john a Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 hi people im new my name is john got wife and a toddler and a 2.8 p reg galaxy, well my father in law has a r reg 2.3 galaxy and his drivers side rear arch is rusting and he keeps getting water the drivers side only and only when it rains really hard please galaxy gods please can you guys help many thanks john :rolleyes: Quote
cos 4x4 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Posted March 17, 2008 i have exactly the same problem on my 96 1.9tdi gal the arch is rusting from the inside outany help would be great Quote
TimsBamma Posted March 18, 2008 Report Posted March 18, 2008 If the water is in the drivers footwell then I'd check the scuttle panel drains, they may well be blocked. or if the mk1 is similar to the mk2 then the black plastic trim that the windscreen wiper goes thro is fixed by clips if these break water can leak through, mine did... Quote
cos 4x4 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Posted March 18, 2008 If the water is in the drivers footwell then I'd check the scuttle panel drains, they may well be blocked. or if the mk1 is similar to the mk2 then the black plastic trim that the windscreen wiper goes thro is fixed by clips if these break water can leak through, mine did...were on about the rear arch mate not the front footwells Quote
TimsBamma Posted March 19, 2008 Report Posted March 19, 2008 Yep and no one had said where the water was....... Which is why I said IF the water was in the drivers footwell. Thus the rust and the location of the water might relate to two seperate faults or indeed the water ingress has nothing to do with the rusty arch. Good luck with your problem. Quote
cos 4x4 Posted March 19, 2008 Report Posted March 19, 2008 Yep and no one had said where the water was....... Which is why I said IF the water was in the drivers footwell. Thus the rust and the location of the water might relate to two seperate faults or indeed the water ingress has nothing to do with the rusty arch. Good luck with your problem. but if the water was in the drivers footwell then you woulnt have a rusty rear arch trust me on this and as for the scuttle panel leak around the clips i discovered that about a 2 years agoand still no one has offered any sound advice as to how water can get in from the back end and drop down and around the rear arch com on guys Quote
mk2vr6 Posted March 19, 2008 Report Posted March 19, 2008 hi to all im john 32 with a v6 n reg galaxy have a wife and a beautiful special little 2 year old girl who has to go great ormand street hospital very regular . my father inlaw has a 2.3 galaxy but it keeps leaking on the drivers foot well really bad as we had huge rain last night the leak was bad have spent today hoovering out the water,please please can anyone help has anyone out there have any ideas as its driving us mad please please please hope you all have a great weekend my regards john So can we decide who has water where , why it's getting in and if the two issues, water ingress and the rusty rear quarter are related? then decide on the best course of action to hopefully solve the problems? Quote
john a Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Posted March 19, 2008 my father inlaw has the water leak guys ,only in the drivers side at the front he also has a problem with the rear drivers side arch scabbing :) Quote
gaznlou Posted March 20, 2008 Report Posted March 20, 2008 Hi all take a look at these, hopefully it will help with the water leaks issues.Water_collecting_in_the_front_foot_wells_or_under_the_front_seats.docTo_properly_diagnose_water_entry_points.doc RegardsGaz Quote
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