alcazar

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Rice? SALT?

Man up..........take the rear seats out and put an electric dehumidifier in there!

It's what I did

Yes, really...........but it WAS soaked after the rear screen seal went.

william lam

whats is carafaxing ?

alcazar

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This stuff: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...All-Categories

It's a non-setting mastic, used in the caravan industry to bed things in on 'van bodies so that they don't leak......ever.

It's what I use on my rear lights, and advise others to use: cheap enough, works AMAZINGLY well and doesn't EVER go hard.

Whatever you use, you must avoid silicone, (it comes away after a while, and the lights will be a pain to remobve if you ever need to) and stuff like TigerSeal/SikaFlex...it will seal brilliantly, but if the lights get damaged ever, you will NOT get them off.

Using carafax, they just pull off. Tidy up the sealant and they will go back using the same stuff, time and time again.

BLU

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^^ what he said, sealed my lights up perfectly ^^

Word of advise though, when using the sealant make sure you wear OLD clothes and if you have any wear latex gloves as its a PAIN to get off.

I've just done my boot spoiler holes with the same stuff as that was where my water was coming in!

(I forgot I changed my spoiler, last minute, for NBO with the intention of taking it off the next day to seal it properly. As you may have guessed I forgot about it )

alcazar

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Excess Carafax comes off with a cloth liberally dipped in white spirit

BLU

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Yeah but white spirit stinks to high heaven!

scoobyverysoon

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Im having similar issues ive sat in the boot and had the mrs soak the back end and you can see the water come in at the bottom of the seal next to the boot lock and build up just inside then trickle into the wheel well. the seal doent seem flat so very weird.

Is it new boot seal time? - and is subaru the only place to get them?

alcazar

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Mine did similar.

You could TRY some carafax along the inside of the seal. Remove seal, apply thin bead of carafax, reseat seal.

It stopped mine.

scoobyverysoon

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mines coming in from ontop of the seal itself its like its not making a decent seal

also found that carafax here

http://www.campervanaccessories.co.u...l99-p-958.html

alcazar

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Aye, same stuff, prices vary. Mine was £3.50 delivered off ebay.

Have you tried adjusting the boot to shut tighter? It's all in the locking mechanism......

scoobyverysoon

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Never thought of that - is it simple to do?

Just requested a price from prosport on a new seal

alcazar

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Yes, simple enough.

Loosen* the bolts holding the catch and tap the catch down about 5mm. Retighten bolts.

*Loosen means just that. Just enough so it will move if tapped.

Nelly71

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Rear window leaking ?

alcazar

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Sorry?

Nelly71

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I've had condense and have just found rear window was unstuck at top ie water leaking into boot I'd check there too

alcazar

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LOL, you've read the whole thread, then?

BLU

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scoobyverysoon

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Thanks will give it a go - so from looking at it head on tap it up to make it grab tighter

alcazar

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Yes, the one on the boot lid.
Or try the catch itself in the boot: tap that down.

Keep BOTH vertical: both sides must move the same amount, don't let it get at an angle.

Do it a few mm at a time.

BLU

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You are the guru of damp boots

JusticeEmpire

That's reminded me, I should go and check to see if mine's dried up

alcazar

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Yep........I HAVE to be good at something....and my car has suffered from all five of the ones I posted

Nelly71

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Ahh nope didn't read it all lol

scoobyverysoon

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Its my seal that's knackered - Prosport have got me one in cost me £68.40 inc vat

boot compression didn't sort it