Water Leak I Cant Find Grrrrrrr!

[Jean_quemener 0]

well i kinda lied i just haven't looked to find where yet, i was wash my car 205 today and after i had washed it i found a very small wet patch by the hand brake and water on the hand brake, the water was colling from the map reading light, the one that moves from side to side, i was wonder if way one knows where about on the sun room the water would be coming in from. before i strip the light ect to find the leak?

[Roman 0]

check antenna seal first ...

[Bonzai 2]

if you did a search you would find that the sunroof "handle" is most likely the cause

 

2 small nylon washers, should still be available from pug, either Cs or D's i cant remember which

 

http://www.stuartmcguire.co.uk/pug/GB/205N/8/84C01A.HTM

[Masekwm 2]

check antenna seal first ...

 

Thats what mine was... So I sealed with silcone and now I can't get any radio stations

[Paintguy 0]

Thats what mine was... So I sealed with silcone and now I can't get any radio stations

Probably because the outer connection needs to be earthed for the aerial to work properly. The aerial lead uses a coax cable. The inner of which connects to the mast itself, with the outer one earthing to the roof. Seal the outside rather than the inside

 

Back to the OP - if it's definitely coming out from the map reading light then I'd also suggest the water is coming in from around the aerial base. The sunroof handle seals are a very common leak point, but the water comes in from around the handle in this case.

Edited June 28, 2008 by Paintguy

[tonycj 0]

Have a look at this thread:-

Front Of Headlining Wet

[Jean_quemener 0]

sorry ill search next time, i dont think it is the aerial as it is feather down than the map light on the roof if you get what i mean, but ill do a little wet testing a let ya know where the leak is