[stevenkeyte]

I removed the seal and cleaned the flange, there appeared to be traces of some type of sealant on the flange which I cleaned off, it seemed to be more of a non-setting type mastic rather than a silicon type sealant, I cleaned the flange but prior to refitting poured water onto the rear screen, no water in the boot, I refitted the seal, making sure it was fully seated on the flange and poured water on it, this time there wasn't any evidence of water tracking up inside the seal, so I I'll just have to wait until the next period of rain to see if there is any water penetration,
Steve