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Rickshaw · 19th October 2021, 19:55

Some years ago I had a terrible leak into my boot which I traced to one of the clip holes holding the chrome finnisher strip along the rear wing. I gently forced the finisher away from the wing and pushed matches in to hold the strip away from the wing. I then ran lots of Silicone behind the strip - especially around the clip holes. This stopped the boot leak dead. I therefore decided to do this along all the chrome finisher strips on all three of my 75's and also did the same to the Sill finisher's below the doors too' Any excess Silicone removed with white spirit on a cloth. The silicone provides a good seal and you really do not notice it's presence. I also rigorously cleaned/ de-rusted and thickly treated all underbody /wheel arches plus all cavities . suspension arms too.

19th October 2021, 19:55	#4
Rickshaw Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer, 2 X75 Saloon , MGTF Sunstorm Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Guildford Posts: 380 Thanks: 497 Thanked 172 Times in 93 Posts	Does work Some years ago I had a terrible leak into my boot which I traced to one of the clip holes holding the chrome finnisher strip along the rear wing. I gently forced the finisher away from the wing and pushed matches in to hold the strip away from the wing. I then ran lots of Silicone behind the strip - especially around the clip holes. This stopped the boot leak dead. I therefore decided to do this along all the chrome finisher strips on all three of my 75's and also did the same to the Sill finisher's below the doors too' Any excess Silicone removed with white spirit on a cloth. The silicone provides a good seal and you really do not notice it's presence. I also rigorously cleaned/ de-rusted and thickly treated all underbody /wheel arches plus all cavities . suspension arms too.