OOOOPS I broke that sunroof wind deflector.

[beav626]

That thing that pops up when the roof slides back. I broke on of the plastic pieces on the side that make it popup. now it just lays there and lets the wind buffeting get bad.

it looks like the plastic piece is riveted in the body.

is this replaceable or is there a fix?

 

[Bailey-Hoe!]

That thing that pops up when the roof slides back. I broke on of the plastic pieces on the side that make it popup. now it just lays there and lets the wind buffeting get bad.

it looks like the plastic piece is riveted in the body.

is this replaceable or is there a fix?

Pics dude, pics.

 

[Mac]

I doubt they sell those piece.....unless you wanna buy the whole assembly.
Most likely you have to live with it or fabricate something...

@Bailey-Hoe! His talking about the deflector that pops ups...

Hmm..strange how the hell did you break it?

 

[Eagle]

pics are worth 1000 words. a good pic is worth 10,000.

 

[beav626]

I doubt they sell those piece.....unless you wanna buy the whole assembly.
Most likely you have to live with it or fabricate something...

@Bailey-Hoe! His talking about the deflector that pops ups...

Hmm..strange how the hell did you break it?

I thought it wasnt going up as easily as it was supposed too, so like a dumba$$ I pulled up on it and it snapped.

 

[Eagle]

a cast/resin molded plastic piece? I haven;t looked at mine but here's how you fix stuff like that when you can;t get parts, and they are thick enough to be centerdrilled.

if thick enough, drop a metal slug/dowel in it as reinforcement in shear and glue it together with 12 hour epoxy or JB weld.

 

[Eagle]

ok, looked at mine and depending on how you broke it and where, you might be talking about the retaining pin, or the actual flexible plastic piece.

i'd get one from a junk sunroof, drill out the rivet, and re-rivet it into place.

 

[beav626]

I will stop by the junk yard today and see what they got.

 

[tekkitan]

I know this is old but, did you ever get it fixed? Both of mine broke (wtf!?) by themselves, without my assistance. Now when I open my moon roof, the air deflector goes up and I have to hold it down with my hand when I need to close the moon roof. Not a huge deal but annoying. I can try and JB weld it but I'm concerned on how long it will last with sun beating on it and the moon roof stressing it. I assume how they broke in the first place...

 

[beav626]

I did not find one at a junk yard... I was able to reattach the spring that holds the deflector on and it works fine now.

If re attaching that spring doesn't work I would remove it all together and get an aftermarket deflector for 40-50 at the parts store.

 

[tekkitan]

I did not find one at a junk yard... I was able to reattach the spring that holds the deflector on and it works fine now.

If re attaching that spring doesn't work I would remove it all together and get an aftermarket deflector for 40-50 at the parts store.

Nah my problem isnt the spring. Spring works great. The plastic arms that are attached to the track snapped. I guess I'll just remove it and get an aftermarket like you suggested.

 

[alacran]

check with a dealership. it mite have a lifetime warranty

 

[BananaHANDS]

I'm in the same boat but I didn't remove the piece cuz I'm pretty sure it keeps tension on the glass to keep it sealed. I just go ahead and hold it down with my finger as it shuts.

 

[2005yukonxl]

check with a dealership. it mite have a lifetime warranty

 

[alacran]

Must like laughing for no reason.I make sunroofs for a living so I know webasto have a lifetime on their products. Idk about Inalfa sunroofs

 

[Phantomx55]

I know this is old but, did you ever get it fixed? Both of mine broke (wtf!?) by themselves, without my assistance. Now when I open my moon roof, the air deflector goes up and I have to hold it down with my hand when I need to close the moon roof. Not a huge deal but annoying. I can try and JB weld it but I'm concerned on how long it will last with sun beating on it and the moon roof stressing it. I assume how they broke in the first place...

Exact same thing happened to mine..I don't even use my sunroof anymore.

 

[tekkitan]

Exact same thing happened to mine..I don't even use my sunroof anymore.

I hate not using mine. So I just do 'the finger holding it down till the glass hits it' trick. That name is trademarked, btw.

 

[Gary in Texas]

That thing that pops up when the roof slides back. I broke on of the plastic pieces on the side that make it popup. now it just lays there and lets the wind buffeting get bad.

it looks like the plastic piece is riveted in the body.

is this replaceable or is there a fix?

I know this is an old string but I had the same issue with my 2006 Avalanche...both broke out of the blue. What I did was drill the rivet out, took some shrink wrap and connected the two parts together...I did not glue them due to in needs the flexibility. I then riveted back in, put some lubricant on top of the shrink wrap so the frame will easily slide across it...viola...it works.

 

[k5fms]

@ Gary > Verified! I just finished my wife's Tahoe. Same problem... good luck finding those plastic parts online. Heat shrink tubing, 1 each pop rivet & some DC4 fixed it right up! Thanks for the words!!

 

[mxfan]

Mine snapped too. Looks like I will do some sort of repairs. Not what I call a long life design from GM.