[Shotimes] windvisor problem

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

My car came with one when I bought it.  Personally, I don't like them.
I don't like anything sticking up on the roof like that.  First order of
business once the weather got nice was to remove it.  But I found alot
of rust behind the clips.  So much so that it is spreading up onto the
top of the roof.  A little silicone in the hole and behind the clip will
probably go along way to preventing rust if your installing one.

Oh, I don't have any problems with water leaking in though.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.


shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 05/07/2003 10:02:52 AM:

> I wonder if it's just a coincidence?  It doesn't matter if water gets 
past
> the moonroof seal, the water drains out the drain tubes.  Theoretically 
you
> could open the moonroof and fill the surrounding "tray" with water and 
you
> shouldn't get any leaking into the interior.  I can't see how the wind
> deflector would make a difference.  Maybe one of your drain tubes has 
become
> disconnected?
> 
> Dave
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: May 07, 2003 8:48 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] windvisor problem
> 
> 
> > I recently installed a wind deflector on the moonroof of my 91.  This 
one
> is
> > the type that mounts with thin metal clips.
> >
> > Does anyone else have one of these?  If so, did you have any problems 
with
> > leaking?  Ever since this visor went on, I can't leave this car out in 
the
> > rain.  The leak is at the right front corner, where one of the 
mounting
> > clips is.
> >
> > The seal around the roof is only a year old or so.  I cleaned out both
> front
> > drain tubes not too long ago.
> >
> > One thing I'm going to try is parking with the car pointed uphill.  I 
am
> > wondering if the deflector is trapping rainwater when the car is 
pointed
> > downhill.
> >
> > I really like the way the deflector makes the car quieter when the 
roof is
> > open, but I can't have this car leaking like this.
> >
> > Any ideas welcome.
> >
> > Joseph van Oss
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