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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT
The rear light seal is rather odd, in that it is made in two halves. The two parts come apart and then allow water in. I stuck mine back together and fitted them back to front, they have been fine since then.
They had allowed my wheel well to fill with water by the time I got the car, but luckily no actual damage once dried out.
Other points of water entry to the boot I heard of are...
1. The trim clips along the waist.
2. The air vents hidden by the sides of the rear bumper.
3. The clips along the base of the rear screen.
4. The boot hinge bolts.
The usual fix for each of those is to add some suitable sealant.
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And for good measure, you may have to silicone seal the new seal if after doing that list you still get water in the boot. I did everything on the forums including Arctic's excellent sunroof drains fix. I still had some water getting into the boot until I silicone sealed the new seal! Heavy rain overwhelms the boot seal and water can leak in under the fitting surface against the metal rim. My ZT V8 has a hidden factory fitted drain (under the battery plate in the boot), which speaks volumes for the confidence of the engineers at Rover in solving what was clearly a problem well known to them
Nevertheless, without that drain, I would have had a swimming pool inside.