General Leaky Windscreen

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General Leaky Windscreen

Dobby

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driving to school this morning saw a drip come from the windscreen, ran my hand across and sure enough there was water coming in, not a massive amount but with the weather we're having its only gonna get worse

Its at the very top to the left of rear view mirror

Whats the best course of action?(y)
 
Dobby said:
driving to school this morning saw a drip come from the windscreen, ran my hand across and sure enough there was water coming in, not a massive amount but with the weather we're having its only gonna get worse

Its at the very top to the left of rear view mirror

Whats the best course of action?(y)

Firstly check it is indeed leaking from the Windscreen. My guess its leaking in from the sunroof or aerial base. Common problem. If its from the sunroof, its more than likely the sunroof chassis letting water in and changing the seal wont actually do much. Some say it will and some say it doesn't. Its 50:50. If its the aerial base just buy a new one or silicon it down.

Very rarely will the windscreen leak, unless its been replaced recently. Basically what you are getting is water dripping onto the roof liner and when you brake or the front of the car is lower than the front, water will run onto the windscreen. Pull up part of the door rubbers off and check for mould near the A pillar and roof liner.
 
every bravo/a has the sunroof leak. i fixed mine (after sealing the aerial, clearing pipes, changing seal) using black putty all around the sunroof chassis. remove the roof lining and get some putty in there. make sure you get loads of it on, cover every nook and cranny. then you'll be one of the few bravo/a owners who doesn't get wet when it rains (y)
 
yours dont leak! must have been fixed by a previous owner, or under warranty when nearly new, or its actually leaking to somewhere you havent noticed. it was a design fault (on the front of the black plastic sunroof chassis) so every single one of them should leak, there's a hole where water can pour down easily (nothig to stop it as standard), and several cracks where it slowly seeps through (no rubber gasket between mating plastic surfaces).

you really need to take it off the roof lining, but its very very easy. piece of cake compared to a flat tyre. just remove the courtesy light and both front sun visors, then the rubber seal along the top of the door frames, then the plastic blanks where the "oh crap" handles should be, and it'll drop down more than enough to get some putty in there.
 
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