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 Post subject: Sundroof Drains
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:05 pm 
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Year and Trim: 1991 Bonneville SSE
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My sunroof dains seems to be clogged or broken. I have a wet passenger backseat. The headliner and the c-pillar trim are also affected.

Is there any easy way to repair/clean them. Or do I have to take everything apart?

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 Post subject: Re: Sundroof Drains
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:51 pm 
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It's been a while, but I think if you take the c-pillar cover off, the drain tube will be readily visible and you can check if it's clogged or disconnected.

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 Post subject: Re: Sundroof Drains
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:40 am 
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Yesterday I tryied to open the c-pillar. But how to do it without breaking it? In my TS all plasic parts are bold on, easy to remove. I didn't find any screws, or even a way to start deesembling. Everything is quite tight and make cracking noises if I try to pull it off.

What did I wrong? Is there a step direction I have to use? Or am I just to much afraid of brake something? No screws is suspicious.


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 Post subject: Re: Sundroof Drains
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:40 am 
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Year and Trim: 1991 Bonneville SSE
Moin, Moin,

Yesterday I tryied to open the c-pillar. But how to do it without breaking it? In my TS all plasic parts are bold on, easy to remove. I didn't find any screws, or even a way to start deesembling. Everything is quite tight and make cracking noises if I try to pull it off.

What did I wrong? Is there a step direction I have to use? Or am I just to much afraid of brake something? No screws is suspicious.


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 Post subject: Re: Sundroof Drains
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:18 am 
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Someone else will have to chime in. I don't really know.

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 Post subject: Re: Sundroof Drains
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:12 am 
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Never torn into an 87-91 gen, but yes all the 92+ Bonnevilles that I've worked on have plastic clips and retainers holding trim together. No screws. It is indeed very difficult to remove brittle plastic without breaking it. There is not a lot of information out there either.

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 Post subject: Re: Sundroof Drains
PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2024 1:20 pm 
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There is nothing more annoying than having water in the car.

Removing the c-pillar trim only does not work :sad:

I removed some of the plastics, the clips were working pretty good for 30 years.
They were so tight, that I broke one trim part. :sad: But nobody will see it...

You can see the pipe. But it is not a clear one. So because it was already loosend, pulled down the sky trim and coud see the pipe plugged to the roof.
I unplugged the pipe and cleaned it. I used a welding wire with a bended end. It was clogged with grease from the well greased sunroof :roll:

Handling the wet sky and pillar trim without breaking it, is not easy!

Since then I'm trieing to dry the car. But it was so rainy the last days, and I need to use the bonneville as daily...

But I think the roof is not the only reason for the water in my car. :dontknow:


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