theador Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 After the heavy rain I saw a puddle of water on the boot floor protector on the left side close to the boot subwoofer location (as you look into the boot). Feeling around, it's damp on the headlining in the left corner directly above (where the plastic trim meets the material lining. I'm assuming the water is coming through where the roof rails are screwed in. It's only happening on one side, that may be because I generally park on the left hand side of the road though. Anybody had this or know a quick fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmamba Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Do you have a sunroof? If so, one of the drains may be blocked or disconnected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theador Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Hi yes I've got the sunroof. Is that an easy thing to check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmamba Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Sunroofs usually have 2 drains, 2 each side, one going forward down the A post and discharging behind the front wheel; the back drain goes down the C post and probably (not sure about Fozzies) through the area around the subwoofer and then out via a little flap underneath the car behind the back wheel. When you've got the SR open, trickling a little water into the gully on the "faulty" side should result in that water either a) soaking the headliner or b) dripping onto the ground behind the back wheel. if it doesn't emerge onto the ground, it's probably the leak. To access the pipe, the headliner will have to come down between the B and C post for inspection. The drain may be either blocked, in which case clearance may be by air hose/wire/sucking/whatever; if it's not blocked, there's likely a break somewhere obscure and inspecting behind the headliner is called for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theador Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Thanks GreenMamba. I'll give it a go when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmamba Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 No worries. I just noticed - I said the C post, should read D post (the one by the tailgate). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theador Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Ah yes. So, pull it down from B to D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theador Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Ah yes. So, pull it down from B to D? I wonder if some one-shot drain unblocker would clear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmamba Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 The drain could have come adrift from where it connects to the sunroof, so from B to D would be about right. First, though is to establish that the drain is in fact the cause of the water ingress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theador Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 I think I may have got lucky. The left hand boot for the wiring into the deck lid had come loose. Hopefully this is the source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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