water leaking through interior light

1. DundeeUnited Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR

   #1 13th February 2011, 00:30

   im sure i seen something about this the other day but cant find the thread, anyway i left the car out in the rain last night and when i got in it today the floor was drenched, water is seeping through the interior light quite frequently, i belive its coming from ariel, but how do i stop this???
2. Zander123 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Glasgow Posts: 179 Saxo 1.1 Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI Volkswagem P

   #2 13th February 2011, 00:40

   might be the sunroof if u have 1 mate check the drainage chanels if u have a sunroof
3. user_18250 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Swadlincote Posts: 1185 2003 Black VTR

   #3 13th February 2011, 00:52

   There are generally three causes mate.
   
   most likely the aerial base has come loose, or is tight but needs a bit of sealer on it too
   
   the rubber seal around the edge of the sunroof has popped off slightly
   
   Or least likely, the drain pipes that go from the roof to the floor are blocked causing water to puddle on the roof and drip through one of the above spaces.
4. ClumpyVtR Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Solihull Posts: 371 Mk2 140bhp Vts

   #4 13th February 2011, 02:37

   I would put money on aerial! What you need to do is pull the interior light out and disconnect the attached wire and you will see a 7mm nut iirc? loosen that so there is a slight gap between the aerial and roof then slap a bit of sealant around and tighten the nut as much as you can should sort the problem! just wipe any excess sealant
5. s13asc L-plater Joined: Oct 2010 Barnsley Posts: 45 Citroen Saxo VTR

   #5 13th February 2011, 08:51

   I'd go with the aerial too, dismantle and seal as above and bye bye leak
6. jonesy9 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Shropshire Posts: 1857 JP4 Saxo, Milano CTR

   #6 13th February 2011, 18:33

   +1 to aerial...
7. Westgarth Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Scarborough Posts: 1420 Vauxhall Corsa SXI+ Saxo Furio 1.4

   #7 13th February 2011, 18:55

   silicone the aerial compartment and clean out your seal from your sunroof. leave it a few days even if it does leak a little as you need to get all the water trapped inside unless you want it to rust :/ that's what I did and now it doesn't leak! plus make sure your sunroof glass isn't condensationed up and really wet, if so leave the cover open and dry it after cleaning out the seal.
8. DundeeUnited Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR

   #8 13th February 2011, 19:49

   i wiggled my aerial earlier on and there is a gap about a milimetr big so am guessing that it is the aerial then
   
   what if i wanted to get a beesting aerial in the future, will the original aerial be hard to remove with sealent around it?
9. Abass123 Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Thamesmead , London Posts: 920 Saxo Furio

   #9 13th February 2011, 21:05

   check either sunroof or the bolt that holds the ariel down
10. user_18250 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Swadlincote Posts: 1185 2003 Black VTR

    #10 14th February 2011, 01:06

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by DundeeUnited i wiggled my aerial earlier on and there is a gap about a milimetr big so am guessing that it is the aerial then what if i wanted to get a beesting aerial in the future, will the original aerial be hard to remove with sealent around it?

    The beesting screw onto the standard base so will never have to move it, however the bolt on the base tens to rust through after several years and the whole base can snap off quite easily leavin you with a stud in the roof lol.
    
    Might be worth buying this
    
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEUGEOT-CITROE...item4a93bf1636
    
    Then whacking some sealer on with the fresh one and then you should never have to remove it again.
11. user_35459 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 gravesend, kent Posts: 815 Saxo mk2 VTS BMW e46 coupe

    #11 14th February 2011, 01:12

    this common amongst citroen and pugs???
12. vt-reice Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 northfleet, kent Posts: 104 2000 mk2 black vtr.

    #12 14th February 2011, 01:29

    Having the exact same problem !!!
13. user_44502 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6234

    #13 14th February 2011, 12:29

    when this happend to me on my 1st saxo, the central locking plastic thing next to the inside light blew into a million bits
14. user_18250 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Swadlincote Posts: 1185 2003 Black VTR

    #14 14th February 2011, 14:53

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Furio-Gazza when this happend to me on my 1st saxo, the central locking plastic thing next to the inside light blew into a million bits

    This must be why my first saxo came no RCL sensor lol.
    
    It had a leaky sunroof and there was just a hole where the sensor should have been!
15. user_44502 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6234

    #15 14th February 2011, 14:58

    i had water dripping though the bit your open the sun roof,
    i got in the car after work started it up got about 2mins down the road then BANG! black plastic bits everywhere lol, n it was the central locking senor thing was on show lol!
    that pushed me over the edge after that car was sold 1 week later lol
16. webbcrai04 L-plater Joined: May 2010 Surrey Posts: 70 Saxo mk2 VTS (Black)

    #16 14th February 2011, 18:12

    aerial hole leaking probly
17. user_18250 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Swadlincote Posts: 1185 2003 Black VTR

    #17 14th February 2011, 19:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Furio-Gazza that pushed me over the edge after that car was sold 1 week later lol

    lolololol