Boot full of water!!!!!
29 April 2005, 07:49 PM
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Boot full of water!!!!!
HI guys, need some help here, i've got a lot of water in the boot recesses at the side of the car, if you know what i mean. (can take photo's if required!)
I have looked under the car in the recess areas and there seems to be a plug that has a slice taken out at the bottom, i assume these are drain holes? or should this plug have been sealed?
Any help would be good and i can post pic's!
cheers
James
Car is a Bugeye.
I have looked under the car in the recess areas and there seems to be a plug that has a slice taken out at the bottom, i assume these are drain holes? or should this plug have been sealed?
Any help would be good and i can post pic's!
cheers
James
Car is a Bugeye.
29 April 2005, 08:10 PM
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Water is almost certainly coming in round the rear light cluster. Used to be a big problem but I thought it was cured now! Remove the 5 nuts and push out the cluster and put lots of goey stuff around the hole.
30 April 2005, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by unfeasablylargegonads
If continuing problems and out of warrenty drill a small drain hole (to ground).
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06 May 2005, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve_L
i had this problem mate done the lights and still water, try taking off the seal aruond the boot clean it and reseal no more water, though quite liked the fish idea!!
On a serious note, i just can't see where the hell its coming in .....
..... i give up ....
06 May 2005, 05:31 PM
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If the rear lights are fine it will be the spoiler, probably where the wiring goes through the boot for the brake light, seal all the holes while your at it on the spoiler, (Wire hole and 4 x 10mm studs)
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07 May 2005, 01:16 AM
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same happend to mine it turned out to be that the boot seal was not on properly - make sure its pushed on right
the grommet on my00 it on the side (doing nothing) i had to soak up the water with a sponge - since i have pushed the seal on properly ive had no trouble.
the grommet on my00 it on the side (doing nothing) i had to soak up the water with a sponge - since i have pushed the seal on properly ive had no trouble.
07 May 2005, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobyverysoon
same happend to mine it turned out to be that the boot seal was not on properly - make sure its pushed on right
the grommet on my00 it on the side (doing nothing) i had to soak up the water with a sponge - since i have pushed the seal on properly ive had no trouble.
the grommet on my00 it on the side (doing nothing) i had to soak up the water with a sponge - since i have pushed the seal on properly ive had no trouble.
07 May 2005, 10:39 AM
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Jammers, if you can't figure where it's coming from, try removing the boot liner, climbing into the boot, and getting someone you trust to spray the rear of the car with a hose..... just make sure they let you out!!
PS< you may need a torch doh!
PS< you may need a torch doh!
07 May 2005, 11:40 AM
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hey mate i had same problem, i had changed my rear lights to afterburners so i put clear mastic around them etc all seems fine. However it could also be due to condemsation with the boot getting hot/cold etc from the zorst, put a hole in each of the rubber grommets in the bottom of the wheel well to help air circulate a bit. Either way which ever the problem was its now a nice dry boot.
p.s dont laugh at the condensation theory - i had water everywhere in the lid when you lifted it and down the sides so may not have been the lights!
tim.
p.s dont laugh at the condensation theory - i had water everywhere in the lid when you lifted it and down the sides so may not have been the lights!
tim.
07 May 2005, 06:39 PM
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i went through all the advice above on mine last year and still did not solve it 
either side of the classic boot has the recess`s as posted above, they have vents in one side and a blanking plate in the other, they are large square plastic things
mine were leaking around the seal, although this probably happed when the back end was stripped down for paint
either side of the classic boot has the recess`s as posted above, they have vents in one side and a blanking plate in the other, they are large square plastic things
mine were leaking around the seal, although this probably happed when the back end was stripped down for paint
08 May 2005, 07:09 PM
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Ive just cured my leaking boot. The pool of water was where the spare wheel sits. I removed all the fittings from the boot area, folded down the rear seats and got the wife to spray the boot, while I watched for leaks. The water was coming in under the rubber seal around the boot. To cure the leak I removed the rubber boot seal and run a bead of black silicon in the groove on the rubber seal which sit over the metal lip. Let it cure over night and then sprayed again, no more leaks.
It quite easy to trace on the subaru due to its folding rear seats.
Andy
It quite easy to trace on the subaru due to its folding rear seats.
Andy
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