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Offline X4MGS

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #40 on: 21 September 2010, 22:35 »
Right person wrong quote...  :grin:

The seal must "seal" something else they wouldn't fit one and call it a SEAL  :tongue:

Get some wire down the holes to unblock 'em then...

and its a 1.3 that wont do any better than 33mpg  :angry:

Heavy car and small engine... I get better out of my Digi 8V... :wink:

hang on, it isnt the seal that stops the leak is it? I thought it was more to do with the drainage channels or whatever theyre called?

I think you quoted the wrong person :D

And yes, you're pretty much right, there can be a gap all round and it can still not dribble on your head as long as everything else is in working order. Mine was missing a big metal bit that allowed the water to drain out the rear properly - so it would continually dribble on me!

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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #41 on: 21 September 2010, 22:37 »
Right person wrong quote...  :grin:

The seal must "seal" something else they wouldn't fit one and call it a SEAL  :tongue:

What do these seal



The seal is made of felt, not rubber, it only really seals against wind - it happily absorbs water and lets it flow right through.

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #42 on: 21 September 2010, 22:39 »


The seal is made of felt, not rubber, it only really seals against wind - it happily absorbs water and lets it flow right through.

And onto my head

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #43 on: 21 September 2010, 22:41 »


The seal is made of felt, not rubber, it only really seals against wind - it happily absorbs water and lets it flow right through.

And onto my head

Check you've got all the parts, in the diagram below, fitted. Mine was missing #9


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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #44 on: 21 September 2010, 22:52 »
I know im good al the way down to part 25, cause i took it all apart to change 3 and 3a cause i thought they were the problem i had before but it turned out that someone even less mechanically knowledgable than me put the deflector arms onthe wrong sides upside down.

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #45 on: 21 September 2010, 23:06 »
that ive had it over 2 years have only driven it back from getting it MOT'd then its sat on my drive getting rusty and unless i get a massive pay rise any time soon it stay like that   :cry:

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #46 on: 21 September 2010, 23:21 »
To cure a leaky sunroof:

Tools Required:
1x tube of RTV silicone
1x phillips screwdriver

Method:
Seal the outside of the sunroof with the RTV silicone. Unscrew and remove the sunroof winder handle. You are now leak free for under £5

You can thank me later chaps.


I don't think a semi will give the same results

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #47 on: 21 September 2010, 23:35 »
Yeah, Mastic that bad boy up!  :cool:

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #48 on: 21 September 2010, 23:52 »
Right person wrong quote...  :grin:

The seal must "seal" something else they wouldn't fit one and call it a SEAL  :tongue:

What do these seal



The seal is made of felt, not rubber, it only really seals against wind - it happily absorbs water and lets it flow right through.

Isnt he thumping one into Heidi Klume?

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Re: What do you hate most about your mark 2?
« Reply #49 on: 21 September 2010, 23:59 »
Note To Self; Never Buy a car from a guy called cняis...

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

To cure a leaky sunroof:

Tools Required:
1x tube of RTV silicone
1x phillips screwdriver

Method:
Seal the outside of the sunroof with the RTV silicone. Unscrew and remove the sunroof winder handle. You are now leak free for under £5

You can thank me later chaps.

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