Hi, I hope IÂ’m posting in the right place.
I just bought a 2010 SRI 4 door saloon and am noticing some water in the boot.
I pulled out the interior panels and think IÂ’ve solved one leak, the O/S light cluster had been refitted and pushed the rubber grommet in leaving a hole directly into the boot, I refitted it and sealed around this and I think thatÂ’s sorted that side but I need it to fully dry out before I can be sure.
IÂ’m finding similar water ingress on the N/S in the same place but I think itÂ’s coming from somewhere different, the interior carpet trim from the boot lid was very damp when I took it off and it was worst at the N/S corner there it meets the body. IÂ’m going to seal up behind the light just in case but IÂ’m also thinking itÂ’s a poor seal around the boot. IÂ’ve looked at the cabin air vents and I donÂ’t think itÂ’s coming from those...
I called VX to enquire about a new boot seal and they quoted £160 and it would need to be ordered from Germany. I don’t really want to pay that much for one but I can’t find anywhere else to get one.
All of the leaky boot posts IÂ’ve read relate to the Hatchback and donÂ’t really apply to the saloon, so has anyone else had any experience of these issues with the saloon?
My only other issue is that itÂ’s had aftermarket reversing sensors fitted and if I enable the welcome lights, which on this model includes the reverse light, the sensors activate... IÂ’ve disabled the lights for now and IÂ’ve emailed the guys at Connects2 to see if their Can-03 interface would solve this issue by feeding the power instead of the light wiring.
Other than these two issues itÂ’s a great car. Got a good spec, DVD800Navi, Bluetooth, good mileage, everything mechanically sound...
If anyone has any advice IÂ’d love to hear it...
I just bought a 2010 SRI 4 door saloon and am noticing some water in the boot.
I pulled out the interior panels and think IÂ’ve solved one leak, the O/S light cluster had been refitted and pushed the rubber grommet in leaving a hole directly into the boot, I refitted it and sealed around this and I think thatÂ’s sorted that side but I need it to fully dry out before I can be sure.
IÂ’m finding similar water ingress on the N/S in the same place but I think itÂ’s coming from somewhere different, the interior carpet trim from the boot lid was very damp when I took it off and it was worst at the N/S corner there it meets the body. IÂ’m going to seal up behind the light just in case but IÂ’m also thinking itÂ’s a poor seal around the boot. IÂ’ve looked at the cabin air vents and I donÂ’t think itÂ’s coming from those...
I called VX to enquire about a new boot seal and they quoted £160 and it would need to be ordered from Germany. I don’t really want to pay that much for one but I can’t find anywhere else to get one.
All of the leaky boot posts IÂ’ve read relate to the Hatchback and donÂ’t really apply to the saloon, so has anyone else had any experience of these issues with the saloon?
My only other issue is that itÂ’s had aftermarket reversing sensors fitted and if I enable the welcome lights, which on this model includes the reverse light, the sensors activate... IÂ’ve disabled the lights for now and IÂ’ve emailed the guys at Connects2 to see if their Can-03 interface would solve this issue by feeding the power instead of the light wiring.
Other than these two issues itÂ’s a great car. Got a good spec, DVD800Navi, Bluetooth, good mileage, everything mechanically sound...
If anyone has any advice IÂ’d love to hear it...
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