Roof tear?-UPDATE-roof fixed but still water in boot!!

[Hyperion]

hi
i have a water in the boot (left hand side, where the jack goes), i had some time today and decided to do a little experiment to see where the leak is coming from. I researched the topic and found some possible causes, 1) rear light cluster, 2) drain plug , 3) roof drain holes.
My car is a baur so the info on leaks is a bit low.
i made sure that the boot was dry, and sparyed the rear light cluster with a hose for a minute, checked the boot and no water
Srayed the roof and the rear quater window and the boot drain channels etc . checked boot and there was WATER!! i traced the water and it seemed to be coming from the top where the roof meets the rear quater panel, turns out there is a 10mm rear in the fabric and the water is getting through there and pooling up then dripping down.

NOW after that big intro my question: how do you repair a tear in a cabrio,do you use tape, silcone, bubble gum??

[Estoril-5]

mines got a few tears - gaffa tape at the mo.

however my rear screen gets condensated dunno why.

opened my boot today and that had condensation on the inside lid

any clues guys

[GDBN]

Strip of old jeans on the inside with some waterproof glue. Then use sealer on the top ... Fabsil, Renovo, Autoglym, tent proofer or the BMW stuff.

G

[mrLEE30]

Strip of old jeans on the inside with some waterproof glue

he he he I am sure that was one of my ideas ....but as a quick fix it lasted 6 months!!! not too waterproof though but not a problem round these parts.

a pro job will use a plastic tape glued inside, and a strip of roof fabric glued on the outside....

[Hyperion]

thanks for the help guys, my roof doesnt lookas bad as your old one mrLEE30.
just wondering, will jeans and black silcone do the trick?

[DaveD]

try silicone sealant smeared with finger on both underside and top of tear when the roof is not under tension and have a look at this thread (page2) it might be of help

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... n&start=25

[Morat]

Duct tape!

[GDBN]

Lee ... I still laugh when I think about the cat !
And for a tear 10mm long ... when I said a strip I didn't mean an entire leg !!

G

[ed325i]

If you go to halfords they do a repair kit.

[Hyperion]

hi guys thanks for the advice, i tried the jeans and silicone last night, weather man said it is gonna rain heavily tonight, so it will be a good test for the "repair". I also found a odd hole in the rear well, so i sealed that up, holding thumbs this works.

[robmpulse]

I replaced my old top with a top that was off a parts car I bought at the auction. When the car was delived, the fork lift operator scraped the top of the roof causing a few smal tears. Since it had a back window, and mine didn't, I decided to use it anyway. I tore off small sections of the inside fabric off my old top, and glued them in place using an epoxy. Has never leaked and going on three months.....

[Hyperion]

cool so my fix should work

[mrLEE30]

Lee ... I still laugh when I think about the cat !
And for a tear 10mm long ... when I said a strip I didn't mean an entire leg !!

cat still traumatised, and its ok as i used my wifes jeans, she is as happy as the cat


hyperion.... i hope your gold paint doesn't run off in the rain

mrlee

[Hyperion]

oh nooooo my gold paint, i would be so sad if that happend..my precious gold wheels......

[mrLEE30]

LOL

[Hyperion]

Hi Guys
OK, i drove in the rain today and i kept looking back at my patch job, (it was looking good). Stopped car, got out and checked boot, and there was water there . i took a step back and thought what i had done wrong, the first thing was that i blocked a hole that might have been a drain hole. So i got down and took off the sealent "unclogged" the drain hole water drained out.
BUT now i am back to the original problem.
my best guess is that it is coming from the top some where and pooling at the bottom.
She is a Baur soooo any ideas?

[teebaur]

iv got a baur aswell know how you feel i had the same problem but it was leakin all over and it was brand new now its got no roof need one urgantly!

[GDBN]

teebaur ... think you can slightly reduce the size of your avatar .... by about 98%

[gcorky]

teebaur ... think you can slightæy reduce the size of your avatar .... by about 98%

ffs ditto