Hey guys I thought I would record here how this was finally licked.
The stupid Yoda dealer near here followed up with me after their diag and offered to replace the entire sunroof. Cost for that work was $6,170!!!!! I told them to go pound.
I then Googled a nearby place that installs aftermarket sunroofs, and had really great reviews. Drove up there. Super nice people and obviously obsessed with the details of these things. Inspected it for free, and they said the timing was off as between the L and R -side cables that pull the sunroof open and shut; the L side wasn't pulling the latch into final position. But they also said a new rubber gasket/surround for the glass would help immensely, and suggested I try to locate one and they'd install it.
Well, turns out that Toyota does not sell the rubber surround independently. You have to buy the whole glass, which comes with the rubber pre-attached. The part # is 63201-35084. The stealer wanted $872+tax for that part; I said nfw. Got some quotes and the best I could find for a new OEM Toyota unit was $449.96 delivered including tax. Decided to bite the bullet and order one. Received it.
Brought it up to the sunroof place, and they installed it in 45 minutes and then re-timed the two cables. Beautiful job. Now the roof doesn't rattle over bumps, operates smooth as glass, and is dead quiet even at highway speed. They charged me $100 cash which seemed totally fair.
The rest of the vehicle is in perfect condition, and I've kept up with undercoating etc., so it seemed to me like $540 to correctly solve this problem once and for all wasn't so ridiculous. All I can say is, stay away from the Toyota dealer service department ... those guys are the absolute worst!!!
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Originally Posted by thegame7
I feel like some of the issues that develop are a result of the seal around the sunroof glass drying up/getting smaller over time. What I did was apply electrical tape (good stuff, 3M Super 33+) around the inside of the body where that seal rests against to tighten it back up. Helped cure the sunroof rattle I had. Really wish I didn't have a sunroof at all since it never gets used.
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