I used a bike brake cable, just the inner, to push down the tubes on a previous car. Chris

2014 FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Barolo Black
2012 RRS SDV6 HSE Baltic Blue
and before I saw the light:
2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara SZ5
1998 Ford Mondeo V6 Ghia X
1990 Citroen BX GTi
1973 Triumph GT6

Strimmer wire/cable works well when ive used it...

WaterloggedFFRR wrote:

Get it sorted out, or you could lose your vehicle. Rust can get so bad that there is no way of repairing the drain or hose. The entire sunroof assembly frame would have to be replaced. This exact problem/damage totaled my 2014 ATB. Bad design flaw. The tip that the hose connects to will rust away to nothing inside the hose and continue working until it breaks off entirely.

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Just looking to check my drains by way of preventative maintenance (hopefully).

Struggling to find the upper drain holes however. The parts diagram posted a while back by Stan was helpful in showing rough location in the region above the B pillar.

With the sunroof fully open, are the drains still under a section of the glass roof?

I can see what look like drain holes however they are within an inner channel. I’m guessing they can’t be there however as that channel is dry, unlike a damp outer channel.

Does anyone have a photo of the drain location from above please?

Cheers. 2016 SDV8 AB

I would like to know too as I cannot see them either, are they visible when the roof is fully open?  overfinch modified

gino will tell you,

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Bloody hell I only want to see where the drain holes are not strip my RR back to its shell.

Seriously can you get to them from the top with the roof open to check? overfinch modified

Yes you can, open the sunroof fully stand on centre console and look down into channel between sunroof and body about 1inch behind line of sunroof when opened, you can pop the trim off and its very visible, you might need a torch depending on light. I wonder actually if you could seal them up and let gravity do the rest when you drive off?

Regards fixed pano roof, i reckon you need to pull the trim and check as i bet you too have drain points, easy 2min check just pop off trim on roof, it pops back in place

I’ve really struggled to find and test the sunroof drain holes - couldn’t see any photos anywhere online which helped. Plenty of video and photo stuff of rusted away pipes further in the car.

So, I had a go investigating. The easiest way I found was to remove the black trim which runs the full length of the sunroof. It’s pretty easy to pop off with a trim removal tool or something similar non-metallic. The drain hole is quite a bit further back from a fully open sunroof than just one inch, so I don’t really see how the drains can be accessed without removing the trim.

I’ve attached a photo from above the car showing the location of the RH drain.

The next bit for me was 50% good. One of the drains was clear but the other not. I tried a bit of rodding with a “sunroof drain cleaning tool” but it would not go down the tube any further than about 18”. Just thinking about my next steps, but had a chat with my Indy and he suggested sorting from inside the car - at least that way I’ll be able to see if there’s a rust problem - current or potential.

What this exercise did show me is that it’s a pretty straightforward job to pop the roof trims on each side and clear / make sure the drains are clear as a regular DIY maintenance job.

Hope this helps.

Holey Moley I soo wanted a sliding pano roof when I went looking for my RR. I was a little disapoointed when I went with a fixed one on a vogue but as Gremlin says there's already way to much to worry about without two tiny holes ruining your day

To be honest the fixed roof is the best option, I never use the sliding roof anyway. 2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue

I’ve not purchased one of these as I don’t have a sunroof, but at the price it seems worth checking out?

I just found this on AliExpress: ￡1.49 | Car Drain Dredge Cleaning Scrub Brush for Land Rover Range Discovery Sport Guardian 4 Freelander 2
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHlSAOU “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” -where’s the fun in that?

Hello, I tried this today. Where are and how many clips on tbe black trim strip? I didn't get it to start to unclip. In the workshop manual I also couldn't find this trim strip. SDV8 AB MY 2020
MINI Cooper S Cabrio
Kit: Jaguar XK140 (in progress - the website is link to build)

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The easiest way I found was to remove the black trim which runs the full length of the sunroof.

Yes need to do mine watching with interest  2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue