Specialty Repairs

Leaks are much more common in convertibles but can occur in any vehicle, especially vehicles with sunroofs. Sometimes leaks occur without warning. Glass, sunroofs, bad weatherstripping and roof racks, roof lights, roof mounted antennas, the list goes on for possible leaks. Trunk leaks and firewall leaks can occur as well. Wherever it is, we can find it. If water is where you don’t want it, come visit and let us get rid of it. If the leak has caused a smelly mold problem, we got fixes for that too.

Another problem we work with. If power windows don’t work or it just mysteriously drop into the door, we can fix it. Window regulator, motors and switches just aren’t built like they used to be. Power door locks, although not as big an issue in OEM systems, we can fix as well. Stop having to open your door at the drive-thru folks. Let us fix the problem.

Other things we deal with at Sunbrite are sunroof operations and leak problems. Sunroof problems and sometimes related leak problems are common. We work with both. Factory sunroofs are designed to align some water to pass by the glass. There is a drain system to deal with the water, and when working properly, works great. If your sunroof gets stuck, or you are getting water in your car from the roof, come see us for the fix.
TIP! If you park under oak trees often, the leaves can break down and clog the drain system. Try to avoid parking under trees. If you don’t have a choice, periodically try to remove the leaves from your roof, cowl panel and fender areas near door. You can open the sunroof and blow or vacuum  the leaves from the sunroof track area. Come by and we can explain in detail or do it for you.

At our shop, we can currently rebuild hydraulic cylinders for a number of models. Those rebuilt at our shop include:

• All 1989-2002 Mercedes SL (129 Chassis)

• All 1996-2004 Mercedes SLK (RI70 Chassis)

• Main and Front latch of 2004-2010 Mercedes SLK (RI71 Chassis)

  • We are working on the 2 trunk lift cylinders – currently there have been no failures

• Header Cylinder on 2001-2008 Mercedes SL (R230 Chassis) + Roll Bar Latches and Mains

• Top cover and rear top latch of 1997-2003 Mercedes CLK (208 Chassis)

• Dual Actuated (?) 1998-2004 Porsche 996

We are always striving to add different rebuilds to our list, however  some of them require machine shop work to be rebuilt, which needs special equipment we do not have. We do, however, have a local machine shop that can do them. Virtually all top hydraulic cylinders can be done at a fraction of the cost of factory (OEM) replacements.

Factory (OEM) tops have had a lot of problems with the rear hard glass coming detached from the top. We would always recommend a replacement, however, in some cases and as long as someone hasn’t attempted a repair, we can sometimes re-attach the glass to the top. We do not offer a warranty for the repair, but if it fails within a year of the repair, we offer a 50% discount for what you pay for the repair towards a new top. Bring your car by to see if your top/glass can be repaired.

Get rid of top operation issues!
As well as installing tops and convertible top headliners we have added top operation repairs to our repertoire. We have scan equipment to check out control module faults as well as the capability to rebuild hydraulic cylinder and pumps and even electric motors. Hydraulic top cylinders can cost as much as $1100 each. We can rebuild them at a fraction of the cost with a warranty longer than the dealer will offer. If your top has an operation problem, check us out!