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Chet T16
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Joined: 12 Feb 2004
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:26 pm

Came back to be greeted by 4 footwells full of water in hannas car.

Car was parked on a slight downhill

No windows open or anything obvious

Boot seal is an obvious guess?
Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:35 pm

sunroof or bootseal.

I would say sunroof tbh as my chammy is the same, it doesn't have the renault mod on it, which is a bit of mastic!
Chet T16
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:41 pm

I didn't think sunroof as i figured it wouldn't puddle in the back with it facing downhill

Will look at it at the weekend, maybe Razz
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:44 pm

on my chammy all 4 footwells would fill with water, if 1 tyre went flat the whoel thing woudl flood in heavy rain, I need to sort it in the summer.

but boot seal or rear lights. Is the boot wet at all? water run marks under the carpet?
Chet T16
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:31 pm

Haven't done anything other than drive it down to the garage yet so i don't know
JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:08 am

mine has sprung a leak...if there has been some rain, there is water running down the passenger A pillar (inside)...seems to emerge just below the top of the windscreen line.

Havent looked any further, but I am guessing its the sunroof....but where does it leak?...the drains are not blocked.
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:10 am

its comes up by according to dialogies capilary action over the edge between the 2 sheets of steel.

My white chammy had the fix which was mastic along the lip, it never had a problem though.

I mind driving the blue chammy in heavy rain and Amber getting soaked by the water dripping through the headlining!
JB
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:20 am

between which 2 sheets is that?
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:27 am

the metal sheets, you knwo the bottom pressing and the top one spot welded together.
JB
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:39 am

bit of silicone then as my car is getting wet!
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:54 am

aye
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