Hello......i have a skoda octavia 2005 ambiente 1.4 and have water dripping from behind the glove box (dripping down wires and down to the foot well)...water is coming in from the scuttle panel/bulkhead below the wipers (they r clear not blocked and I can’t find were the water is coming in from.....driving me mental ....anyone out there have any problems like this?....any ideas on how to fix? :wonder:

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There is a rubber grommet up there somewhere that runs from behind glovebox into the engine bay (will need to removed air free box & battery to get to it).

Wonder if that might be perished / ripped / etc. and water is getting in there?

From the inside (remove glovebox) it's slightly left of centre and up behind some plastic, but you won't see anything from inside.

I had taken off the glove box earlier but couldn't see up based the wires from were the dripping came from...i was poreing water doew ta see were it came from but its such a slow drip its hard ta find....the smell of damp in the can stinksand the car fogs up inside all the time......any ideas what them wires r foe....been have problems with the electric...windows not automattic some days???? and mirrors now work together when on "R"....the used ta be "R" move right only and "L" left only????

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Picture 3 seems to be missing a plastic bung about the size of a saucer. I understand from another post that it's a cover for a hole into which a jacking support point can be fitted. It's an Audi sport modification but some have fitted it to Sodas since the holes are there.

As for the mirrors working on R. I think that is intentional. It allows you to change the right when reversing to look down to the kurb and alter the left with it. I find it very handy. Like you I just found it happening. Page 82 of the manual makes reference to it but is poorly worded.

I have also suffered from the odd leak there. I put plastic behind/under the carpet but it doesn't seem to happen much. I think the pollen / air intake is there and water leaks in when I use a power hose. If you have a pollen filter I would certainly make sure it's new and the drain holes in the scuttle are clear.

Good luck with finding a cure, I never keep a car long after it starts leaking.

Another thought, I have used talcum powder in the past to track leaks. It smells nice and any water will leave a track through it. After wards I just vacuum it away.

As for the mirrors working on R. I think that is intentional. It allows you to change the right when reversing to look down to the kurb and alter the left with it. I find it very handy.

This behaviour can be modified with VCDS (and possibly Maxidot - I don't know as I don't have it) so that the mirrors operate independently if each other.

When they are synchronised, 'L' just moves the left mirror and 'R' moves both at the same time.

I find the dipping mirror very useful as well. If only I had electric seats then this would be automated...

thanks friendly fire......i looked at the pollen filter(new one)...seams dry....must give the talcum powder tick a go and see if iv any luck....the car up for a NCT in the summer so if iv luck it will be up ta my car mechanic(one more pain in the ass job for him )