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Thanks all. I got some T-Rex tape (got to be tougher than a gorilla, right?) and stuck that around the sunroof, which seems to be working. I'm just wondering what to do when I finally sell the car 🤔

I have decided the same thing, a sunroof is just not worth the bother. I've only opened it a few times in 9 years! And yes it's obviously a bad design and Skoda should have done something about it. I'm going to get some Gorilla tape and give it a try. I'll probably stick it on the paintwork if it's wide enough to do that, so the rubber seals are covered. Thanks for your advice!

Wow that stuff's expensive. Must be good but I might try Gorilla tape or something first

Thank you Urrell, that's the way I'm thinking of going. I'll go and google this tape!

Hi gurus I've got a 2014 Yeti L&K, had it since new and it's done nearly 150k miles now and I love it. However the sunroof has sprung another leak, I had it fixed 2 years ago for about £2k and I can't spend that again, the car is probably worth about £4k. Main dealer suggests it will cost £3k to £4k to fix 😱. I'm at a loss what to do. I did have it booked in with a sunroof expert in Dorking but had to cancel and now can't get it done there until end of April, too late as I need to use it to go on holiday before that. It's sitting with a cover over it at the moment.. So my questions are: - Does anyone know of a good sunroof expert, preferably in or near Reading? - How easy would it be to permanently seal the bloody thing? - Anyone want to buy a great car? Can anyone advise? Cheers John

Hi Chris, that sounds like a good option. I'm going to check on the 12v feed, etc, when the rain stops and if I don't get anywhere this looks like it could be the answer

Thanks for your replies, I'm very grateful and will give your suggestions a try. I need Planet Rock and I'm stuck with Radio 4 at the moment

Thanks Austin, so it's worth me trying to look under the headlining to try and spot a dodgy connection. I have the original (Columbus?) unit and was thinking about taking it out to have a look at the connections too. Or maybe just giving up and going back to FM

The water had also got into the sunroof motor and switch, but I managed to get the motor off ebay saving me about £300. Everything seems incredibly expensive

I think the kit was about £260 if I remember rightly. I don't have a part number I'm afraid and yes the sunroof had to come out. The water was getting in via the leaking seals, I suppose, and it has fixed the problem. But it cost about half the value of the car to fix.

Hi all Following a very expensive panaramic roof leak fix on my 2014 Yeti L&K, I now have very poor DAB reception. It was receiving all DAB channels fine when I took it to the garage and now it's feeble, so I can't listen to DAB any more. The garage won't accept responsibility as they say it could be water ingress, which is probably correct. I know there is the obvious "shark fin" aerial but I have read there's another DAB-specific aerial on the front or rear screen. Is this correct and is it something I can check and maybe replace? Cheers

I've just had my panoramic roof repaired (2014 Yeti L&K), not by a dealer but a local garage. They ended up replacing the rubber seals, after a lot of investigation. I've always kept the drainage channels free using a length of bike hydraulic hose (perfect diameter) but it was still letting water into the footwell. It was getting grim in there so it was a case of either seal the damn thing up with Gorilla tape or spend a few hundred to get it fixed, I'd had a good look under the roof lining but couldn't get further. It ended up costing nearly £2k, and now the leak is fixed but DAB reception has pretty much gone. The garage won't accept that it's a problem so I wish I'd just bought the Gorilla tape now. Anyhow they tell me the life of the rubber seals is about 4 years and it's a known issue on VAG sunroofs. Known by them, maybe. Cheers

I'll do that, cheers!

Thanks guys, I did remove that fuse as well but I'll try it again, maybe leave it while I have a nice cup of tea, as I just left it a few seconds last time. I'm interested to know about other units if I need to replace this one, as I can see a few on the internet but I'd love to know if they are recommended.

Hi all Once again I'm asking you experts for some advice. My 2014 Yeti L&K 170 has a Columbus unit which has worked fine until recently. It has taken to working intermittently, for example this morning on my commute it worked fine all the way, but this evening it does not work. When not working it displays the "Skoda Navigation" screen and occasionally seems to reboot. But nothing else - no sound or function. Last week it did this for a while and then started working while I was driving, but twice this week it's stopped only to start working on my next journey. My phone still connects via bluetooth but I can't use it, which is obviously less than ideal. I tried removing and then putting back the fuse under the bonnet, but that didn't work. I'm starting to think about replacing it with something better, it seems there are units with Android Auto and probably touch screens that actually work, but if anyone knows if this problem is fixable that would be better (and hopefully cheaper). Cheers, John