Sunroof felt (front) replacement

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Jun 5, 2018 | 03:53 PM

Rick

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Sunroof felt (front) replacement

I’ve been needing to replace the sunroof felt (front) on my car as it was coming loose on the ends. I have a new one in hand so decided to go ahead and remove the old one completely. I expected to find it glued on with material similar to what I find in several of the DIY threads here & on Pelican.
Howerver, my old one seems to be on with some form of double-sided tape.
Anyone know the specs/brand/source of the tape that’s on the car originally? It looks so much cleaner & to easier than glue when putting on the new felt.

Thanks much, Rick

Jun 5, 2018 | 06:39 PM

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I've never seen one installed with double sided tape all the way around but I do remember the first inch or so of the new seal has a very thin, clear double sided tape. Beyond that they are held in place with a glue such as 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive which can be pretty messy and stringy to deal with. The way to not end up with a mess of glue on your roof is to use painter's tape to mask off everything on top that you don't want glue on. You will inevitably get glue on the tape but when you're done you just pull the tape off and it's clean.

As far as finding the double sided tape you might try an upholstery shop or an automotive paint supply store.

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