Sport l320 leak

Hi, I've just returned to the fold with a 2006 RR sport and we love it. Unfortunately it has got a leak in the boot and I've (hopefully) tracked it down to the rubber seal that goes all around the tailgate - it lets in water on the top corner and that tracks down into the boot. In the RR manual it's called a liftgate weatherstrip. So am trying to find a new one. There seems to be a load of door seals etc. for sale but none for the boot. Should I be looking for a specifically named part or is there a RR part number to search on? Was wanting a new one but will try second hand off ebay if needed. Who in the UK would you recommend for parts?

Any help appreciated - wife not too happy about this!

On the P38, bending the flange out a few millimetres that the seal mounts on fixes the problem. A smear of silicone grease on the rubber helps too.
All range rovers come with leaks as standard and at no extra cost

As above bend the flange, it was in one of the JLR technical bulletins as the fix.

Drill a small hole in the boot?

Mark Piercy said:

Drill a small hole in the boot?

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Or on the L322 a large hole

With a hole saw....
What size?

I took your advice and drilled a 45mm hole in the boot - hopefully that'll sort the problem.

............ No that's what I was going to do, but the wife stopped me. I said experts had advised me to do that, but no go. So I put a bit of clear silicone in the rubber and am waiting for the rain. See how that goes.

Hmmm, yeah, i'd of said too small. But your idea is better

Update - it has now been in our wonderful wet weather and no water in the boot. So thanks for the advice, now having bent the flange and stuck the silicone in. I am a little surprised as this is the first RR (out of 4) I've had where the cheapest possible fix worked! Just waiting for the next exciting problem to arise.

See you soon.........