Hi all, need a bit more help please. I have hopefully fixed leaky front sunroof but have problem in the boot as well. I recently had the rear carpet up to access the fuel pump (another story) and found the underside of the carpet soaked with water. The top of the carpet was bone dry to touch. Have had roof lining out and checked sunroof and side windows with no luck. Strange how it's under the carpet thats wet, unless someone out there knows how this happens. Help please, Steve.
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Richard Martin
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Steve,
I can't remember the detail but the seal between the rear wings and roof gutter, somewhere near the corner above the lights can fail and cause this. I think the alpine seals and possibly the side window seals failing can do the same.
When I lifted my carpet it was all wet under there and the floor was rusted through. Since replacing the floor it has been bone dry without resealing any windwows or the gutter, so I concluded that the floor had rusted from the outside in and let the water in, but if yours was doing that I assume you would have noticed the holes in the floor
I can't remember the detail but the seal between the rear wings and roof gutter, somewhere near the corner above the lights can fail and cause this. I think the alpine seals and possibly the side window seals failing can do the same.
When I lifted my carpet it was all wet under there and the floor was rusted through. Since replacing the floor it has been bone dry without resealing any windwows or the gutter, so I concluded that the floor had rusted from the outside in and let the water in, but if yours was doing that I assume you would have noticed the holes in the floor
thebiglad
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Whenever I buy a TDi200 or 300 the first thing I do is to take out the boot carpet and rubber mat.
The problem is that moisture gets trapped under the rubber mat, never allowed to get air to it to dry and so rots out the boot floor.
My advice: take them both out and store them until you want to sell the car.
I've put in various things in the past, smaller bits of carpet, pieces of plywood etc etc all of which allow air to circulate better. Allows the boot floor to dry and let's you see if there is a leak problem or not.
Cheers
Dave
The problem is that moisture gets trapped under the rubber mat, never allowed to get air to it to dry and so rots out the boot floor.
My advice: take them both out and store them until you want to sell the car.
I've put in various things in the past, smaller bits of carpet, pieces of plywood etc etc all of which allow air to circulate better. Allows the boot floor to dry and let's you see if there is a leak problem or not.
Cheers
Dave
battenberg
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Good call Dave!
I havent had a boot carpet in mine for a year or so, I took it out and put a rubber mat in it's place which i whip out occationally to clean the mud off, it's the spongy underside of the carpet that holds the water.
Mine is now bone dry and has been for ages.
PASTMASTER
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Alpine windows on mine - telltale drip marks on the loadspace cover.
