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Offline rockhopper

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leaking water in boot
« on: 05 December 2007, 19:04 »
i keep gettingwater leaking in the boot,i have cleaned and greased the seal on the rear lamp ,the boot seal looks good and is seated right.the leak seems to be dripping in behind where the parcel shelf support is ,behind the trim?anybody got any ideas wwhere i should look next?thanks

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Re: leaking water in boot
« Reply #2 on: 05 December 2007, 21:27 »
thanks mate

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Re: leaking water in boot
« Reply #3 on: 05 December 2007, 21:28 »
no probs :) that guide is essential if you got a mk2 lol!

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Re: leaking water in boot
« Reply #4 on: 06 December 2008, 17:11 »
http://www.matey-matey.com/leak_prevention.shtml

good bit of info  :grin: thanks , do VW still refund for the heater matrix ?.....1986 GTI  :cool:
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Re: leaking water in boot
« Reply #5 on: 06 December 2008, 21:08 »
cars have to be supported for 15 yrs  iirc   so unless  its a very very late run out speck  k plate  the answer is probaly no
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: leaking water in boot
« Reply #6 on: 06 December 2008, 22:28 »
thought i was a bit optamistic  :grin:
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Re: leaking water in boot
« Reply #7 on: 09 December 2008, 21:35 »
 :cool: spent some time the weekend , trying to get rid of the misty windows  :wink:
 sealed the rear light using some grease ,on the gaskets and re-did the door membranes with B&Q rubble sacks (nice thick plastic bags) as the originals had shrunk, this seems to have worked a treat , thanks again for the info  :smiley: :smiley:
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Re: leaking water in boot
« Reply #8 on: 09 December 2008, 21:37 »
mine was leaking through where the middle spoiler bolts goes through the window

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Re: leaking water in boot
« Reply #9 on: 09 December 2008, 21:41 »
mine was mostly the rear doors as the base of the door cards were damp ,
now in the airing cupboard to dry out  :grin:
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