120 series sunroof rust

[scottrods Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close scottrods]

Hi team

I was going to polish the 120 series over the Christmas break and when I slid back the sunroof, I started to notice rust underneath. A closer look and the tray that the glass is bonded into is completely rusted out at the front. Its crumbling like weetbix.

I'm going to need to strip out the roof cloth and get this bad boy out for replacement. From what I can see online, the sunroof seal is permanently bonded to the glass and tray. The tray is steel and it runs on aluminium rails (unlike the surf and 95 series Prado), so it suffers from anodic corrosion

I don't see too many 120's with sunroofs here in the Eastern Isle, so not sure what to do - hunt around for a breaker with one less rusted than mine, or go to Toyota for a replacement.

Any advice appreciated.

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Sunroof can be removed without taking any trim lining out.

[scottrods Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close scottrods]

Sunroof can be removed without taking any trim lining out.

Thanks for the comment. Can you explain or point to a how to?
A rust specialist is going to give me an estimate for repair, but advised me to remove the liner myself to save the cost.
The glass and seal were quoted by Toyota at NZ$1300+gst but the carrier is proving hard to source on its own.

[scottrods Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close scottrods]

New plan of action. Getting a windscreen installer to completely seal up the original sunroof, and will pull the fuse or switch loom off the switch in the cabin. Then fit a Rhino rack pioneer tray over the top. That will keep the UV off the sunroof, and allow me to fit a 270 awning later

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that wont stop the rust from spreading?