After a few substantial downpours over the past few days i can now see the boot seal is crap!.

Looking at the boot its the bottom right of the seal basically gathers a puddle on the ledge and runs into the the boot lock and then into the spare wheel well.

Anyone any fixes for this?

Ive searched and still lookin but hoping for a few more up to date replies.

cheers.

g

Anyone????????

Not the washer pipe issue?

Water tends to run off the hatch into the boot as well. Not sure if your problem is another fault or just a 'characteristic'.

I had my boot seal changed under warranty for exactly the same reason.

Anyone know how much the seal costs? I have vouchers that need using up.

Def not the washer pipe as i havent been using it. Its a crap "characteristic" boot seal.

Will hunt out a new one as it was quite bad today

u have to open the boot in "slow-motion"

seriously.

thanks to the design flow, all the water on the boot runs down the sides and into the car cause of the curvature of the glass.

i find opening it slowly, tends to "minimise" the amount of water getting in.

Anyone know how much the seal costs? I have vouchers that need using up.

cost about 45euro skoda garage

After a few substantial downpours over the past few days i can now see the boot seal is crap!.

Looking at the boot its the bottom right of the seal basically gathers a puddle on the ledge and runs into the the boot lock and then into the spare wheel well.

Anyone any fixes for this?

Ive searched and still lookin but hoping for a few more up to date replies.

cheers.

g

i heard if you punch a few holes in the bottom of seal to release the rain water that builds up in it

use a punch or something like that dont use a knife to make holes the seal will start to rip

Yeah I thought about doing that as an option but dont know if i want to destroy the seal all together.

My OE seal, which does not leak, has got a few holes punched on the uppermost part of the seal. Presumably to let air and water? out when compressed. But as said above, opening the hatch slowly does help.

Mine is doing this now - I first noticed damp patches on the boot floor, I lifted it and found an inch of water in the spare wheel well. Managed to empty it out and ive got it booked into the dealer next tuesday. Theyd better fix it AND replace the boot floor! This morning when I opened the boot, I could see the water seeping into the lock opening.

Timing couldnt be better - Im on 59000 miles!

I thought there were posts on this allready? regarding edging strips from halfords pushed over the glass edges and the 4-6 boot edge, done this it does help a lot.

Yep, Id do that if it wasnt still under warranty!

It's a design issue with the shape of the hatch really. As said, punch some holes in the bottom of the seal, in about four locations along with width.

Had forgotten about the Halfords edging suggestion, will have another look at that for mine.

My 2008 L & K had been letting in water, so I came here for help. I found a post where someone had said there was a "design fault" with the hatch seal. Instead of having holes along the top of the seal (where water actually gets in), these holes should have been on the underneath.

It was suggested that the rubber seal from the newest Octavia might have been redesigned. I asked my friendly local TPS (VW / Audi genuine trade parts) if they would order both seals (2008 + 2012). When they arrived, they were both the same, with holes on top.

I didn't buy either seal, and decided I would put holes in the underneath of my existing seal. I (stupidly) tried to use a 12v drill to make holes along the underneath - but the drill bit got caught in the rubber and ripped an unsightly hole. Sugar!

Back down to TPS, who still had the hatch seals they'd ordered. After paying £30, and managing to find a craft shop who sold a leather/craft punch, I went home to commence the fitting / making holes in seal. Same punch also available here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200714936575?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D200714936575%26_rdc%3D1

My old seal was 5 years old, so I'm sure having new one wasn't a bad thing. It was easy enough to remove, but more challenging to fit - you had to try and 'pry' the interior trim out of the way at same time as pushing the seal firmly onto the metal.

After experimenting with my old seal, I found the best way to make holes was like this:

Using the largest hollow (4.5mm), feed this carefully through one of the existing top holes in the seal. Now using your fingers to 'feel', guide the end of the hollow against the inside of the rubber, so that the new hole is punched as close as possible to the stiff part of the seal . Give it a firm press, and wiggle it a little to make sure you've done a clean cut. I did this for just four holes that span across the lip of the boot. I used the largest hole punch as I felt it was better to have larger holes letting the water out than the holes letting the water in.

If you're not fitting a new seal, it will be fairly easy to remove just the lower part of the seal to work on. I would recommend NOT trying to punch holes with seal still in situ - too much chance of messing it up.

You will need to remove the plastic trim around the boot catch. There are just 2x plastic nuts to loosen (no need to remove fully) and the pull very hard on the whole thing upwards.

I've had plenty of rain since the fitting of new seal / making holes in it - not a drop of water in the boot.

Hope this helps other members. I was so fed up of mopping up the water in my spare wheel well!

So I noticed a lot of damp on the inside of the windows and then noticed the boot mat was damp underneath. I put this down to a screenwash spill that happened last year and I never properly dried it out.

 

As I was putting everything back in the car after a whole day of an electric heater in the car I happened to glance down at the spare wheel and saw water in the bottom.

 

My first thought was screenwash pipe but the water was clear, no smell or taste but I use this yellow screenwash.

 

It was definitely rain water so I traced where it was running from and noticed the seal was full of water and could see it pouring over the seal and into the boot.

 

I removed the seal and cleaned it. I then cut some holes with a craft knife under the existing holes (3 in total on the bottom).

 

I then drenched the car for ages with the hose pipe and have checked a couple of times since. The outer edge of the seal is wet as it should be but it's not dry inside and not full of water any more!

 

Thanks for the tips!

 

Also is this the stuff to put on the edges of the rear window to stop the water pouring in?:

 

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-styling/exterior-protection/halfords-bodyguard-clear-door-trim-2-x-3m

 

Phil

Edited 24 November, 201411 yr by Phil-E