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Mace:
Denviks

Apart from the suggestions made above there is another place to look for leaks. Might as well stop it rather than soaking thoses new panels.

If you look at the roof gutter from the back and above (stand on a ladder or the rear bumper) and look at the join on the rear corner where 2 panels meet vertically. There's a plastic strip that covers the corner of the gutter and is held down with 2 plastic clips. Under this strip there's a factory BODGE. The 2 panels and the gutter edge don't quite meet so Land Rover filled it with something like P45. After a time it cracks and falls away leaving a small hole. Water that sits in the gutter, slowly seaps through, down the inside trim and often drips off the rear speakers if you have any fitted. Then works it's way down the inside of the trim to the floor panel, and there it sits for ever and a day.

What I did with mine to cure the problem was to warm the gutter corner strip with a hair dryer (it's brittle otherwise) remove it and clean up the p45 joint, then fill it with silicone sealant and replace the gutter strip. NO more wet floor for me.

It also helps short term if you park it facing down hill then the rear gutter doesn't stay full of water, it runs to the front. Great design eh? a gutter with no drain off, class  :roll:

thermidorthelobster:
As others have said, it comes up from beneath.  No matter how waterproof it is you'll have the same problem.  They all do it...

denviks:
cheers for the advice guys. i have now completly stopped patching the back end up as it seems some what futile  :? . theres more holes than i know what to do with.
i am just waiting for some money to come in to order the parts from paddocks.
what i need to know is the name of the pannel ( cross member ) that runs directly behind the rear bumper as this is urm.........well not there any more  :roll:
once i have fitted these new pannels she should be ready for an mot......well after i have kicked out all the spiders that have taken up residance. seem to think the holes in the floor are doors left open  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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