Hi, had my 3 door GP for a couple of months, lovely car and have done bits and pieces.

Question, my headlining by the tailgate is stained and damp, i have checked the rubber and its not split, is it possible to get in behind the lights? this is affecting left and right corners. I don't have a sun roof.

is there a washer jet at rear above tailgate maybe valve faulty and water going into car.,yes water can get in behind lamps but cannot flow uphill unless an aussie car

Haven't used the rear washer, only gets damp when raining, i might just change the rear rubber as its 4 yrs old anyway. I will check the rear washer jet for peace of mind.

Looks like i might need to peel the rear headlining down, that might show a dry water track which leads to the leak.

aerial on roof i had to silicone one due to a leak down ,i dont know if it could flow down that far ,but if it gets wet while it rains suggests a leak when tailgate open any gaitor guides at corners carrying wires as they can leak if punctured or grommet not inserted.

Aerial is a good tip, its both sides that get wet so unless i am having rotten luck i can't see grommets on both sides leaking, aerial first thing on friday.

dirtyhands said:

cannot flow uphill unless an aussie car

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if water lodges up there while driving it may move to other side:yum:

CSR dog said:

Aerial is a good tip, its both sides that get wet so unless i am having rotten luck i can't see grommets on both sides leaking, aerial first thing on friday.

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I would be looking closely at the seals on both sides. The aerial should be obvious just by pulling the head cloth down slightly.

All good points, guess the only way is too pull it all out, off work friday so i can have a look and get back to you guys.

Strange thing but every Italian car i've owned has leaked:bang:

T14086 said:

I would be looking closely at the seals on both sides. The aerial should be obvious just by pulling the head cloth down slightly.

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seals look ok, there is even a rubber mark on the tailgate so i know the tailgate is sealing properly.

Is the seal expensive, i might just get one for piece of mind.

pointless if not the problem ,you will need it for your next problem next week

CSR dog said:

Is the seal expensive, i might just get one for piece of mind.

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No the seals in the channels on both sides of the car (that run from front to rear) check especially at rear of car and the sealant seals around the hinges.

sealent seals around hinges?

may mean the roof strips and the gaitor ones i mentioned earlier

Check to see if the Aerial is tight, I had the same on my GP, just tightend up the aerial bolt and its now dry

CSR dog said:

sealent seals around hinges?

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Where the metal joins other bits of metal i think T means


Also Watch your fingers the edges of the roof liner is exposed fiberglass and rather unpleasent to get fibers stabbed into your skin,,,

I will put a bead of silicone around the hinges, also noticed the roof aerial might need tightening down, i can lift the seal around the aerial.

Fibreglass fibres, i spent thursday night pulling out fibres from my fingers.

hurry up monsoon on its way