-Miller- Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 now i got a bit of a problem. now any body who has seen a boot to a ke35 will prob no that on each side of the boot it drops down along the side of the body then comes back up to the floor height (does that make any sence???) now when ever it rains i get about 2 inchs on water that manages to find its way into the boot down those sides... I thaught it was the rubber so i replaced it. rained last nite walked out to see how she was doing..... 2 INCHS AGAIN!!! Has any body every had this problem??? What can i do. I wanna carpet it soon but afraid if i do it will get wrecked because of this Please help Miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medicine_Man Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 It's not coming in around the taillights at all? best thing to do is jam someone in the boot with a torch, close the bootlid down, hose the bootlid all over and let the person inside see where it's leaking from.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Miller- Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 i didnt put the tail lights in... i got a mate to do it so that is prob the problem thanks ill see how i go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 sorry to dig up an OLD topic, a few weeks ago i realised there was about 2 inches in my boot as well, so i drained it all out and sealed up all the holes i thought it would be coming in, but the torrential rain adelaide is getting or has been getting, i realised i have had alot more water in the boot, the two side little wells and the spare tyre well are really full, way more than 2 inches.. so did the tail light sillicone fix do the trick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 sorry to dig up an OLD topic, a few weeks ago i realised there was about 2 inches in my boot as well, so i drained it all out and sealed up all the holes i thought it would be coming in, but the torrential rain adelaide is getting or has been getting, i realised i have had alot more water in the boot, the two side little wells and the spare tyre well are really full, way more than 2 inches.. so did the tail light sillicone fix do the trick? How good is your rear windscreen rubber Chet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 hmmm i did think at one point that that might be the problem, because i vaugley recall seing out from under the rubber to outside onece but i guess i forgot about it do you think this is the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JiP Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 (edited) Hey, I'd agree with the fact that you should put some sort of silicon around the tail lights. The black stuff that a window installer would use around a fixed window. If you've ever removed a tail light you would have noticed that it stuck to the car body at first, or it had something "black" around the light. I sent my car to my panel beater and he did the "man in the boot with torch and hose" thing. Edited May 2, 2007 by JiP_01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 yeah cheers for that guys.. ive got a neon in my boot so that should be enough to shine through any holes or what not, but one i get the water out, i will get someone in there and have another look. and so you reckon buy that black sillicone stuff? regular sillicone sealant wont work? cheers, chet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Not sure about regular silicone, but you'll probably need a torch while in the boot. Your not looking for light shining though holes but water dripping or running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 oh yeah, check for water dripping on :S well i cleaned it out tonight, couldnt spend too much time on it so i just got the water out and sealed up the taillights with normal sillocone :hmm: we will see if that works.. if not, back to drawing board. cheers for the help so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smacko84 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 i had some leaks also, initially it was because my rear guards were rusted out and the water was splashing from the road :hmm: but when that was fixed it was my boot rubber so i replaced that and then it was the taillights, all i did was take the seal from my spare set of taillights and put them on the car also, so now it has two seals on each taillight and it doesnt leak anymore :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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