Hi everyone, apologies for what may to you be a total newbie question, but I am a total newbie about to buy my first LC.
I set my eyes on a 1990 HDJ81 4.2 litre model which has a terrific smooth engine and good state of exterior and interior. All seems great except for the sunroof which although it works well, is rusted in two parts on the metal part that bonds with the glass. In fact when looking into the frame there was a pile of rusted metal flakes which I cleaned out, and it seems that the frame underneath which the sunroof slides in, is ok at least as far as I can see with the sunroof in place in the car. So the problem is possibly (hopefully) just the metal frame of the glass panel which is rusted in these two places. In one place the plastic molding has broken due to expansion of the rusted area, as can be seen in the pics. The first pic is without flash, the others with flash which show the rust as a nice and horrible brown monster.
I need to know that if this problem can be solved before considering buying the LC. My panel beater repair guy has not yet seen it but he reckons it needs to be replaced. Problem is that so far my internet searches have proved futile to find a replacement sunroof for this model, so my question is this: in the worst case scenario of not finding a replacement, can this panel frame be repaired so that I will have a sunroof that continues to work, does not let water in and the rust stopped from continuing to spread?
Any tips or advise from your vast experience would be appreciated.
I set my eyes on a 1990 HDJ81 4.2 litre model which has a terrific smooth engine and good state of exterior and interior. All seems great except for the sunroof which although it works well, is rusted in two parts on the metal part that bonds with the glass. In fact when looking into the frame there was a pile of rusted metal flakes which I cleaned out, and it seems that the frame underneath which the sunroof slides in, is ok at least as far as I can see with the sunroof in place in the car. So the problem is possibly (hopefully) just the metal frame of the glass panel which is rusted in these two places. In one place the plastic molding has broken due to expansion of the rusted area, as can be seen in the pics. The first pic is without flash, the others with flash which show the rust as a nice and horrible brown monster.
I need to know that if this problem can be solved before considering buying the LC. My panel beater repair guy has not yet seen it but he reckons it needs to be replaced. Problem is that so far my internet searches have proved futile to find a replacement sunroof for this model, so my question is this: in the worst case scenario of not finding a replacement, can this panel frame be repaired so that I will have a sunroof that continues to work, does not let water in and the rust stopped from continuing to spread?
Any tips or advise from your vast experience would be appreciated.