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Offline grimpigreaper

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help!! door card leaks but fixed
« on: 13 January 2004, 17:03 »
hi hope someone can help, got the common problem of door card leaking and wet floor on 4 door golf gti.
fixed at weekend, put new membrane in, sealed with elephant tape.
went out yesterday and was soaked, on matey matey site it said i have to seal all holes in doors before putting on membrane, can some eleberate (think thats how you spell it)
please help cheers

Offline Gozza

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Re:help!! door card leaks but fixed
« Reply #1 on: 13 January 2004, 17:43 »
I have a smilar problem with my 3 door. I sorted the membrane the other day and only did the lower half as I assumed the water could not posibly get thru at the top. I was wrong, u need to seal all holes in the door. If you want to see where the water is coming in why not remove the door card and sit in car then let someone pour water over the car and see where the leak is !!!

Blue MK2

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Re:help!! door card leaks but fixed
« Reply #2 on: 14 January 2004, 12:27 »
buy or borrow some plastic sheet. I used builders 'damp course' plastic membrain that was left over.

I also used a sticky waterproof double sided stuff to keep the membrain stuck down.
(looks like blue tack in a long thin roll) duno what its called ::)

after that i taped all the edges with duck tape (just incase)

Sorted :)

Offline mk28vpb91

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Re:help!! door card leaks but fixed
« Reply #3 on: 14 January 2004, 12:37 »
Now on my second attempt to fix the same problem. First time I fixed it the tape came away from the door. Don't know where the current leak is coming from. As I tried fixing the problem on both occasions outside in pretty cold weather I am wondering if waterproof tapes work as well when it's cold.

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Re:help!! door card leaks but fixed
« Reply #4 on: 14 January 2004, 15:26 »
ohh remember to clean any blocked drain holes at the bottom of the doors.