Hi guys,

Did a quick search but couldn't find it (although im sure it's been covered).

Whats the best way to stop about 20 litres of water pi**ing into my boot when I open the boot after raining / raining?

No i've got my sub/amp in there i'm worried about it getting wet, also could be helping towards the mist on cold mornings.

Thanks!

Swap the car and get an estate ;-) However as I suspect that is not practical, then opening the boot lid slowly is one cure. I believe that some members here have placed a beed of silicon sealant along somwhere to help redirect the water away.

Ha, yea not massively practical!

Anyone got a picture of what they did / where they put it?

Opening the boot slowly is all good, but im normally late for work, also if it's raining I get teasy waiting for it to all drain off!

The silicone goes in the channel between the bottom of the window and the tailgate,

Firstly make sure the channel is clean (& dry) as a lot of crap can live in there, then fill the channel with the silicone so the window and tailgate are now flush.

Wipe any excess off with a baby wipe before it has cured.

A word of warning - if you use black silicone (to match your car) for some reason black takes a couple of days to cure completely, whereas clear only takes about an hour.

HTH

If you apply a bead of sillicon into the gully at the base of the rear windscreen this will stop it filling up with rain water then dumping it in the boot when you open the boot lid.

Need to get mine done forgot to do it and my boot filled up this weekend.:(

Is there any chance you could take a pic and show me exactly where?

From the description i'm still not 100% sure and don't want to be putting it in random places!!! :P

I don't have the Octavia anymore.

If you stand at the rear of the car and look at the rear window there is a channel about 5mm high that runs the full width of the tailgate the top of the channel is the window, the bottom of the channel is the part of the tailgate that the rear spoiler (on a vRS) is fitted to.

This is what needs filling - all of the channel, running the the full width of the tailgate.

I know its a MK2, but you get the idea

Alternatively, the best method I find is to open the boot by 6 inches at the most and if you have a nicely waxed boot lid and rain-exed rear screen, the majority of the water will drain allowing you to open the lid fully, stopping the worst of it. However, not ideal by any means.

Personally not tried the above (sealant along the gap between boot lid and base of the screen) but have seen it done. Worth a try I guess.

Or go in from the back seats or carry a water blade,

carry a water blade,

Nice idea, but its the water that sits in this channel that is the problem, no the water on the glass & tailgate.

I just put sealant in at the very ends for couple of inches ..it's just to stop the water running along the channel and straight into the boot

This is a real pain in the butt on these cars, and it does indeed add to the internal moisture content of the vehicle, so much so, that when I went out to mine early morning during it's first ever taste of frost, I had to scrape the inside as well of the outside of the glass.

Not what you would expect to be doing to a brand new car !

I might try the silicone idea myself.

Bob.

This is a real pain in the butt on these cars, and it does indeed add to the internal moisture content of the vehicle, so much so, that when I went out to mine early morning during it's first ever taste of frost, I had to scrape the inside as well of the outside of the glass.

Not what you would expect to be doing to a brand new car !

I might try the silicone idea myself.

Bob.

Obviously Skoda didn't address this issue when bring the Mk2 onto the market. I have a Mk1 and my boot is now a fish pond after all the rain we've had today and over the weekend. Thinking about an ultraviloet filtration system now and getting some Koi carp to put in there. I also have nice soggy rear speakers now as when it happens to me the water runs down the parcel shelf supports and into the speaker grills.

Still getting a good level of bass response from them now.

Was thinking about the silicone suggestion and wondered if it was necessary to fill the whole gap right along the width of the tailgate. I was thinking that by blocking each side with silicone than would stop the water running off the edge into the boot and force it to run down the rear screen? It's not just the water in the gap that runs into the boot it's the water that builds up on the tailgate itself and rushes toward that gap as you raise the boot so if that gap is full would the water still not just run into the boot?

I normally use the slow opening method but when stood in the deluges we've had recently I'm not really prepared to be that patient.

Would appreciate any thoughts on my suggestion above to just block the ends of the gap?

Sorry to rain on the parade (excuse the pun) but the silicone fix only has limited success. I did it ages ago and yes, there is a slight improvement, but it doesn't cure it at all. Having just got our shopping **** wet through again due to the half a litre or so of water entering the boot, I know that tomorrow's demisting will take a bit longer due to the water now in the speakers and boot.

Lifting up the boot by about six inches works to a degree unless it is raining at the time as it was today. This means you get soaked whilst waiting not to mention looking a bit odd to passers by. I was trying this technique and a lady walking past thought I had a dangerous dog or something in there and was scared to open the boot.

No, the only cure is an estate, but then you have the problem of a rusting tailgate to contend with..

Sorry to rain on the parade (excuse the pun) but the silicone fix only has limited success. I did it ages ago and yes, there is a slight improvement, but it doesn't cure it at all. Having just got our shopping **** wet through again due to the half a litre or so of water entering the boot, I know that tomorrow's demisting will take a bit longer due to the water now in the speakers and boot.

Lifting up the boot by about six inches works to a degree unless it is raining at the time as it was today. This means you get soaked whilst waiting not to mention looking a bit odd to passers by. I was trying this technique and a lady walking past thought I had a dangerous dog or something in there and was scared to open the boot.

No, the only cure is an estate, but then you have the problem of a rusting tailgate to contend with..

Guess the best option is to keep a water squeegee as mentioned before in the door pocket and use that to remove the water before opening the boot.

Hmm, well I had a proper look at what it's doing this morning. It seems that alot of water is collecting under the spoiler and then running down.

Surely if the gap is filled it'll still run down?

I think I might wax the bottom of my spoiler as I normally don't bother and see if that makes a difference.

Car was pretty misty this morning, wonder why.

What a crap design eh?

Hmm, well I had a proper look at what it's doing this morning. It seems that alot of water is collecting under the spoiler and then running down.

Surely if the gap is filled it'll still run down?

I think I might wax the bottom of my spoiler as I normally don't bother and see if that makes a difference.

Car was pretty misty this morning, wonder why.

What a crap design eh?

I don't think it matters if you have a spoiler or not, I keep mine highly polished so water tends to collect/bead up on the tailgate rather than run off until that is I open the boot and it just seems to rush to either side of the tailgate and cascade into the boot.

Just took my son to school and it was very misted up in there.

I know but LOADS of water comes from under the spoiler...

So imagine your problems + more!! :P

Hi all, I had a problem of water entering the boot around the lock area, it turned out to be the tailgate handle/release. The water was leaking in at the top of the handle/trim and poured out when you lifted the tailgate, I had to remove the inside tailgate trim and remove the handle fixings inside, and then resealed the handle with some silicon. cheers - Stuart.

Poured down all day yesterday. Tried the water blade method, not a drop of water entered the boot.

Poured down all day yesterday. Tried the water blade method, not a drop of water entered the boot.

What a pain in the butt though to do this every time.:(

No, the only cure is an estate, but then you have the problem of a rusting tailgate to contend with..

No rust on my 2001 estate yet

No water in the boot, no rust on the tailgate - you must be blessed from on high.

I've given up worrying about this problem now :(

My boss shoved her stupidly expensive handbag into my boot on one side as she didn't want it to get wet (was chucking it down) I moved it into the middle before closing the boot and she gave me an odd look.

About 2 hours later when we came back to the car I opened it up and in came the flood down both sides "thats why I moved it"