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Nick1 9th September 2010 07:25 AM

leaky headlining
 
Hi does any body no how to clear the sunroof drains as iam finding it hard to drive with an umbrella up

graynada 9th September 2010 10:43 AM

The front ones are easy just open the sunroof and in the 2 front corners use a heavy gauge wire and it will come out in the front door slam.

The rear ones are more tricky, if you remove the lining in the boot behind the wheel archesyou can see a tube coming down and connecting to a white rubber tube. These pull apart and you can poke down to clear the drains. I haven't tried going up the tubes from there. I have a picture of one side I'll try and upload it later.

graynada 9th September 2010 03:06 PM

1 Attachment(s)
Sorry, white tube and black rubber.

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...5&d=1284044779

Conan_the_Librarian 10th September 2010 06:43 AM

Or try an LP air line?

Nick1 10th September 2010 08:05 AM

thanks for the pic will give it ago today

Adrian E 8th January 2011 11:37 AM

Guess what I found when I drove round a corner this morning :rolleyes:

Queue water in lap from the panel around the rear view mirror/sunroof controls......

I'm conscious that if pipework is just in interference fit you can blow the sections apart quite easily with an airline.

What sort of pressure should be safe to use on the fronts? I've got a pressure regulator I can adjust on my compressor, plus a long nozzle for blowing stuff clean, so figure that will clear the fronts at least.

Are the rears accessible at all with the sunroof fully open? My long nozzle extension is probably about 9" long so if I can get to them a bit rather than stripping the car out it'd be a bonus. Plus with the weather the way it is I really need a quick fix!

Conan_the_Librarian 8th January 2011 03:21 PM

Start out low and increase until she blows! probably about 15psi will be enough.

A8 Owner 26th June 2012 12:56 PM

Did this cure the problem???

Also anyone got exploded view how to get this boot liner out. was hoping take panel off where cd changer was and it be there lol OOO how wrong i was lol.
Dont like to pull car apart without knowing what i got to do to get it out.

Thanks


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