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podge
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Bootlid Shower.
« on: May 31st, 2006, 7:18pm » |
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When it has been raining I get a build up of water in the boot lid, so when you raise the boot and if you are not carefull you will get showered in water
I have been all round the back of the car to see where the water is getting in but with no joy, I did notice on either side of the bottom of the lid there are 4 holes 2 each side, I have checked these making sure they were not blocked.
Any ideas lads.
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scorpioghia
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #1 on: May 31st, 2006, 7:23pm » |
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hi there podge mine was doing the same and i found that it was collecting around the light cluster and what i did was removed the lights and sealed the edge with sylicon(sorry bout spelling) and this seems to have worked
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #2 on: May 31st, 2006, 7:36pm » |
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Thanks for the tip scorpioghia, check it out to-morrow
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #3 on: May 31st, 2006, 7:45pm » |
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mine was doing the same, but i didn't have thoes holes cut, they were just barley punctured. So i have made them. Still some water ramains in the boot lid, but before this i was geting liters of water out of it, and the ex-owner didn't know about this so the boot lit have rusted in the place that all the water was staing 
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ScorpioInDK
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #4 on: May 31st, 2006, 7:46pm » |
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jep-- mine has the same problem.. all the stuff you have in the trunk is getting totally showered.. 
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #5 on: May 31st, 2006, 9:06pm » |
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yep have the same problem.
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mr._floppy
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #6 on: Jun 1st, 2006, 12:29pm » |
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Isn't it just the design of the lid ?
When the boot lid is fully raised the rainwater unfortunately drips from the corners of the lid into the interior of the boot each side of the rear light clusters.
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #7 on: Jun 1st, 2006, 1:22pm » |
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Mine does the same, what i do now is open the boot slightly, maybe 20cm, hold it there until all the water has dripped out and low and behold, no getting a soaked head or water in the boot 
Matt
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Dave
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #8 on: Jun 1st, 2006, 1:35pm » |
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on Jun 1st, 2006, 1:22pm, mazzy_j wrote:Mine does the same, what i do now is open the boot slightly, maybe 20cm, hold it there until all the water has dripped out and low and behold, no getting a soaked head or water in the boot
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Ditto
Rather messes up me looking cool with the remote boot open feature though when I press the remote 20 yards away, remember about the water going on my stuff, then run to catch the lid 
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podge
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #9 on: Jun 1st, 2006, 3:05pm » |
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Thanks for all your replies, but what are the four holes for at the bottom of the boot lid, should they remove the water?
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Re: Bootlid Shower.
« Reply #10 on: Jul 6th, 2006, 7:27pm » |
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Thanks to one our members who sent me the full back red light strip and this has cleared the shower of rain when opening the boot.
I fitted strip 10 days ago to give it good test first, and last Sunday the heavens opened I have never seen rain like it in my 69 years.
Well it passed the test, no more showers when the boot opens.
Thanks for all you solutions lads.
Best wishes,
Podge.
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