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Bob_S
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:32 am

This is really getting to me now, I've fixed one leak but found another now (FFS how many can ya get?) anywhom, water is getting in somewhere and dripping down under the speaker in the left rear of the car (as if you were in driver seat) where is the water getting in? is it through the rear screen seal?

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Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:35 am

sunroof drain?
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:50 am

have you got the two door?
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:33 am

sorry yes it's a two door, how do I find out about the sunroof drain? cheers
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:29 am

If you've got pop-out rear windows, water can get in through them; not sure if it can get into the boot, but it's usually the cause of rusty arches.
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:34 am

have you tried around BOTH rear clusters. my right cluster was leaking bu somehow water ended up in the left side :?
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:51 am

open your sunroof and pour water down the channels at the vback should come out at the bumper if not your drainage pipe chould be of or like mine it could be rusted through
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:11 am

When I had a 2 door, I replaced both rear lamp gaskets and also the seal around the petrol cap locking mechanism (the bellows-like one) When it still leaked I used a block of wood as protection and gently banged the boot seal flange upwards to create a tighter seal around the bootlid which cured the problem.
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:59 pm

it's definately not the gaskits as they are new as I bought some and it's fixed 1 problem. I think it might be the sunroof, will have a mooch in a bit cheers folks!
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