Mainwaring
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I've read numerous threads on water ingress into the boot locker but I'm after some specifics if possible. I have a 2000 3 door.
Jetwashed the car the other day, boot locker's full of water (the rest of the boot carpet is dry as a bone. - I thought, dodgy rear door seals, don't jet wash the back)!
That was maybe 2 days ago, I sponged out all the water and let it dry out. Over the last few days we've had a fair bit of rain and today I thought I'd check the boot locker again and it looks like this;
Now that is a lot of water from just a couple of days of rain so it's carpet up and get the sponge out again;
My questions are these;
- Bearing in mind the rest of the boot (thankfully) seems bone dry, I was wondering how is the water getting into the locker? I've looked all round the door and tail gate seals and I can't see any evidence of water at all. The only place where it seems there's not a great seal is round the rear window at the top but how can 2 days of rain get that much water in there? And if so, how on earth does it make it's way down to the locker without making anything else wet?
I'm flumoxed. I've had a series 3 in the past and I know all about Landy's and their little quirks but this one seems avoidable!
. . EDIT . . Aha, I've found some more damp tucked right down in the bottom right and bottom left hand corners!
So, I'm assuming that's where it's coming from, so it's not magically finding its way into the locker it's coming down the channels from the roof. Aanyone got any handy tips? I've read carefully pop the seal out and reposition. I've tried gently pouring water on both sides of the roof to see where the water comes down but it all seems to be staying in its channels where it's supposed to be.
I've popped out the main seal around the boot and carefully repositioned when I've re-installed the plastic trim to see if that helps
Jetwashed the car the other day, boot locker's full of water (the rest of the boot carpet is dry as a bone. - I thought, dodgy rear door seals, don't jet wash the back)!
That was maybe 2 days ago, I sponged out all the water and let it dry out. Over the last few days we've had a fair bit of rain and today I thought I'd check the boot locker again and it looks like this;
Now that is a lot of water from just a couple of days of rain so it's carpet up and get the sponge out again;
My questions are these;
- Bearing in mind the rest of the boot (thankfully) seems bone dry, I was wondering how is the water getting into the locker? I've looked all round the door and tail gate seals and I can't see any evidence of water at all. The only place where it seems there's not a great seal is round the rear window at the top but how can 2 days of rain get that much water in there? And if so, how on earth does it make it's way down to the locker without making anything else wet?
I'm flumoxed. I've had a series 3 in the past and I know all about Landy's and their little quirks but this one seems avoidable!
. . EDIT . . Aha, I've found some more damp tucked right down in the bottom right and bottom left hand corners!
So, I'm assuming that's where it's coming from, so it's not magically finding its way into the locker it's coming down the channels from the roof. Aanyone got any handy tips? I've read carefully pop the seal out and reposition. I've tried gently pouring water on both sides of the roof to see where the water comes down but it all seems to be staying in its channels where it's supposed to be.
I've popped out the main seal around the boot and carefully repositioned when I've re-installed the plastic trim to see if that helps
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