Rust under Spare Wheel

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:45 pm

Lo All

While I'm waiting for the gasket's to arrive I thought I would stick some kitchen paper below My rear lights inside the boot to see if they get wet.
Had some rain and one piece got wet.
So now I know that water is getting in on My passenger side light cluster

Cheers

Toadster

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:14 pm

Lo All

I fitted My new rear light gaskets today.
When I removed the old gaskets from the light assembly I noticed that the gasket wasn't sitting on the fixing bolt collar's but had been stretched over them and was sitting behind them

This is wrong isn't it ?
I have refitted them with the new gaskets resting on top of the collar's.
Can someone please confirm this is correct please

Cheers

Toadster

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:42 pm

Lo

Anyone confirm this please ?
I don't want to leave them too long if I have fitted them wrong

Cheers all

Toadster

vtijon · Post by **vtijon** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:58 pm

I refitted mine on top of the collars like you have but the old ones were behind them. The boot has been dry since they were fitted over a year ago.

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:31 pm

vtijon wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:58 pm
I refitted mine on top of the collars like you have but the old ones were behind them. The boot has been dry since they were fitted over a year ago.

Thanks very much for that

I thought it odd as with it behind the collar it's metal against metal

Cheers for Your reply matey

Toadster

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:50 pm

Yep, shouldn't be stretched behind, should be sat over.

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:13 pm

wurlycorner wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:50 pm
Yep, shouldn't be stretched behind, should be sat over.

Thanks for confirming

Toadster

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:07 pm

My whole car is flooded at the moment,

I’ll post some pictures up later but it’s so scary.

Removed the whole carpet, all the seats and the whole bolt cleared out. Couple of bungs are missing so need to find the replacement.

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:03 pm

Hope it hasn't caused too much damage

Cheers

Toadster

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Sat May 18, 2024 6:12 pm

Lo All

Found loads of water in boot again today

Once dried out the only area I could find with a bit of water was in the left hand corner of the car where the jack fits.
See pic below

Any thoughts guys

Cheers

Toadster