Has anyone found dampness/water coming from the boot area after a heavy shower.
Well I hope not, but if you do read this ...
Initially thought it was a worn rubber seal which goes around the rear window. My first remedy was to put some sealant in places which looked a bit dodgy, but still the problem persisted.
This weekend I had the time to remove all the inner trim under the boot hatch. I actually got into the car closed the boot and got my brother to fetch a watering can and hose the whole area. To my surprise it wasn't coming from the window seal but actuall from where the windscreen wiper mechanism enters the hatch. There is a rubber washer on the outside to prevent this from happening but with age it must have perished.
I've sorted the problem out now.
The moral of the story is, if you do have a rear leak check that rubber washer out first before putting sealant all over the back windscreen!!
Laterz and HAPPY MOTORING ]-).
PS -Sorry didn't come to the last meet, hope you all had a good time.
Has anyone found dampness/water coming from the boot area after a heavy shower.
Well I hope not, but if you do read this ...
Initially thought it was a worn rubber seal which goes around the rear window. My first remedy was to put some sealant in places which looked a bit dodgy, but still the problem persisted.
This weekend I had the time to remove all the inner trim under the boot hatch. I actually got into the car closed the boot and got my brother to fetch a watering can and hose the whole area. To my surprise it wasn't coming from the window seal but actuall from where the windscreen wiper mechanism enters the hatch. There is a rubber washer on the outside to prevent this from happening but with age it must have perished.
I've sorted the problem out now.
The moral of the story is, if you do have a rear leak check that rubber washer out first before putting sealant all over the back windscreen!!
Laterz and HAPPY MOTORING ]-).
PS -Sorry didn't come to the last meet, hope you all had a good time.