condensation problem in rear of vehicle

hi all, as a new freelander ower im just getting to grips with the landy,however i fitted a towbar today with help from this site(a big thankyou for that)as i plugged the electrics in to the socket behind boot trim i noticed a bit of damp,and the underlay of the carpet was a bit wet,not soaking i must say,neway could neone suggest a fault of cause etc,and how to fix the problem,thanks for you help all,Carl

Have you got water holding in the cubby box in the boot?

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I also have this problem, with condensation on the underside of the storage compartment hinged plastic cover. The "Box" and the rest of the loadspace carpet is dry, even after heavy rain. I was toying with the idea of either getting the bare plastic underside of the hinged access cover flock sprayed or sticking some thin polystyrene onto the surface. At the moment I have it wedged slightly open-only about 10mm and that appears to have stopped the condensation forming.

I keep a damp trap in one of the pockets in the boot , they are cheap and do help !

thanks for that il try the damp traps,

They have a habbit of leaking past the tailgate glass if it isn't seated 100%.
Might be worth pouring some water over the tailgate area to see if you get any triccles seeping into the vehicle (you'll see water on the inside of the glass)
If this is the case then you can easily adjust the glass by removing the trim and adjust it inwards slightly to create a better seal.......

thanks for that mate i take it,its striaght forward too do mate,cheers for your help on this matter.

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thanks for that mate i take it,its striaght forward too do mate,cheers for your help on this matter.

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Bin the horrible foam mat and drill a couple of decent size hole in the bottom of the cubby box. Seems brutal but works a treat!

Don't do the old heavy breathing phone calls from inside the car!

its not the heavy breathing phone calls they are doing but somthing else

lol cheers for thats,il try and not hvy breath from now on,but with my missus in there too its hard not too lol,ive put a damp trap in there which i got from go outdoors,and il try the drilling of holes in the lowest point of the box too,what size drill bit shall i use,cheers for your help everyone,

Has the search button broke again'!!!!!!!

lol cheers for that one,well if we all used search buttons no one would chat etc,and us newbies would not get all the excellent help needed from guys like yourself who has the know how on freelanders,

A very gratious answer

But the same q's all the time gets tedious, stick around and you will see

roger that mate,cheers neway,you have a good day hope to chat again mukka