Silicon grease application roof half open

bif · Post by **bif** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:03 pm

I have read on the forum about people applying Silicon grease to seals to prevent them creaking.

People say that it is best to have the roof half up/down and obvioulsy keeping the ignition on.

Will this not damage the roof mechanism as I have been told that most problems with roofs are because people have not let it finish it's cycle?

Am i just being a floppy girls blouse?

Post by **Lyndon** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:16 pm

i have alwaysed let the roof finish it's cycle then just use the silicon stuff on the seals ya can get too and it seems to cure the the creaks for a while

bif · Post by **bif** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:36 pm

I have seen posts about some stuff from Halfords. Do I just put it on with a cloth?

buzby · Post by **buzby** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:18 pm

yes, best to use a cloth - don't spray directly
onto seals as goes all over the interior ---
as i found out!!!!!!!!

bif · Post by **bif** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:32 pm

Buzby,

Do you reckon it is worth doing? Did it cure any creaks that you had?

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:33 pm

in my experience it made a mess of the windows

Nicck · Post by **Nicck** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:56 am

You can get at pretty much all of the roof seals with the roof down (after opening the boot

).

Creaks will disappear for a while but they always came back within a few weeks for me

Darth Bourj · Post by **Darth Bourj** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:17 am

I normally apply something every time I wash my cc. I personally I apply fairy liquid. It does the trick and if you get any on the windows it will wipe clean away with water.

I have done some silly things with my roof, but have not had one failure for the 3 years of ownership (touch wood).

I have stopped it half way to clean. Forgot to pull the latch handle right back,

caught the rubber seal in the rear window after changing the rear speakers

. In each incident the roof has alarmed and stopped, but the roof has always recovered. The only thing I always do is to have the engine running whilst operating the roof. Perhaps this is the key?

col · Post by **col** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:57 am

I'm sure i read somewhere that fairy liquid corroded the seals!! though i could be wrong

Louisg · Post by **Louisg** » Sat May 01, 2004 7:02 pm

I was told today by a Peugeot Salesman that the best thing to use was vaseline.

Regards
Louis

T3DCF · Post by **T3DCF** » Sun May 02, 2004 5:25 pm

this might seem a silly thing to ask, but which seals are the key ones to do? I assume the top of the windscreen frame, where else? Cheers guys

Post by **Lyndon** » Sun May 02, 2004 5:56 pm

the ones above the windows too

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon May 03, 2004 12:49 am

don't forget the ones that live in the sea

charlieannear · Post by **charlieannear** » Tue May 04, 2004 9:58 am

I was told today by a Peugeot Salesman that the best thing to use was vaseline.

Regards
Louis

What were you talking about?

Post by **Lyndon** » Tue May 04, 2004 5:45 pm

thought that someone on here posted that vaseline may rot the seals over a period of time