Razoo
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2004 E320 CDi Avantgarde
I previously posted this thread in November 2008. Following yesterday's torrential rain, it's time to revisit the problem:
"As the boot lid lifted, I could hear what sounded like the equivalent of a small lake sloshing around between the inner and outer boot lid skins. With the boot lid fully open, the water drained out of the corners. It had been raining a lot.
Two questions:
1. How/where might the water be getting in?
2. Why didn't the water drain out?"
When I lifted the boot lid this morning, I heard the water rush towards the front edge. As I shut the lid, the water flowed back and started to drain out through a small hole in the bottom edge (by the boot lock) that previously had a stuck-on patch over it.
There is no water inside the boot.
I'm guessing that the rain water overwhelms the boot gutter, and finds its way into the boot lid through a hole in the edge somewhere.
I'm sure the problem occurs when the car is parked up during rain. I don't think the water gets in whilst the car is being driven.
Another job for the weekend!
Razoo
I previously posted this thread in November 2008. Following yesterday's torrential rain, it's time to revisit the problem:
"As the boot lid lifted, I could hear what sounded like the equivalent of a small lake sloshing around between the inner and outer boot lid skins. With the boot lid fully open, the water drained out of the corners. It had been raining a lot.
Two questions:
1. How/where might the water be getting in?
2. Why didn't the water drain out?"
When I lifted the boot lid this morning, I heard the water rush towards the front edge. As I shut the lid, the water flowed back and started to drain out through a small hole in the bottom edge (by the boot lock) that previously had a stuck-on patch over it.
There is no water inside the boot.
I'm guessing that the rain water overwhelms the boot gutter, and finds its way into the boot lid through a hole in the edge somewhere.
I'm sure the problem occurs when the car is parked up during rain. I don't think the water gets in whilst the car is being driven.
Another job for the weekend!
Razoo