sunroof rubber seal

[xandyx]

the rubber or my sunroof is too worn. the black part is peeling and allready can see the white rubber underneath.

i know where to find the rubber, just dont know how to take the roof to replace the seal.

a friend told me that i can remove the roof from the outside, but i can't figure how to..

as anyone tryed/done this job?

thanks

[Puncharado]

Not my explanation: -

Removing the original Golf roof - this is covered in the Haynes manual, but basically whilst inside the car partly open the roof, prise off the trim panel and push it to the rear to expose the sunroof panel mounting screws and spring clips, and whip the lot off. Lift the sunroof panel away carefully as there's a water trap fitted to the back end of it that you cannot see until it's out of the car. There's a sprung loaded deflector plate fitted to the front of the sunroof that pops up when the roof is wound open - watch for this as you remove the mounting screws as it'll leap forward like a whack your bodywork.

Not done this myself, hope it helps.