back seats wet???

[406ian]

i have noticed this a while ago that my back seats are always wet was wonderin has any one experianced this before and could give me any pointers on fixing it

cheers in advance

[Gary406]

check the boot seal, under the rear parcel shelf in the boot, the rear light clusters .. the corners inside the rear quater panels

also take the door cards off and check the foam seal behind the doorcard is properly sealed to the door .

check the spare wheel well , is there any water in there ?

sunroof . aerial on the roof . remove the interior light you will see the aerial above it..

check the door seals..

[Gary406]

look here , ive found mine leaking here

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[Gary406]

another place , this is inside the rear quater panels under the rear light clusters ...
you have to remove the side carpets to get access

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if the rear seats are wet its more than likely gonna be a boot leak you have and its running forwards to the seats...

[lozz]

take the back seat out -then get someone to attack the car with a hose pipe,
whilst your sat in thecar ,,

[Gary406]

im just having another problem with water leaks.

the passangers side rear cluster . inside around the cluster you will see metal overlaps metal.
mine is leaking there now

not the actual clusters there fine.. its the original car body sealant they use it must all go hard and start leaking

after all it is about 13 years old now

[Gary406]

by the way if you find any water leaks in your mota ian dont use silicone sealent

get yourself a tube of TIGERSEAL

[Gary406]

inside the rear quaters there lays a bolt for the rear bumper ..

mine is also leaking water throught this, how the hell its seeping up i'll never know. but there was a new puddle in my boot this morning and its defo coming from the bumper bolts

maybe check there as well

[lozz]

also check in the boot at the side pannels, behind them on the driverside- theres a vent with a Flap check its not staying open.
ifound these vents on mine by accident lastnight and the rubber/flap was stuck open ,

its supposed to let air in but they can allow water to spray into the car from the road if theyre stuck open,

[Gary406]

my water leak is drving me nuts now,,,, wen i seal it . it feckin apears in another place,

all seems to be the back end. around lights and rear quaters

[lozz]

ive just checked mine again and its full of water where the cd/changer shouid be
had too move all the wiring out of the way ,

ive cleared my garage now and parked it in there out of the rain.
406s need an umbrella or a gazeebo me thinks

[406ian]

thanks for the replys i have sealed all the above places now a total of 1 and a half tubes of tiger seal in total was used i will give her a few days and see if it has worked

[Gary406]

blimey

you have used 1 and half tubes

thats a lot mate, ive had 1 tube for months now and its sealed a lot including all my door panel seals ....

[lozz]

ive used one tube in a year,
but idont use Tigerseal,
iuse something called Wyns gasket maker its meant for making gaskets on sumps etc but once its on it never comes off,
ive used it on the headlamps and other stuff,

£9 a tube but it comes out of the gun its in .in a fine beed no mess or waste with the stuff,

No more nails as nothing on this stuff itl glue and seal anything even where theres water or oil

[Gary406]

ye tigerseal is good as well.

its an adhesive and sealant in 1. they use it for bonding body kits to cars.

£10 a tube in my local car shop..

but it soon goes off, if you leave it a few days it drys up in the nozzle and you need a new nozzle. so you end up waisting nozzles full like me if you keep leaving it a few days before using it again ..

so its best doing what ian did and use it all in 1 go ...