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Blazing Storm

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Re: Second skin door membranes?
« Reply #10 on: 26 December 2007, 13:46 »
find the bulkhead leak

There's a big round hole on the passenger side, easily seen under the bonnet. I just ducktaped it to stop any leak but you can buy round metal covers from VW, not sure on the name.

Why does everyone seem to have heater problems? I only get luke warm air even after engine has warmed up; so annoying.

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Re: Second skin door membranes?
« Reply #11 on: 26 December 2007, 17:10 »
find the bulkhead leak

There's a big round hole on the passenger side, easily seen under the bonnet. I just ducktaped it to stop any leak but you can buy round metal covers from VW, not sure on the name.

Why does everyone seem to have heater problems? I only get luke warm air even after engine has warmed up; so annoying.

i also had heater problems and my work mate said to change the bypass valve just before the heater matrix took the old 1 off shoved a hose pipe down through the matrix to clean it out new valve on and refill the coolant hey presto jobs a goodun and ive got boiling heat again :) 


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Blazing Storm

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Re: Second skin door membranes?
« Reply #12 on: 26 December 2007, 17:30 »
find the bulkhead leak

There's a big round hole on the passenger side, easily seen under the bonnet. I just ducktaped it to stop any leak but you can buy round metal covers from VW, not sure on the name.

Why does everyone seem to have heater problems? I only get luke warm air even after engine has warmed up; so annoying.

i also had heater problems and my work mate said to change the bypass valve just before the heater matrix took the old 1 off shoved a hose pipe down through the matrix to clean it out new valve on and refill the coolant hey presto jobs a goodun and ive got boiling heat again :) 

May just try that, thanks for the tip.

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Re: Second skin door membranes?
« Reply #13 on: 27 December 2007, 18:30 »
find the bulkhead leak

There's a big round hole on the passenger side, easily seen under the bonnet. I just ducktaped it to stop any leak but you can buy round metal covers from VW, not sure on the name.

Why does everyone seem to have heater problems? I only get luke warm air even after engine has warmed up; so annoying.

i also had heater problems and my work mate said to change the bypass valve just before the heater matrix took the old 1 off shoved a hose pipe down through the matrix to clean it out new valve on and refill the coolant hey presto jobs a goodun and ive got boiling heat again :) 

May just try that, thanks for the tip.

unfortunately dont know the part number sorry :( but it was 33 pound from vw  :wink:


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Re: Second skin door membranes?
« Reply #14 on: 29 December 2007, 16:08 »
Hi folks
 
Just an update.... I had a look at my doors. It's a 3 door and when I take the door card off there is a metal support that forms part of the door surround connecting it to the central part, therefore I can't do the internal plastic sheet tucked in at the bottom cos it can't be tucked in where the support is.

If you compare the pics on page one of this thread you'll see what I mean - the blue door of Blazing Storm is a 5 door and the plastic tucks in, wheras the white car of Gernster is a 3 door and you can clearly see the vertical strut in the middle that would prevent an internal membrane working.

Guess I'll just try an external one but TBH it looked pretty good anyway.

My problem may well be the door seal? The door drops on the drivers side - but when it's shut surely that lifts the door back into the correct position against the seal. It appears to fit well along the top seal when shut - can't see the bottom seal when shut  :angry:

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Re: Second skin door membranes?
« Reply #15 on: 29 December 2007, 19:53 »
It's only the drivers side rear footwell that gets wet. The car has been stood in heavy rain and it's saturated - so it's nothing to do with driving. The door card is damp along the bottom but not wet and the membrane appears sealed along the bottom and in very good nick.

I can see that there is damp 'in' the door seal itself, ie the channel/groove on the car side of the main bulbous part of the door seal.

I don't think the water is coming through the door membrane, the only other thing I can think of is water is running round the door edges from above and finding its way past the door seal along the sill section because presumably the door is not sealing properly against the seal????

Blazing Storm

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Re: Second skin door membranes?
« Reply #16 on: 29 December 2007, 20:14 »
I thought my door membrane was OK but running the hose down the window showed water was still running down small gaps at the bottom of the membrane. Try it yourself and you'll see. That or wait for it to rain and sit in the car with the door card off and watch for yourself.

If the doorcard is wet/damp that tells you the membrane is probably leaking.

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Re: Second skin door membranes?
« Reply #17 on: 29 December 2007, 20:53 »
had this problem with my last golf. I adjusted the catch on the pillar too make the door sit tighter against the seal and hey presto