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pauldobs

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Registered: 29th Mar 04
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30th Mar 04 at 21:28

Hi ya, i'm new new to this site, first post n all that.
anyway bought a R reg 1.4 sport a couple of months back and i've noticed alot of water in the boot. I've checked all the seals round the window and rear lights but nothing. It seems to coming from under the carpet somwhere.
any ideas?

cheers

bubble

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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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30th Mar 04 at 21:30

u have got a sunroof havent ya??

LukeGSi

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30th Mar 04 at 21:31

first things first

welcome to CS

I would lift up spare wheel and check for a hole or split in the spare wheel well

pauldobs

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30th Mar 04 at 21:37

thanks for the welcome. yeah got a sunroof.
someone said to me a while ago that corsa's have a problem with water building up under the arches or something?

bubble

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30th Mar 04 at 21:40

quote:
Originally posted by pauldobs
thanks for the welcome. yeah got a sunroof.
someone said to me a while ago that corsa's have a problem with water building up under the arches or something?

ha ha. remove cover where lights go(where you'd go to replace bulb) put hand in and you'll feel a tube. its the sunroof drain. make sure this is in the rubber hole sticking up through the arch. 90% of leaks in a corsa b boot is bcuz of these drains bein out. check both sides!!

AdiSRI

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30th Mar 04 at 22:15

yeah this tube is crap, y is it so easily removable from the bung????

cargraphics4u.com

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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Tonbridge, Kent Drives : J7 00RSA
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31st Mar 04 at 08:19

quote:

ha ha. remove cover where lights go(where you'd go to replace bulb) put hand in and you'll feel a tube. its the sunroof drain. make sure this is in the rubber hole sticking up through the arch. 90% of leaks in a corsa b boot is bcuz of these drains bein out. check both sides!!

Thats what mine did aswell, didn't realise it was such a common problem!

Corsa E-Tec

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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
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31st Mar 04 at 09:24