E30 Zone

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??

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

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

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....

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?

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

Duct tape!

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

If you go to halfords they do a repair kit.

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.

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.....

cool so my fix should work

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

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

LOL

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?

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!

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

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ffs ditto