Water in the trunk / boot

Post Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:41 pm

I'm getting a puddle of water in my boot in the space on the left side where the wheel jack sits. Is there supposed to be a drain hole there to evacuate the water? I just had the boot floor soundproofed and the techie may have blocked the drain hole?

Also where could the water be coming from? Boot rubber seal looks great?

Cheers

Post Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:23 pm

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

Post Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:14 pm

I was getting the exact same problem it wasnt the boot seal it was the sunroof drains blocked. please do a search under my author name for help if you have a sunroof this could be the reason

Post Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:43 pm

Seals around the rear lights are a problem area.

Jai

Post Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:14 pm

I dont have a sunroof, so it might be the light cluster gasket. Cheers

Post Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:57 pm

theres a good article on bmwdiy .com?? website. i had the thread but it was deleted since then. sorry but try and find it its a good article tells you how to go about fixing it step by step

Post Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:03 pm

Mine leaked through the antenna. I just drilled a bunch of holes so they drain out. Probably not the best idea but it was really rusted out. id cut a hole out if i wasnt afraid things would call out.

Post Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:15 pm

check the jack well out for any rust holes i had two e30's go there and start filling up

Post Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:14 pm

i had the same trouble the other side, turns out pretty much all of my inner wheel arch had rusted through, and i mean like pretty much all of the back half of it! was just well hidden behind the boot liner! only took a day with the gas spanner and a bit of black sealer type stuff. nice dry boot now, ... shame about me goldfish! i liked havin a water feature in me boot! Lmfao