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Originally Posted by rab60bit
I've been looking for where the water is getting in on and off for months now.
Your splash test should have shown this up but there is a seam where the rear wing and the boot frame join along the side gutter's of the boot - it runs from up the C pillar to the top of the rear light aperture; the join in the area of the rear screen lower corners isn't always flush. If the sealant has failed here water gets into the cavity and runs down the seam line and then drips inside the boot just above the rear light bulb plattern - which is a bit misleading if your checking the rear light seals. There is another possibility of water getting behind the boot lid hinge plates via the two fixing bolts, carefully remove the bolts and give the threaded holes a dose of sealant (do the 4 bolt one at a time so the hinges don't move).
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Yes th seams flex with age and leak. I used paint with a bit of flex added to it.
Looking up into th seam area from inside th boot.
Water beading after paint application.
Did th other side too.
Anther seam that leaks too.
Good luck.