EdCherry 34 1 Cars Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Well I have a leak, Drivers Side Footwell. The Wider Picture Not coming from up there Starts here... no hole im worried. Anyone had similar or point me in the right direction of where its coming from? Edited July 15, 2009 by EdCherry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richsmells 2 Posted July 15, 2009 windscreen seal? I found my glovebox full of water and the passenger foot well flooded. I filled a couple of gaps in the windscreen seal with silicon and that sorted it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,526 Posted July 15, 2009 ... Ed, if you've no trim in the car, get some food colouring, mix with water, then run it into one possible leak source point at a time and see if it appears at your place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdCherry 34 1 Cars Posted July 15, 2009 Good idea tom, will give that a go. Just a bit worried about that area at the minute will get some pictures of why later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SurGie 54 Posted July 20, 2009 I had a bit in that area on my old gti and found that the bulkhead to inner wing seal was partly missing and the water drizzled down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry 1.9GTi 36 Posted July 20, 2009 Ive got the same on the paseneger side. Please do let me know when you find the root cause Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamirGTI 327 Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Id say , if it's not coming from the top i.e. windscreen , then it's from the gap where the inner wing panels are spot welded together .. now i dunno how we call this area precisely so i'm gonna do what i usually do .. will stick a few pics : I've been welding this wing areas on both of my cars , this flat outer panel is spot welded to the inner wing and the gap sealed with the seam sealer .. which is often in cracked state .. : note the top drain hole marked with red circles panel gap sealed with seam sealant .. so with a bit of rain and parking at an slight angle the water goes from the bulkhead top , from where it usually collects during the rainy day , down the drain passage past the seam sealed wing area till the bottom of the sill corner where it pours out .. Damir Edited July 21, 2009 by DamirGTI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdCherry 34 1 Cars Posted July 21, 2009 As I thought damir! now do I take the wing off.... decisions decisions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamirGTI 327 Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Try as Tom said , with the food colouring mix park the car at an angle , lift up the floor carpet a bit and ask someone to pour the water mix (or simply stick a garden hose ..) into the bulkhead drain passage while you're looking down at this the precise spot if it will be leaking inside .. if the test appears to be positive then remove the wing and re-seal the panel gap .. Damir Edited July 21, 2009 by DamirGTI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry 1.9GTi 36 Posted July 21, 2009 looks like its wing off for me too. Cheers, for the pics Damir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gti-si 0 Posted July 22, 2009 BOLLOCKS Look's like it should be wing off for me too...It can wait Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
