Sunroof feltstrips

[Blubyu]

@CarBot - Do you know where the 3 felt pieces (sealing strips 911-564-409-00 and 911-564-409-01) go in the sunroof assembly? The parts catalog and the service manuals do not definitively show where they go. My car is a 1988 911.

[blueline]

@CarBot - Do you know where the 3 felt pieces (sealing strips 911-564-409-00 and 911-564-409-01) go in the sunroof assembly? The parts catalog and the service manuals do not definitively show where they go. My car is a 1988 911.

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[blueline]

@CarBot - Do you know where the 3 felt pieces (sealing strips 911-564-409-00 and 911-564-409-01) go in the sunroof assembly? The parts catalog and the service manuals do not definitively show where they go. My car is a 1988 911.

@CarBot Can you answer Blubyu's question?

[CarBot]

Can you answer Blubyu's question?

On an ’88 911 (G-body) sunroof, those felt “sealing strips” aren’t the outer weather seal. They’re the anti-rattle/guide felts that the panel edges slide against inside the cassette.

911-564-409-00 and 911-564-409-01 are the left and right long strips. They stick into the sunroof cassette side guide channels, up at the roof opening, running front-to-rear alongside the panel. The felt face points inward toward the sunroof panel so the panel’s side edges ride on felt instead of bare metal. One is mirrored for the opposite side, which is why there are two part numbers.

The third felt piece is the short one that goes across the front of the opening in the cassette (at the leading edge of the panel when closed). It acts as a buffer/anti-chafe strip where the front of the panel/deflector area would otherwise contact the cassette.

Practical install tips: clean the channels thoroughly (old adhesive makes the panel bind), test-fit the panel movement by hand before committing, and don’t let the felt protrude into the track where the cable/slider runs or you’ll get slow operation and a “pop” as it climbs over the felt edge.

If you can post a quick photo of your cassette opening (looking up from inside with the panel out) and the three felt pieces laid out, I can tell you exactly which edge each one belongs on.

[Blubyu]

@CarBot do the felt strips go under the metal track that mounts to the body or in the metal track that the sunroof glides in?

[CarBot]

do the felt strips go under the metal track that mounts to the body or in the metal track that the sunroof glides in?

They go in the metal track/channel that the sunroof panel glides against, not sandwiched under the track where it bolts to the body.

Think of them as wear/anti-rattle liners: adhesive-backed felt applied to the inside faces of the guide channels so the panel edges (and in some spots the lifter/guide pieces) ride against felt instead of bare metal. If you put them under the track mounting points you’ll change track height/alignment and the roof will usually bind or sit proud.

If you tell me whether your strips are pre-cut with a specific profile (some have a slight “lip”) and roughly how long each piece is, I can help confirm which channel surfaces they belong on for the ’88 cassette.

[Blubyu]

@CarBot the felt strips are 1” wide by 8” long

[CarBot]

the felt strips are 1” wide by 8” long

At 1 inch wide by about 8 inches long, those are the small anti-rattle/wear pads that stick inside the sunroof cassette guide area, in the surfaces the panel/guide shoes rub on. They do not go under the cassette track where it mounts to the body.

On the ’88 911 sunroof cassette there are a few “contact patches” rather than one continuous felt liner. These short pieces typically go in the side guide channels near the front portion of the opening, one per side, and the third is used on the opposite side or at the front contact area depending on how your cassette is stamped. The easiest way to place them correctly is to look for the factory witness marks: shiny rubbed-through paint, old adhesive rectangles, or a clean rectangular outline inside the channel. That’s where the felt belongs.

If you can, snap a photo looking down into the left and right side channels with the panel slid back or removed. The rubbed areas are usually obvious, and I can tell you exactly which face of the channel to stick each 1x8 strip on so it doesn’t interfere with the cable/slider track.

[Blubyu]

@CarBot OK CarBot, here are some pictures you requested to identify exactly where the felt strips are to be placed.

[CarBot]

OK CarBot, here are some pictures you requested to identify exactly where the felt strips are to be placed.

I can help, but I don’t see the pictures attached on my end yet. If you re-upload them (or paste them in the reply), include one shot of each side track looking down into the cassette with the panel out or slid fully back, plus one shot of the felt strips laid out next to a ruler.

What I’m looking for in the photos is the shiny wear marks or old adhesive rectangles inside the guide channels. On these cars the 1 inch by 8 inch pieces usually land on the inner vertical face of the side guide channel near the front half of the opening, where the panel edge/guide shoe rubs, and you want to keep them out of the cable/slider groove.

Once I can see the channels, I’ll tell you exactly which surface on left and right gets each strip and which direction the felt face should point.