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(Message started by: podge on May 31^st, 2006, 7:18pm)

Title: Bootlid Shower.
Post by podge on May 31^st, 2006, 7:18pm

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.

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by scorpioghia on May 31^st, 2006, 7:23pm

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

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by podge on May 31^st, 2006, 7:36pm

Thanks for the tip scorpioghia, check it out to-morrow

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by Octavian_P on May 31^st, 2006, 7:45pm

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 :P

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by ScorpioInDK on May 31^st, 2006, 7:46pm

jep-- mine has the same problem.. all the stuff you have in the trunk is getting totally showered.. :-[

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by trogg on May 31^st, 2006, 9:06pm

yep have the same problem.

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by mr._floppy on Jun 1^st, 2006, 12:29pm

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.

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by mazzy_j on Jun 1^st, 2006, 1:22pm

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

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by Dave on Jun 1^st, 2006, 1:35pm

on 06/01/06 at 13:22:58, 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 :)

Matt

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 ;D

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by podge on Jun 1^st, 2006, 3:05pm

Thanks for all your replies, but what are the four holes for at the bottom of the boot lid, should they remove the water?

Title: Re: Bootlid Shower.
Post by podge on Jul 6^th, 2006, 7:27pm

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.