It's an all too common problem for our favourite coupe's but recently mine has been leaking more than ever before.
Steps already taken:
Receipt in service history for recall fix on rear screen.
Silcone sealant applied to light clusters.
Silicone sealant applied to boot seal.
Silicone sealant applied to side vents (behind boot liner sides).
Rear screen re-fitted in summer 2010 (bonding had failed, screen was held in by the top edge only!)
Following the screen re-fit I found a leak at the top corner, it was running down the inside of the screen! I sealed this with some matic/putty stuff I obtained froma screen fitter. It's bit like blue tack, but black and stickier.
I also applied this black-tac over the screw clips at the bottom of the screen which were the focus of the recall I believe.
I removed the parcel shelf and found there was a drip from the c-pillar onto the metal below the shelf coming in just below the heated screen connector. I thought this was from a bad screen seal.
I appliead a continuous bead of silicone, internally, to the top and sides of the screen, yet still the water came in, even at the point where I had applied the sealant. Closer inspection revealed a gap where the panels meet. The water was inside the c-pillar!
I proceeded to remove the c-pillar covers to investigate further, which unfortunately required the removal of the seats and side panels too. :irked:
I found some corrosion on the inside of the body at the roof channel join I reached through the hole and sure enough my leak was from the panel joint in the roof channel!
I removed the trim, and the clips, and poured a little water into the channel, a few moments later and a drip would appear 2/3 of the way down the c-pillar. A stroke of silicone later, and I think I have finally sealed my leak.
So if you're coupe boot is filling with water and you've exhausted all the traditional entry points, try here. I have attached a photo of the area in question.
Steps already taken:
Receipt in service history for recall fix on rear screen.
Silcone sealant applied to light clusters.
Silicone sealant applied to boot seal.
Silicone sealant applied to side vents (behind boot liner sides).
Rear screen re-fitted in summer 2010 (bonding had failed, screen was held in by the top edge only!)
Following the screen re-fit I found a leak at the top corner, it was running down the inside of the screen! I sealed this with some matic/putty stuff I obtained froma screen fitter. It's bit like blue tack, but black and stickier.
I also applied this black-tac over the screw clips at the bottom of the screen which were the focus of the recall I believe.
I removed the parcel shelf and found there was a drip from the c-pillar onto the metal below the shelf coming in just below the heated screen connector. I thought this was from a bad screen seal.
I appliead a continuous bead of silicone, internally, to the top and sides of the screen, yet still the water came in, even at the point where I had applied the sealant. Closer inspection revealed a gap where the panels meet. The water was inside the c-pillar!
I proceeded to remove the c-pillar covers to investigate further, which unfortunately required the removal of the seats and side panels too. :irked:
I found some corrosion on the inside of the body at the roof channel join I reached through the hole and sure enough my leak was from the panel joint in the roof channel!
I removed the trim, and the clips, and poured a little water into the channel, a few moments later and a drip would appear 2/3 of the way down the c-pillar. A stroke of silicone later, and I think I have finally sealed my leak.
So if you're coupe boot is filling with water and you've exhausted all the traditional entry points, try here. I have attached a photo of the area in question.
