Water under rear seats

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 Trowbridge, Wiltshire Posts: 3769 A van...
    #1
    Had this for a while but dry weather made me forget.

    Heavy rain yesterday and under my rear seats are wet again, puddles and I can't figure it out, my boot carpet used to always seem wet too.

    Boot seal has been replaced and is good, no signs f water coming the sunroof that I can tell and nothing drips from the interior light so Arial seems fine.

    Got me stumped!

    Cheers
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 679
    #2
    IT'll be rear light seals probably thasts what mine was!
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 Trowbridge, Wiltshire Posts: 3769 A van...
    #3
    Funny as my rear lights are full of water! Even when I had my standard mk2 lights on they never filled with water and the car still got wet though!

    Are there any suggestions for these? Can they be bought new or is it game over and keep trying ones from scrappys? Lol
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 679
    #4
    My typing was horrendous up there sorry chap!

    Ye i've had it a few times where mine haven't been done up tight enough and filled full of water but my old standard set never got wet but i always had a puddle1

    Some people silicone around the seal but it makes them hard to remove, not 100% sure if you can buy new ones as im sure they're glued on! Could give citroen a ring though?

    I bought some new rear lights in the end and always made sure they were tight!
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 Trowbridge, Wiltshire Posts: 3769 A van...
    #5
    Ah I see, maybe if I get an extra stick on seal on the car side and mate the 2 together when I put the lights back on - ill see what I can do

    Thanks bud
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 679
    #6
    Yea i used some draft excluder tape on my doors til i could get it sorted! Just stuck the one side on the car
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #7
    Vaseline on the seals works a treat. I also added a couple of extra drain holes in the bottom of the light casing so water can run away
  8. Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gandi699 View Post
    Vaseline on the seals works a treat. I also added a couple of extra drain holes in the bottom of the light casing so water can run away
    this is what i did when i jetwashed the car a bit vigourously have you also checked you bool rubber seal???

    this would lead to water pooling under your seat?
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #9
    an ex;s car used to poor water in from them side vents in the boot as they had no rear arch things and also in the boot there were a few holes that weren't plugged up.
    I just ripped all boot out and went through with Halfords gromits and then siliconing them in. then seeled up them vents on the side, after that rear seats were never wet again