Leak - rainwater getting in!!!

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miniblob
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Post Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:40 pm

Right then - not driven the E30 much recently, however, last time I did it was really chucking it down and I finally spotted where some water is getting into the car!!!

I started to get a few drips onto my right leg/knee while driving.
There appears to be water coming in above me somewhere and running down the A-pillar and going behind the dash!!!!!!

So, is this likely to be a door seal??? Or is there a sunroof drain or something that comes that way???

I have changed the door seal previously, (for a used one), which was a great improvement over the old, but maybe has a different weakness to the last one???

Any guides in the wiki for sorting leaks from the outside world, or clearing out drainage routes, etc???
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Post Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:34 pm

A sunroof drain hose runs down inside each front A pillar. The sunroof cassette and drain tube connector love to rust, but you should be able to check the front half with the roof open. The steel stub pipe is only about 3" long, before it chanfges to a plastic hose.
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Post Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:06 am

Pics needed ! :)
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Post Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:25 pm

So if I open the sunroof, there should be an obvious drainage tube/pipe???
Where does the plastic tube run to from there then and how would I check it???

Never noticed it, (or paid any attention :o:) , on cars I've split before!!!
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