Ice screwing with Moonroof gasket?

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Wolfman213
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Ice screwing with Moonroof gasket?

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Sometime last month we had a bad ice storm. It sound like the wind noise from the moonroof is way worse than it was prior to the storm. Should I try and replace the gaskets or would there be something else that I should look for as being the culprit in having more wind noise?
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Re: Ice screwing with Moonroof gasket? (Wolfman213)

Post by djkeev »

Take a look at the seal with the roof closed, is it torn or become loose anywhere? If not, look elsewhere. Sometimes a ice storm will cause the door weather strip to freeze to the body, you open the door and RIP!!! you just damaged a door seal. It is good practice to spray all the weather seals with silicone spray, that will help them not freeze to the body.Maybe ice / snow loosened an inner fender, a mud flap or a bumper piece. Sometimes hitting a chunk of ice will damage a lot of the cars plastic. Look under the front end, there are many plastic bits there that are easily damaged.Dave
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Wolfman213
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Post by Wolfman213 »

I'll definitely check those out tonight! I'm hoping it's just weather stripping and can be replaced with less of a headache than any other issue.
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