looks to be sitting off the roof. I would take the roof off and use the method of putting it on a flat surface and adding weight on top ie a few old books to straighten it back out. Also check the sunroof drain holes.

 

[david924s]

I would agree there is not a way from those seals into the car from memory of those on my 924S but your sunroof looks very high, I would suspect a badly fitted or aftermarket (poor fit) sunroof seal, will the sunroof push into the hole when pressed from above?

I might be tempted to remove the outer seal and see how the roof fits without it and also check the sunroof drains for blockage.

 

[jmelhuish]

Thanks for the info.
The roof panel had a new Porsche seal last year and stopped the leaking. The leak I have is above the rear 1/4 light window on the drivers side and the water runs through behind the panelling. I don't think it is from the roof panel and if its not the rubber roof strips it must be the rubber holding the window in. I will have a closer look at the weekend.

 

[colin944]

Check your tail gate seal.Also is the water running down the out side of the trim panel or is it pooling on the floor? If you are not 100% sure that it is running down the inside then lift the carpet and have a look. It could be one of the seals on the floor or maybe a hole in the floor where it joins onto the sill.