Brilliant thread. Need to do this

My rattle was more to do with the glass dropping too low on the passenger rear corner. I found where someone put some tape layers in that area so the glass would wedge like it should. Stopped mine completely. Tight as tight can be.

FWIW-- Piling on to this old OP...I use my SR often.

08' Limited, ~110K, 90/10 on/off-road, nothing ultra-hard-core. I'm solid on all maintenance including moving parts consistently year-over-year (e.g. hinges, any mating surfaces, etc.) as well as the sunroof but...this friggin' rattle hit me this past year (2021), hated it...just hated it.

Scoured threads, including this one...had no faith in any fix. Went at again entering the recent holiday weekend thinking..."yeh...sure...but had nothing to lose." I've always hit the sunroof mechanisms 1x per year but this pass...I took added time to seriously clean all rails (used isopropyl alcohol), channels, moving parts, anything/everything I could see/touch to the nth degree. Once complete, sparingly laid-in some off-the-shelf [old] lithium grease, worked the functions a few times and let it sit with no/low expectations.

~120 miles later, multiple rides on various surfaces including two intentional "test runs" on washboard dirt at variable speeds...resolved. I've been listening acutely, just waiting for that damn rattle... On washboards, moving at-speed, listening for it...some lite rattle...but nothing like what I was encountering prior. Urban/suburban "typical use," nothing yet. I'll take it.

No clue? This makes no [engineering or common] sense to me this would help/work and who knows, it may come back tomorrow for all I know but...it's "good so far." Not into jamming-in foam or other "stuff" etc. but if it returns, I'll take that route in desperation but for now...I'm good.

As mentioned FWIW, just adding to the thread/archive here. ;)

Later,

LOL I shoved glove i found in my car in the exact same spot to solve my rattle, I like this solution much better. LOL

If it makes anyone feel better, my right hand drive model (Called the Hilux Surf) does the same thing.

The glass seemed too loose at the back, with a noticeable amount of play. I simply cut up some old foam, folded it, and wedged it in place. The cover panel still slides in and out.

(I did try cleaning and lubing all the mechanisms, I also put silicone lube on the rubber seal, but as the problem seemed to be too much movement I didn't expect much from this, and indeed it did not help.)

My 2004 started with a sunroof rattle last week. This is definitely something new, as rattling sounds drive me nuts. I’m obsessive about having gear tied down tight, because I can’t stand a rattle. I initially thought it was the new roof rack I installed, but after a road trip this weekend, I isolated it to the sunroof. I’ve been over these threads, but I figured out my problem is slightly different and I need some advice. It seems that the control arm became separated from the windscreen, because a piece of the windscreen broke off. I can’t find that piece anywhere in the cavity the glass slides into. The control arm is loose and rattling around whenever I hit a bump. I bought a nylon spacer, drilled out the center so it slides on flush, and I’m playing with where to position it. I can reduce the rattle, but I don’t think I’ve eliminated it. I don’t believe Toyota sells the tiny piece I’m missing, just the entire housing. Any suggestions on other fixes?

I’m trying to upload a photo, but that’s not working.

I have a low level rattle in mine when closed...seems to be on the passengers side, might try white grease on all the rails , deflector and any thing else that moves....thanks for all the info on this problem... rsbhunter