Dealing with my sunroof/A pillar leak for the second time

[Farking Bastage]

how do you make this little bastard stay put? The obvious problem appears to be that the hose shrunk up and I had to really give it hell with pliers to go back on its nipple.

Hose clamp maybe?

http://i.imgur.com/0aEVZ.jpg


linked for table breakage

 

[NYC LS8]

I used a zip tie on mine.

 

[Andrizzle]

Add more tubing... Not worth the effort trying to stretch it back.

I am pretty sure it was impossible to do so with mine, added a few inches of tube, tucked it in on one end, and overlapped on the other. Golden.

 

[Farking Bastage]

^^ Thank you sir. I was considering heat shrink until I saw that.

 

[M4rk]

I just fixed mine, finally after 2 years of dealing with the leak. We had a hose of the same size as the original, so to join them I used the cone-shaped end of a sharpie :shifty: It won't come loose again.

 

[1LoudLS]

I used thick shrink tubing to "bridge the gap" after just stretching and plugging it back on failed after almost a year, been close to a year now on that side with no problem. so i just fixed the other side the same way a couple of months ago but added a second layer, silicon, and zip ties.

i dont expect this to ever be a problem again!

 

[hite337]

I used a plastic piece that came with my vacuum pump to bridge the gap...and some black RTV to seal it up good. No probs so far

 

[Lincoln Luebbe]

NYC LS8 when did you get a 5 Series???!!!???!!!???!!!???!!!

 

[NYC LS8]

LOL, 2 weeks ago

 

[Lincoln Luebbe]

Dang, did I miss a thread or something?? I want pics and details!!

 

[1LoudLS]

no, he would rather tease everybody slowly by putting a pic in his sig!

 

[NYC LS8]

LOL, feel kinda odd posting about the car since it's not right after the LS. I guess since so many people are asking I'll put a thread up.

Sorry for the thread-jack there, ya Farkin' Bastage!

 

[1LoudLS]

well at heart we are all car guys here and we still know ya so post away

 

[Farking Bastage]

LOL, feel kinda odd posting about the car since it's not right after the LS. I guess since so many people are asking I'll put a thread up.

Sorry for the thread-jack there, ya Farkin' Bastage!

Doesn't hurt my feelings a bit That's a nice ride.