Patent ID: 7780228

Claim:
An automotive vehicle open air system comprising: a fixed roof member; at least one guide track extending along the fixed roof member; a backlite attached to the fixed roof member; a moveable roof assembly coupled to the fixed roof member, the roof assembly including: a roof panel moveable in a fore and aft direction relative to the fixed roof member, between first and second positions; at least one guide member coupled to a front portion of the roof panel and engaged with the at least one guide track, the at least one guide member moving along the at least one guide track with the movement of the roof panel between the first and second positions; and a longitudinally extending seal member sealingly engaged with the roof panel when in the first position and being disengaged from the roof panel when in the second position, the seal member defining a boundary between a dry area and a wet area, wherein the at least one guide track is positioned outside of the seal member in the wet area, with the at least one guide track exposed to exterior elements when the roof panel is in the first position.