Leaky roof rails

Lately i noticed my back left hand seat belts are wet after washing the car or rain. I suspect that it leaks from the roof rail ends. Do anyone experience this before?

you can replace the gaskets where the roof bars attach to the roof.

Which model 5dr, 3dr

Remove the bolts and place a dab of the standard bathroom silicone sealant, on them. Not the super strong stuff, you'll wanna get them out again

Another wonderful design from LR

My 06 5 door was built without gaskets / sealant where the roof rails are mounted - fixed under warranty, after a couple of un-nessesary door seals :doh:

Makes you wonder, what else?

Northern Irelander said:

Which model 5dr, 3dr

Remove the bolts and place a dab of the standard bathroom silicone sealant, on them. Not the super strong stuff, you'll wanna get them out again

Another wonderful design from LR

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I had removed the two bolts and apply some normal silicone.Will just try this before changing the gaskets.My estima does not have this problem for 9 years now

howardo said:

Makes you wonder, what else?

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Still leaking after apply the silicone.Guess I have to dismantle the entire roof rails and apply silicone on the mounting area

Did you put plenty round the threads and over the captive nut area.

Its the only area water can get in, unless it's a 3dr.

Northern Irelander said:

Did you put plenty round the threads and over the captive nut area.

Its the only area water can get in, unless it's a 3dr.

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Yah this time i pump in a bit more in the hole before puting the screw in and tighten it. Will try it tomorrow once its cured.Thanks,

Northern Irelander said:

Did you put plenty round the threads and over the captive nut area.

Its the only area water can get in, unless it's a 3dr.

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Tested today with water its still leakingafter applying the silicone.Any more suggestions

mikeong said:

Tested today with water its still leakingafter applying the silicone.Any more suggestions

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replace the gaskets

howardo said:

replace the gaskets

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Bet thats going to be a pain to remove the silicone.Could turn out to be a crap job, merry christmas

the gaskets do sod all, water is tracking

For the 3rd time........ 5dr or 3dr?

Northern Irelander said:

the gaskets do sod all, water is tracking

For the 3rd time........ 5dr or 3dr?

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Its a 5dr what do you mean water is tracking

OldIrishWulf said:

Bet thats going to be a pain to remove the silicone.Could turn out to be a crap job, merry christmas

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Did some search the only place water can enter is from the screw hole.So applying sealant should solve the problem.

I drove mine for the first time today,2 days parked up due to glassy ice on the road.
the drivers seat was wet and could see it was from the melted condensation from the sunroof,I thought this could be the cause of your problem too.

OldIrishWulf said:

I drove mine for the first time today,2 days parked up due to glassy ice on the road.
the drivers seat was wet and could see it was from the melted condensation from the sunroof,I thought this could be the cause of your problem too.

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Mine does not have a sunroof.Each time it rains or after a car wash my left rear seat belts get wet.

still think you should renew the gaskets

do they look perished or deformed?

hi, ive got a 5 door 1998 freelander, just bought some roof rails but they didnt get come with the rubber gaskets, failing them comeing fromm the sellar does anyone know of a place where you can buy them?

cheers,

pete

have just found part number for them CAJ100082, but cant get them any cheaper than £26.52 for all four