electrics going mad when i had window open when raining

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electrics going mad when i had window open when raining

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i was parked up with my window down chatting to mates in car oposite and it was raining and coming in the car, but thought it will be ok, when i went to leave the interior light was flickering and when got home the central locking was going mad, is this normal?
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Of course it's normal :shock: :shock:

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Re: electrics going mad when i had window open when raining

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yh but i didnt think theyd be so bad that rain coming in would do it, thought theyd be protected against this
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there is a system to prevent the rain getting to the interior electrics, its called a window :P
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ive left the window down in the rain in my d9 a few times Never had a problem :roll:
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DiscoPol wrote:there is a system to prevent the rain getting to the interior electrics, its called a window :P
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Re: electrics going mad when i had window open when raining

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DiscoPol wrote:there is a system to prevent the rain getting to the interior electrics, its called a window :P
good one
ive left my window open a few times and the bsi laden multiplex d9 has not had a problem with it.
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