Water leak in boot

[MacRob]

Originally Posted by Heddy

Never rule out the (think it's 5) rear window clips, they've leaked on all my 75's. You can reach up to them inside the boot and also see them when lifting the rubber window seal.

But can they be sealed from within the boot or does the window seal need to be removed?

[Heddy]

I've squeezed sealant around them after cleaning and by lifting the rubber seal.

[MacRob]

Originally Posted by Heddy

I've squeezed sealant around them after cleaning and by lifting the rubber seal.

is that from inside or outside?

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by MacRob

is that from inside or outside?

Outside.---I did mine with WD 40 years ago and they haven't leaked since.---( Must be ten years now. )----I just lifted the seal a little and fired the WD 40 into the gap.

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by Heddy

I've squeezed sealant around them after cleaning and by lifting the rubber seal.

The window is bonded to the body; the big rubber seal is decorative only. The leaks tend to come through the holes where the little clips go through the bodywork... the clips are to secure the big rubber seal and chrome strip, and nothing to do with sealing per se...

[suzublu]

Captain Tolley's creeping crack cure 😎

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[hogweed]

Originally Posted by suzublu

Captain Tolley's creeping crack cure 😎

Yes I've put a lot of that through the little bu66ers over the years, but eventually (for me anyway) they always start to leak again eventually. Some day maybe I'll do it all properly, or get another 5 years out of the car with luck, then go electric (oh, the shame... )


PS as part of my current life of endless telly, I watched Get Carter the other night - if I'm not mistaken, it ends up in Seaton Carew...