Last night we had allot of rain. I also washed the 4runner this morning. I noticed some wet spots on the fabric along the entire drivers side where the plastic meets roof inside.

No idea where its coming from. I did open up the sunroof and the inside space was bone dry. So i do not think the sunroof drains are the problem. The only other place would be the roof rack.˟

The roof rack bolts are all super tight. Is it possible that it would still leak water?˟

It just docent seem like it would be possible to get that much water thru the roof rack to make the interior fabric that wet.

Any advise?

 

it doesn't seem like it would let that much water in,but maybe. I just had mine off this summer and repainted it. It is not too much of a pain to pull it off. Then you can re-seal where the rubber gaskets are around the holes under the rail with some silicon and repaint it if need be. If you pull it off and can't get it back on right away you can seal up the holes with electrical tape. If you clean off the surface good it should be water proof for a few days at least. hope that helps....I know weather might be a factor in doing this, but its what I would do just for peace of mind, then you would know its sealed up.

 

Thanks yoto. Yeah it's hard to do a water test when it's 20 degrees. I think I will just pull them off and seal. Inread I can use aquarium seal. Gonna find it in black.

 

This is how i kept my roof rack leak-free on my 1st gen 4Runner. I used rubber washers between the bolt and the top and then sealed that with silicone sealant. No leaks what-so-ever! Hope that helps.