Open roof construction for a vehicle

An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in the fixed roof, comprising:

• a stationary part for attachment to the fixed roof, having at least one guide rail on a side of the roof opening;
• a front closure panel and an adjacent rear closure panel
• an operating mechanism supporting the front closure panel and being adjustable between a closed position, in which the front closure panel closes the roof opening, and an open position in which the front closure panel is slid rearwardly above the rear closure panel, wherein the operating mechanism comprises:
• rear support members which are connected to the front closure panel and two parallel guide tracks on the stationary part;
• a rear guide track portion thereof extending rearwardly beyond a rear edge of the roof opening, the rear support member being in engagement with said rear guide track, the rear closure panel and the sidewardly adjacent fixed roof including a passage opening between them to allow the rear support member to support the front closure panel when the rear support member is positioned in the rear guide track portion, the rear closure panel and the adjacent fixed roof being each provided with a deformable seal to close the passage opening and to allow the rear support member to move between the seals, wherein the seals, when viewed from above, extend in a non-parallel fashion with respect to each other and to the guide track at least along a part of the of the rear guide track portion.