water feature in interior light

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gabrielredtop
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:58 pm

hi there i recently bought a 318i on an E reg with 6mths mot for a cheap runabout, although when i looked it over i realised it was in pretty good nick for 20yr old (couple of small welds and a good service all thats needed) and have decided to keep it and mabye even mod it. So it was a complete kick in the b***s when i discovered water leaking in from my nearside interior light.
Any advice i have recieved reverts to sunroof leaks, but i have checked the gutters and they seem to drain fine plus when sunroof is opened there are no water run signs. I hope someone has encountered this prob (and fixed it) and can point me in the right direction as i dont want to go on a wild goose chase, i know they're a bugger to find.Yhe only bit that gets wet is my rear seat not front or back floor. Any help/advice would be much appreciated asi dont want to lose car for a leak.
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Brianmoooore
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:48 pm

Rusted hole in the rear right sunroof drain seems the most likely.
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:14 am

Brianmoooore wrote:Rusted hole in the rear right sunroof drain seems the most likely.
Can this be accessed/fixed by removing headliner and does the headliner refit without sagging?
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:33 am

You can get to this and fix it by removing the headliner, and, as with all BMW trim, it can be refitted leaving no evidence that it's ever been removed.
I haven't said it's easy!
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Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:58 pm

cheers will give this a try over holidays.
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I hope for your sake its a 4 door or a 2 door with pop-out rear side windows or you will have fun removing the headlining!
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Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:14 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:I haven't said it's easy!
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