Lid for a vehicle roof

A lid for a vehicle roof adapted to be moved from a closed position closing an opening in the roof to an open position in which the opening is at least partly open, the lid comprising in combination:

• (i) a lid plate defined by an upper surface, a lower surface and a circumscribing edge having an edge surface joining the upper and lower surfaces,
• (ii) reinforcing frame means bearing on an edge region of said lower surface so as to support said plate,
• (iii) flange means extending from said frame means outwardly in a direction away from said edge surface,
• (iv) a sealing profile adapted to seal with a concave surface of a sealing lip of the profile against said lid plate edge surface and to receive and engage said flange means by means of a clamping groove in the profile,
• (v) said sealing profile having a solid central region,
• (vi) said sealing lip being defined by an upper arm and a lower arm longer than the upper arm, said concave surface extending between the arms,
• (vii) said lower arm adjoining a recess extending into said solid region above said flange means receiving clamping groove, whereby when the profile is pushed onto said lid plate and flange means, the concave surface and arms seal against the lid plate, said lower arm pivoting away from the lid plate edge surface into the recess so as to reduce the volumetric size of the recess.