Leaks cured ...... finally

[K3NJW]

Found a new leak site for those that are still trying to beat the rain. Round the door seal at the bottom where it runs over the carpet leather strip. It was running into the door round the rubber seal and in through that point. So the side carpets were still dry but the floor ones soaked. I ripped the seal off, trimmed the carpet and ran a bead of Thompson Roof and Gutter sealant round and reseated the seal.... and even after this mornings Armegedon downpour it's as dry as a bone. Having discovered this wonderous rubberlike stuff, I also redid all the silicone under the bonnet, bake fluid resevoir and all. £3.49 from Homebase well spent.

I was so p*ssed off with the water I'd even booked a test drive in a VX22o and an RS32 Golf.

[K3NJW]

No, it was the footwell carpets, which is why it took me so long to track down..... I assumed the water was getting in under the dashboard. I cured the rear carpet wetness by waterproofing the roof with Thompsons, but the door seal may be worth looking at. There were certainly two points in mine where it was getting in. To be honest it was so simple to fix it might be worth pulling the seal off to check. I cleaned the surrounding fibreglass and the inside of the seal with white spirit and put the bead around with a decorator's gun.

[K3NJW]

True, but if you read the label, (not the one on the super plus variety, just the plain cheap stuff), it's also a waterproofing treatment for canvas and tents. Anyway 7 or 8 coats of that and my roof, which used to leak like a sieve, is now totally waterproof, not a drop even during the recent arival of the Horsemen of the Apocolypse!!