Does anyone else get a shower of water onto the speaker grilles and into the boot when they lift the tailgate after rain? Who the hell signed that off? Did the testers just stay in bed when it rained, or have I inexplicably received a VRS model variant destined for Ed Cheeseburger Skoda, of Death Valley? :confused:

Does anyone else get a shower of water onto the speaker grilles and into the boot when they lift the tailgate after rain?

Yes , everyone with a Mk1 Octavia.

And everyone with a Mk2 Octavia (though it's not quite as bad)

Yes , everyone with a Mk1 Octavia.

And everyone with a Mk2 Octavia (though it's not quite as bad)

But not the estate versions :P:D

Run a bead of black/or clear silicone (whichever you think will suit) in the channel between the glass and the metal tailgate, should stop the majority of the water that collects in there from doing so and help stop your speakers getting soaked!!!

But not the estate versions :P:D

Smart **** :P

Yep - one of the benefits of having an estate

Lifting the boot 6 inches or so and allowing some water to drain off first before opening it all the way helps. It is a poor bit of design though.

Lifting the boot 6 inches or so and allowing some water to drain off first before opening it all the way helps. It is a poor bit of design though.

Same as wot i do but its so annoying :(

I think it's worse on the RS version as it has that big handle on the boot lid so you get a double layer of water to run into your boot.

I find it helps to brush the water from the spoiler & then open the boot a few inches as previously stated.

I also find that after opening it in the rain. When I shut it, there is a trickle of water run down the middle of the inside of the screen from under the high level break light. Very annoying as I can just see it in my mirror!

that will have run up the window when it was open after gaining access through the seal around the rear wiper !!!!!!!!:thumbdwn:

But it's coming down from under the high level brake light toward the bottom of the screen?

Yes, 'tis annoying - even on the Mk2. With the design and angle of the bootlid though, I'm not sure what you can do with the water that collects. It has nowhere to go, and with the path of least resistance and all that...

Steve