Multi-functional sunroof assembly bracket endcap and deflector protector

A sunroof assembly, comprising:

• a sunroof panel defining a sunroof panel edge lined with encapsulation material installed to the sunroof panel edge in a molding process;
• a bracket removably attached to a sunroof panel and defining a cavity;
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• an endcap removably attached to the bracket that prevents encapsulation material from entering the cavity during the molding process by closing the cavity and that maintains clearance between a deflector of the sunroof assembly and the encapsulation material and prevents damage to the encapsulation material by contacting the deflector as the sunroof panel moves between an open position, in which the deflector is in a raised position, and a closed position, in which the deflector is in a stowed position.

A sunroof assembly, comprising:

• a sunroof panel defining a first corner and a second corner;
• a bracket removably attached to the sunroof panel that extends between the first corner and the second corner and defines a cavity having a first opening below the first corner and a second opening below the second corner;
• a deflector located below the sunroof panel and defining a first deflector arm located below the first corner and a second deflector arm located below the second corner;
• a first endcap removably attached to the bracket at the first opening;
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• a second endcap removably attached to the bracket at the second opening, wherein the first endcap and the second endcap maintain clearance between the sunroof panel and the deflector by respectively contacting the first deflector arm and the second deflector arm as the sunroof panel moves between an open position, in which the deflector is in a raised position, and a closed position, in which the deflector is in a stowed position.