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8th May 2018, 12:13 | #1 |
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Rear LED lights Duh!
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Drying Wall.jpgAny who replaced the rear lights and upgraded to the LED type. You should check that the seals have not started leaking water in. How long has my lights been in ? no more than three years. Ken. |
8th May 2018, 12:28 | #2 |
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Are you sure it is a problem with the lights? Unlike the saloon, the rear lights in a tourer fit to the outside of the bodywork, the saloon lights fit in a space of the bodywork and have the seals which can leak.
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About a year before I fit the LED`s I had to replace cluster seals with a pair of Jezzer`s I saved those because they were still in excellent condition and right now I am using those with a little bit of snipping they should do, I have done one side already. My bit of doubt comes from the fact that there was no water in the lights themselves, but on the originals I did 3 year ago both rear light had water in. Ken. |
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When you remove a rear light unit from a tourer, you will see there are only the small holes in the bodywork with retained nuts for the fixing screws, and one for the cable grommet. For the amount of water in your picture, I strongly suspect the leak is elsewhere.
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If you look at the photo the boot floor, and the sides are that of a saloon, the picture of the wet wheel well is of a saloon wheel well, unless the OP has fitted saloon side carpets and a saloon boot board / carpet into a tourer But check light seals, the side trim pieces and the rear screen surround for leaks. |
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I am aware that there is a difference between the tourer lights and the saloon lights fitting.
The picture is of a saloon wheel well. Ken |
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I'd ditch the hardboard boot floor. If it isn't distorted already it will be once it dries out. Replace it with plywood, use the original floor as a template.
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I used ply then coated with Yacht varnish seems to be holding up well.
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Eventually, I realised. The rear screen lower trim is the answer. Rain enters the trim clip holes and runs along the body shell to each corner. It then gravitates around the corners and along the underside of the boot lid channels. This brings it directly above the lamps, where it runs down and drips off the lower edge. So, while the lamps look to be leaking, they're not. So, next wet session, feel along the underside of the boot channel all the way up and around. TC |
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