Rear hatch water leaks

[tiAn@usiw.net (Christian Els)]

I had this problem too, but no sunroof.

I renewed the taillight and hatch seals with a BMW product called
GummiPflege, the problem has abated.

GummiPflege is a Vaseline-like substance that returns the 'springiness' to
rubber. I also use it for door and window seals to keep them pliable and
crack-free. May be useful to help maintain the windshield seals for you MK1
folks too, since they don't seem to be available anymore...

Cheers,

Christian Els
1987 Scirocco 16V
For Sale: www.schnellpc.com/scirocco.htm



----- Original Message -----
From: <dan@angband.org>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 27 February, 2002 00:57
Subject: Re: Rear hatch water leaks


> On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 04:05:22PM -0800, Jeffrey Lowe wrote:
>
> > I have the exact same problem. Mine appears to have
> > the leak only on the left side, this is were I find
> > the pool of water after a deluge, and the turn signal
> > even gets water in it sometimes. So far I have put
> > sealer around the turn signal, and even took the
> > spoiler off and resealed the whole damn thing, none of
> > this worked since last heavy rain I still wound up
> > with about a cup of water on the rear floorboard.
>
> I have this exact same problem.  I can almost guarantee that it's your
> sunroof.  In my case, there were 6 factory-drilled holes that no one has
> been able to adequately explain to me.  When I took my headliner down, it
> was soaked.  Water was flowing along the rear pillars, dumping just behind
> the rear wheel wells.  All four drain tubes were present, in good repair
> and not clogged.   I put a blob of silicone over each hole this
> weekend, but it hasnt rained in a few days here yet, so I cant tell you
> any results yet.
>
> Water getting inside the frame of your hatch should not result in a wet
> trunk, so long as the taillight seals are OK.  The drains for the hatch
> empty outside of the hatch seal.  I've had NO hatch seal for the past 2
> weeks, (had to pull it to get the headliner down) and duct tape over my
> sunroof, and have a completely dry trunk.
>
> Dan
>
> --
> It's good to drink. It's good to laugh. But try to both at the same time
> and you'll pay through the nose.
>
>
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