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Having had a relatively long run of luck with a dry boot, I've recently been getting the usual signs (misting of windows) that all was not well.
The three attached images show what I believe to be the two areas at fault, that being the inner joins between the C pillar and the rear window seals.
I don't remember the lower overlap flap bits having this gap at the bottom - hopefully clear in at least one of the pics - that seems to be where the water has been getting through & in.
The only two things I have done are a minor adjustment (just 1 or 2 mm) of the boot lock catch to make it not quite so tight for the soft close and more recently I cleaned all the seals & lubed with silicon (spray) to give what I hoped would be a good contact.
I remember seeing one of Malcolm's posts with a bit of hosepipe lodged in the channel to reshape (I think).
I would be grateful if anyone (with a dry boot!) could post up a picture for me to compare and of course any suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance
The three attached images show what I believe to be the two areas at fault, that being the inner joins between the C pillar and the rear window seals.
I don't remember the lower overlap flap bits having this gap at the bottom - hopefully clear in at least one of the pics - that seems to be where the water has been getting through & in.
The only two things I have done are a minor adjustment (just 1 or 2 mm) of the boot lock catch to make it not quite so tight for the soft close and more recently I cleaned all the seals & lubed with silicon (spray) to give what I hoped would be a good contact.
I remember seeing one of Malcolm's posts with a bit of hosepipe lodged in the channel to reshape (I think).
I would be grateful if anyone (with a dry boot!) could post up a picture for me to compare and of course any suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance