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Sunroof drains freezing at the outlet this winter.

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Old May 30, 2017 | 06:08 PM
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The obstruction you met may have been the connector between 2 pieces of tube.
Could you elaborate?
Old May 30, 2017 | 06:15 PM
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Have a look here

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/prob...ks-770/page29/

And this possibility

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/intr...n-fixed-58621/
Old May 30, 2017 | 06:18 PM
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Yeah I'm familiar with the layout in the first link, but I wish the second link went into more detail about the tube being disconnected, and how to fix it lol.
Old May 30, 2017 | 08:21 PM
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The tube just pushes onto a nipple, age causes plastic parts to be brittle.
https://www.gmpartsoutlet.net/auto-p...t/sunroof-scat

For instance, the tube to the rear window washer frequently breaks.
Old May 30, 2017 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by donbrew
The tube just pushes onto a nipple, age causes plastic parts to be brittle.
https://www.gmpartsoutlet.net/auto-p...t/sunroof-scat

For instance, the tube to the rear window washer frequently breaks.
Oh you mean how the tube connects to that stopper thing at the outlet. Hmm. I'll check tomorrow, but Boyne wish that didn't involve removing the door.
Old May 30, 2017 | 09:33 PM
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I actually mean how the tube connects to the channel, but the bottom end could too
Old May 30, 2017 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by donbrew
I actually mean how the tube connects to the channel, but the bottom end could too
Well, it WAS definitely clogged, so hopefully the dripping was just an unfortunate thing that happens when I pour a bottle of water down the tube to see if it's flowing, and a simple storm won't inundate it with too much water. Here's hoping.
Old Jun 1, 2017 | 10:12 PM
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First and foremost, never purchase a vehicle with a hole in the roof, They all leak eventually.

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Old Dec 25, 2017 | 01:37 PM
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Best way to melt ice in sunroof drain tubes?

So the other day was a rate occurrence here in NY... we had rain, and then the next day it dropped into the teens. I happened to look in my car, and the passenger side had leaked (again- I'm well versed in this annoyance). I learned that it as because the drain outlet was plugged with ice. I managed to break it up with hot water and a wire.. But I noticed today that the driver side was clogged too (that'd not as big a deal because my driveway kind a leans to the passenger side). Now, there's no rain in the extended foreast, wwe're gonna be very cold for a while now, so I'm not worried this is gonna leak again... But like, what' t best way to melt that stuff?? It's so inconvenient.



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