Windshield leak

[labonnevillastrangiato]

And so it begins! Trying to get rid of the water that is running into my wife's car (93SSEi)

Sunroof drains have been re-connected, but after dropping the headliner I realize water leaks in around the top of the windshield. From the inside, it's at the very top where the map light is.
The seal looks okay, but it's getting in there somewhere.

Is there a cheap way around this? (injecting silicone or something) Or, am I looking at having the windshield removed, and re-sealed??

Thanks,
Adam

[alexcoqui]

silicone is a temporary fix, & usually when I see cars with the silicone fix on the roof... there is rust coming from under it. so I would stay away from it. the only right way to do it would be to remove the material & re-aply it. I dont know if you can do this without removing the glass, so I would recomend taking the car to 2 or 3 places to make shure of what is the cheapest alternative.

[Alibi]

This is fairly common as the cars get older but small amounts of rust form on the lip that the windshield is glued to. The rust will eventually allow for water to get in behind the glass and into the cabin. The only way to fix it right is to have the glass removed (and the glass will probably break in the process), the rust removed, inhibitor applied, and new glass sealed in.

Squirting silicone in behind the glass is only a band-aid and would actually promote more rust as it would only trap more water in behind the glass instead of letting it drip out of the cavities and into the cabin.

This should run in the $150-200 range, probably closer to $200 though. Calling around to several glass shops is definitely a good idea.

[teleplayer]

I had a lot of rust in my windshield channel, along the top edge of the roof. It was rusted bad underneath the molding. I needed a new windshield anyways, so I had someone come out and remove it, and made arrangements for them to come back at another time to put in the new one.
I carefully picked away the real loose rust. Some areas were very thin, almost rusted through. Then I treated it with the POR-15 system. This is a system of cleaning, metal prep treatment and application of the special POR-15 paint. I applied 2 coats of the paint and then used my color touch up paint on the small areas that showed, even when the molding was installed.
Then I had them install the new windshield. It's been a year and so far so good. That POR-15 product is excellent, I have used it in many areas of the car.