After 3+ years of practically no problems apart from creaking doors and ticking external trim, I now find that I am getting water into my boot area. First discovered this on taking out some stuff from the boot prior to taking my car into the VW dealer's bodyshop to get my plastic bumper apron undented and resprayed after being attacked by a BMW in Sainsburys' car park three weeks ago.
Prior to taking in the car, I removed my 'stuff' and found that in the right hand corner, where the spare oil storage slot is/rear light cluster, the carpet was wet and the ledge that support this part of the carpet was wet also. Of course there was some water in and around the spare wheel and this was mopped up and everything eventually dried out by bringing it indoors.
Since then, no matter how much I wash the car with hose and brush etc. the boot carpet and wheel well remains dry but if I drive the car on wet roads water seems to be entering somewhere near the light cluster or perhaps from a venting valve somewhere behind the boot trim and which is high up behind the bumper apron on the offside rear of the car.
I have now arranged to to the back to VW to see whether any unexpected damage was done when the plastic 'bumper' was compressed and damaged. In fact VW replaced it with a completely new apron and resprayed it (not a brilliant colour match in Reflex Silver, I should add). I will get them to look at the offside rear light cluster seal and that venting valve behing the boot trim, to see whether water is being forced in there. Also whether any seam has sprung a leak.
Does anyone here have any similar problems with leaks here and what has caused them?
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