RCASEY

...it's clearly not 'fixable' using patches and sealing fluids etc. Cost of replacement is exorbitant, but the improvement in resale value far exceeds the cost... provided I DO sell within the 2-year warranty on the Skoda repair! Shocking design failure from VW/Skoda!

The only solution I've found after several leak-sealing attempts is to accept there's a fundamental design fault of putting 2 members of the aluminium frame together with a film sealant which is not man enough to survive flexing in operation. You have to shell out £2k to a dealer which gives you a 2- year warranty before it fails again and decimates your resale value. The new unit does work!

Yes, it IS a design fault, joint between metal part and plastic part of fixed frame. No liabiility accepted by Skoda at 5years /65k miles. - poor responsibility since it is such a common, well-documented serious fault on sunroof Yetis. Not difficult to take headlining right down and expose leak paths on headlining/ Disconnected drain pipes was one fault and easily fixed. Capillary leak did not respond to Captain Tolley's sealant / hypodermic needle applicator. Other leak paths at rounded leading edge corner of rubber seal needed sealant to hold down and to gap-fill the (tubular) rubber seal. Gaffer tape paint-to-glass looked unsightly and didn't stop the leak at all (3 gallons water from O/S front and rear footwell) Decided other temp fixes would still impact any resale value more than a Skoda Dealer fix guaranteed 2 years Parts and Labour at £2300. (Ouch!) (Plymouth, UK) The sliding roof fixed frame is extremely fragile - part price = £1400 - so asking an independent garage to do it was much too risky Memo to self - remember to flog the car before 2 years is up - well before! Yeti Design??? not impressed at all - too many ill-conceived and unnecessarily shoddy design features, long term reliability not fantastic.