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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:21 pm 
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does anyone know any secret methods on how to find a leak in my boot I have already tightened it down until it starts to sit lower than the guards.
I have two 12'' subs and I can turn them right up & still cant find any air leaks, I put the hose on it & still dont leak but when it rains it LEAKS?
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:37 pm 
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Might be leaking through back window into the boot.

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:41 pm 
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got parcel shelf & everything out at the mo' - cant see any water marks at all! thinking about puttting powder around the rubber & putting high pressure water around the edges????

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:08 pm 
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mine does the same. check the rubber seals, could be kinked or have deteriorated. i'm gonna replace all mine, just gotta figure out how!

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:00 pm 
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mine leaks too..
NFI how but it does... open the boot and water pours from under the boot lid lining.

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:11 pm 
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Its already cost me a sony 10 stacker and the water was only mm from gettin my new changer ,so i'm not gonna let it win this time I WILL FIND THE PROBLEM ,and let y'all know where its comming from, gotta go and start wit the GURNEY!!

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:26 pm 
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yeah i ahd problems like that so melted some perspex and put it over the amps. i can leave the boot open and nop water will go them if it rained
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:25 am 
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check round your tail lights my ea leaked through there took ages to find how water was getting in as it was running under boot carpet making a wet patch in middle of boot.
The foam round the bk of the lights had dryed up making gaps .

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:20 pm 
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G'day all,

Does it seem to only fill up with water when its been driven in the rain and not just parked in the rain?
I have a theory that if this is the case, that the water/rain is entering at the front corners of the boot where it wraps around the rear window. As your driving along, and the rain water is being forced down the rear window and hits the seal at the bottom, it is being blown (like a ventury effect) into the little holes at the corners and then it runs down to the rear of the boot lid.
If you notice the sealing at these points leads alot to be desired.

I havent tried fixing this problem yet, but think it is possible. The only question is about the amount of water that makes it into the boot lid, do you think it would be that much through this way?

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:18 pm 
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It only seems to be leaking around the window area as everywhere else is dry.But leaks when i am parked aswell as driving & all the seals are like new even the sealing on the panels itself,but..... i am getting closer...( i think :? )

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:22 pm 
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check round your tail lights my ea leaked through there took ages to find how water was getting in as it was running under boot carpet making a wet patch in middle of boot.
The foam round the bk of the lights had dryed up making gaps .


I had the same problem as you, the drainage area near the taillights was blocked, so i removed the tail lights and cleaned it out, it fixed it for a month, know the darn boot is leaking from somewhere else.

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:37 pm 
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now this thing is f**k s**t me I have removed everything from everywhere and I can see where the seals are working as there is a clean spot where it contacts and there's no way water can get thru, everything looks like it just come from the factory, the rubbers even have that greyish coating like new. f**k this i'm gonna finnish this jim beam and think some more!!!

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:54 pm 
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before when my car was parked on the driveway the rear was higher then the from and i found that i got rain in the boot, once parked on the street it stayed dry? is it when you drive or overall it leaks?

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:01 pm 
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Leszek wrote:
before when my car was parked on the driveway the rear was higher then the from and i found that i got rain in the boot, once parked on the street it stayed dry? is it when you drive or overall it leaks?

IT JUST LEAKS ALL THE TIME!! AARRGGHH!! :x

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:01 pm 
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i have a method to find a leak...lock yourself in the boot through the passenger seats in the rear with a torch and get someone to spray a hose into the boot...what do you see?
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