The rain hurt my GTI - fixed

[T_J_G]

I was at Brands this evening with Alan, Alex and so on and all was good. Then the heavens opened.

So we decided to leave (as most did) and i noticed my windscreen took ages to clear so carrying on up the road my mate notices water in the footwell. I kind of disregarded due to wet feet. But it got slightly worst. Then mile or two up the road the dash lights start flickering and the airbag, ABS and traction control light come on. So i pulled over into a garage with Ridg (alex) and turned the car off only to find out it wouldn't start. We left it abit and after that it started and I continued my drive home with no dash lights and limited wiper action (though it was chucking it down)

Got home safe and now the car won't start. So going to investigate in the morning. Anyone else had a similar problem, maybe it's just scared of the thunder?!

Great, f****** great.

Thanks to Alex,Dan and Dan for helping out though.

Tim

[T_J_G]

upon reading it may be plastic cover on pollen filter

[(shakey)]

upon reading it may be plastic cover on pollen filter

is the windscreen rubber split have u had a new windscreen lately?

[T_J_G]

upon reading it may be plastic cover on pollen filter

is the windscreen rubber split have u had a new windscreen lately?

no idea only had the car about a month.

Tim

[(shakey)]

upon reading it may be plastic cover on pollen filter

is the windscreen rubber split have u had a new windscreen lately?

no idea only had the car about a month.

Tim

o sh@t srry to hear that bet u r gutted as u wud b.

[T_J_G]

upon reading it may be plastic cover on pollen filter

is the windscreen rubber split have u had a new windscreen lately?

no idea only had the car about a month.

Tim

o sh@t srry to hear that bet u r gutted as u wud b.

Meh im annoyed that i'll have to remove half the interior tomorrow instead of sorting my nice new CD changer.Sometimes I wonder why do I bother TBH.

[(shakey)]

upon reading it may be plastic cover on pollen filter

is the windscreen rubber split have u had a new windscreen lately?

no idea only had the car about a month.

Tim

o sh@t srry to hear that bet u r gutted as u wud b.

Meh im annoyed that i'll have to remove half the interior tomorrow instead of sorting my nice new CD changer.Sometimes I wonder why do I bother TBH.

u will sort it and then 4get about it when u have fitted the cd changer its just 1 of them things,
i hit a rock and put a hole in my sump but i am start to get things togeather now so dont worry      
and smile m8

[T_J_G]

So thinking about this if it was the grommet leaking water onto the control unit (behind ashtray) then would this affect charging of the battery. On way home if I did something requiring electrical power the dash lights would dim or cut out. therefore surely the alternator is now not charging the battery.

Tim

[AlanD]

Have you got a multimeter Tim? Check the to see if its getting charge.

Sorry to hear about the problems, it was properly coming down last night. Did you manage to get the VAGCOM stuff sorted with Alex? (by the way thanks again Alex for sorting me out )

Def sounds like water has got into the electrics somwhere.

[T_J_G]

Have you got a multimeter Tim? Check the to see if its getting charge.

Sorry to hear about the problems, it was properly coming down last night. Did you manage to get the VAGCOM stuff sorted with Alex? (by the way thanks again Alex for sorting me out )

Def sounds like water has got into the electrics somwhere.

Dad's got a multimeter so check it later. Going to se where the leak is coming from in a second. Yeah I got alarm bleep and anti hijack done, thanks alex top bloke. Was a good night part from the torrental rain!