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Water in the boot
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:47 am
by Ben
well after all the rain we have had I have found my boot filled with water.
cleaned it out and dried the carpet but found it with water gain the other day
any ideas where it is coming in?
i havent completed any mods in or around the boot. all rubbers are in place
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:03 am
by Lucky_Luke
Where abouts is it wet ben?
In the front section around the fuel tank or near the tail lights? or is it literally pooling in the middle well?
There are a few metal cover panels on the soft top parcel shelf that drop into the boot next to the fuel tank, is it wet inside there... because if your rain rail is shot it could potentially leak in from there. A long shot but maybe worth checking...
L.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:29 am
by Juffa
As luke said, check the rain rail out. See the previous post on that very subject.
J
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:53 am
by wun911
Yeah i had this water in the boot once I cleaned the rain rail (had twigs gum nuts and gunk)
Problem solved...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:11 am
by Garry
You might like to check the soft top drains near the seatbelt towers too. If they clog up water can overflow into the boot. If they are blocked you might want to check under the carpet inside the car for dampness too.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:24 pm
by Ben
thanks guys will check it out
the water is pooling in the middle.
I have the hard top on 99% of the time so i dont think it is soft top related etc
cheers
Ben
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:53 pm
by Alex
Ben wrote:thanks guys will check it out
the water is pooling in the middle.
I have the hard top on 99% of the time so i dont think it is soft top related etc
cheers
Ben
in which case check the seals on the tail lights
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:36 am
by shelleriffic
I had an issue with water getting in via the antenna connection to the side of the boot. Water was leaking in and forming a pretty little puddle.
Sealed it up heh. Probably not your issue though .. water being in the middle and all :S
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:10 am
by StanTheMan
yea.....never thought of the antenna. I know one of my tail light seals is shagged. can you get those seals separately?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:04 am
by Jimmy
My tail light seals were shagged. I improvised and used bathroom silicon. No more problems.
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:21 am
by Babalouie
JimmyJ5 wrote:My tail light seals were shagged. I improvised and used bathroom silicon. No more problems.
I had this issue too on the Luce. New tail light seals for $20ea from Mazda and it was solved.
