Guest ben smith Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I had a leak in my roof where it meets the windscreen.... Aftter weeks of playing I found a solution it sounds a bit like a pikey solution but works a treat simply open the roof and get a push bike innertube (26") cut the valve off and pull over the seal ands them trim to size and warm it up to a mould with a hairdryer or paint stripper heat gun and then melt the ends into place on the seal where it changes onto the door seal leave to set about 20 mins to go cold close roof.... Problem solved no leak at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincygav Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Does this still work or has it leaked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincygav Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I have kinda come up with a part solution due to my cabby roof leaking. I have realised that the rubber seals have a major part in this. I just checked and at the moment it is only the nearside is a very slight drip, compared to before it was letting in a lot, and the offside just a little. The offside appears to have worked. The pic below shows where water seems to come into the roof seal via the front. This triangular block appears to allow water in as it is not fixed. I had previously put sillicone sealant, but it didnt last at all. I have now bought Stormsure 5g on ebay. This is also good for split roofs. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STORMSURE-5g-repair-adhesive-fixes-holes-rips-tears-waterproof-clothing-waders-/350673144449?pt=UK_Crafts_Cardmaking_Scrapbooking_Glue_Tape_EH&hash=item51a5bf8a81 Item number:350673144449 When I did use this, not shown in any of the pics, have to take some of it done. I left it for 6 hours before closing the roof. Water travels further along the triangular block in the seal on the roof itself. It is also worth sealing this up with stormsure as the water can go further back near the pillar. A wet drivers seat because of these flipping roof seals. The passenger side seat was worse. This is the passenger side seal that leaks far more than the drivers side at the time. Took this pic when it rained and you can see the water coming through. It was sometimes so bad that it would run further back along the seal and also leak out just before the b pillar. This soaked my rear passenger footwell to a puddle pond. Blue arrow shows where water comes into the triangular block. There is a normal exit for this by the bottom windscreen door A pillar. I had to get a syringe with hot car wash to pump it down here to clear it out of tree sap etc to allow better drainage. The green arrow shows where it was exiting into the car itself. I had even get felt adhesive pads to try to stem the leak, but it didnt work. Ended up removing them after the pics were taken. And glued the triagular block behind it with stormsure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincygav Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I have done a slight modification to the roof now to stop water seeping in through the gap of the window seals. You can see this where the gap line should be. I cut 2 pieces of fabric from excess from when I changed the roof. So its matching blue and mohair. I cut them to 8cm by 3 cm. I marked a blue line, at the 4cm point, so it would be halfway. Shows the underside where it has been test fitted to see how it would fit. The piece of fabric cut to make the seal cover. The superglue gel applied to the underside The nearside is finished The offside is complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincygav Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 An additional measure to stop leaks I have done recently as I ended up getting more water in with this recent heavy rain. Although these measure I have done posted below have cured it. 1. Was to use a PU polyuthrane sealant like Tiger Seal, to seal the triangular rubber blocks as the stormsure on this had wear away. 2. I then sprayed the roof with Scotch Gard, heavy duty water repellent for outdoor fabrics. 3. I then used some materials to make a slight cover over the gap from the roof material to stop water flowing down into the roof frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ollie Posted February 7, 2014 Admin Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thanks for the info and pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skittles80 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 How much was the scotch guard where did you get it from and deos it bead the water well mine is leak free touch wood but would be nice to see the water run of better thanx. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincygav Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I had get it from B&Q a few years ago. It does bead well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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