MK6 GTI Leaking Sunroof | My DIY Solution

[@DrivenKeys]

Thanks for this. My mk5 Jetta's drains finally failed in the rear, but I'm going to do all of them with this solution.

[@chilledspeed]

Awesome! I mean not awesome that your drains failed. Awesome that my video helped you out ha. One other thing: You might want to test using a 3/8ths splicer instead of a 5/16ths like you saw me use in this video. It felt like a good, tight fit for the driver side. But for some reason, when I did the passenger side, it seemed just a little too loose. I decided to go get a 3/8ths splicer and it was a better fit. I don't know what kind of tubing they use for those drains from the factory, but it must deform and lose its shape over time or something. That could be why the drains fail in the first place.

[@pleasereadthe_fineprint]

Nice solution man, criminally slept on diy right here

[@Eitoon]

Do you fear that the brass splicer will be a bottleneck, in terms of flow if there is more water or even debris?

[@chilledspeed]

That occurred to me when I was doing it, but honestly I don't think it will be. I tested it by dumping a whole bunch of water straight into the drain hole in the sunroof and it didn't get backed up or overflow. In real world conditions, only drops of water drip in through the separation of the sunroof glass and the roof. I don't think debris will be an issue either because it wasn't much of an issue to begin with. My GTI is 12 years old (I've owned it for 9) and as it shows in the video the reason for water getting into my footwells was because of the ends of the tubes slipped out of those rubber drain grommet things and not because of clogging. So not much debris gets in there anyway for me. That could be different for other people based on where they live though. Going forward, I guess maaayyybee there's a slight chance now of whatever tiny amounts of debris that do get in to get caught on the end of the splicer, but honestly I don't think it will ever get back enought to where the tube actually clogs and gets backed up. I guess time will tell though ha.

[@Eitoon]

@@chilledspeed yea i have a GTD and i specifically didn’t choose one without a sun roof, because i knew that could be a problem and for my first car i didn’t want more hustle than it needs to be

[@andrewjforgino]

Im currently going through a repair myself. In my observation, with the rigid repair, we can now shoot shop air down the drain if there is a clog.

[@kotoamatsukami8490]

Hellow when i remove these interier parts can i install it without glue?

[@chilledspeed]

When you say glue, are you referring to the sealant I used on the brass fittings?

[@thekop9049]

The best solution is no sunroof 😂😂😂😂.

[@hambotorres7644]

Best solution is to just fix it...having sunroof is way cooler..you just don't have it