Sunroof Drains? - Saxperience

philipio · 14th November 2012, 10:44

Hello.

I am experiencing the dreaded drain blockage on my sunroof. I have followed a few of the guides on here but still cant unblock one of the tubes.

I was wondering if anyone has any ideas as to where the drains exit? I know some come from the wheel arch and others from under the plastic cover thingy (sorry im not great with cars at all!) at the bottom of the front windscreen...ive checked both and there is no drain exit in either place. I could be missing something really simple but i was wondering if the are any other exit areas for the drains? Its a 1.4 vtr if that helps?

Thanks in advance.

kmak577 · 14th November 2012, 11:32

by the sill behind the front wheel arch mate. What have you tried to clear it? A borrowed air compressor did the trick for me!

philipio · 14th November 2012, 11:43

Cheers mate!

Ill have a look as soon as i finish work

I did look around that area but didnt look behind

I tried with wire and an air compressor but had no joy...the wire goes really far through so im thinking if i can find the exit and try to clear it from that end ill have a better chance.

Thanks again!

AndyMack · 6th April 2013, 13:50

Help! My left hand sunroof drain pipe is blocked and I still cant seem to unblock it.

Ive tried compressed air down it. Poking down it with a spiral drain unblocker. Ive taken off the front wheel and the plastic panel behind it to try and find the end of the pipe to clean it that way but I couldnt find it.

Does anyone have any pictures of where the pipe comes out or how to get to it? Its really pissing me off and the car is almost dry so would really like to fix it before it rains again.

Gandi699 · 6th April 2013, 14:11

It doesn't come out physically outside the car, it's inside the sill and the sill then has a tiny drain hole for the water. Take the carpet out and there's a bolt holding the dash in on the passenger side A pillar. That can pinch the pipe, take the bolt out and remove the pipe to inspect

AndyMack · 6th April 2013, 14:16

so can i just pull the drain pipe out the car?

Gandi699 · 6th April 2013, 14:18

Disconnect it from the sunroof and pull yes. It's a bit more difficult to get them back in but not too bad

AndyMack · 7th April 2013, 02:25

awesome! got it fixed now! thanks.