I have an old (87) Honda Accord with a mechanical sunroof that leaks. The water doesn't fall right through as it rains, though. It collects somewhere in the roof and then rolls out and falls into the car the next time I get in and drive. The weird thing is that it doesn't do it all the time. Sometimes it will rain horribly and no water collects. Other times, it will only rain a little and I'll end up with a ton of trapped water. I haven't used/activated the sunroof in two years, so I do not have any idea what variable causes the different outcomes. My question, then, is this...since I need to get another couple of years out of this car, is there some sort of durable (I live in the Rocky Mountains - brutal UV) substance that I can apply around the seal in order to make it impenetrable to water? I can live without ever using the sunroof again. Also, it doesn't matter what it looks like (the substance when dried). It can be totally ugly as long as it works. I'm not interested in properly repairing the sunroof...just want a workaround.

 

drain holes could be clogged. there are two i believe right and left in the top...Someone correct me if i'm wrong.

 

Yep, if memory serves, I think there is one in each of the rear corners. I had the same issue in my '87 years ago. If you pull the headliner down on either side you should see a tube running out of the sunroof assembly. I can't remember for sure but I think it's easy to pull it off and just blow some compressed (relatively low pressure) through it to unclog. I believe it empties right in front of the rear wheel.

Todd

 

I got in the car and did some checking...the sunroof is now completely dysfunctional and will not open. I'm really only looking at doing something on the roof and giving up on ever using the sunroof again. I only need another 10-15 thousand miles out of the car. It will then have no residual value whatsoever, and I will rightly have no concern about gluing the sunroof (or whatever) shut.

 

there is a plug in the headliner behind the sunroof where you can insert a tool (probably buried in the glovebox or with the jack tools) you can open the sunroof manually with that.
Then you can clear out the 4 drain holes with a quick blast of air from a can of keyboard cleaner.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MooGoCow3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there is a plug in the headliner behind the sunroof where you can insert a tool (probably buried in the glovebox or with the jack tools) you can open the sunroof manually with that.
Then you can clear out the 4 drain holes with a quick blast of air from a can of keyboard cleaner.</TD></TR></TABLE>

how come moogocow knows everything? Thank you for being a helpful person.. you win the award for 2006 best at solving peoples problems.. seriously a good man!

 

moogocow how do i change the weather stripping around the moon roof of my 2002 honda ex? THANKS . Jim

 

If this is an LXi factory sunroof you'll need to clean the drains, behind the front wheels under the fenderliner you'll find what looks like black rubber duckbills, chop the ends off of them about 1/2" or so then 'rod' out the crud that is trapped in the tube.
Next go to the trunk and behind the side panel trim/rear of the wheel wells, you'll find the drain hose as well. Do the same as the front.
If this is an aftermarket sunroof you are S.O.L. and will be getting a shower everytime you drive, because there are no drains.