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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
they used to leak inside the cabin, maybe yours needs some sealant round it to keep water from the back of it, a bit of clear silicon should do it At work
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25th Oct 2012 11:53 am |
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bigalf1961 Member Since: 14 Mar 2011 Location: manchester Posts: 846 |
no problems leeking insde cg just annoying that every time it rains or i wash the car i get this condensation inside rainy-city
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25th Oct 2012 12:06 pm |
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pcheaven Member Since: 19 Jan 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 1459 |
mine has the same issue, my older FL2 (56 plate) used to leak around the edge into the rear cabin. |
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25th Oct 2012 12:20 pm |
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JST Member Since: 01 Nov 2011 Location: Lizant Posts: 1098 |
I fixed mine by (as CG said) with clear silicone. However, I used silicone grease rather than the setting type of silicone, it cures the leak without the hassle when you want to change a bulb etc. John
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25th Oct 2012 12:49 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
I understood its leaking inside the lamp but sealing around the lamp should keep the water away from the rear of the lamp and cure your problem At work
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25th Oct 2012 3:37 pm |
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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
My nearside rear gets condensation in it, to be honest I've learnt to live with it, it's just a quirk of owning a Land Rover. |
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25th Oct 2012 4:44 pm |
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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1376 |
When you take the high level brake light out you'll see that it is held in place by a couple of plastic mouldings that hold its gasket against the tailgate. You have to push them in to get the light out. The problem is that they are just a bit too short and don't compress the gasket and stop water getting into the top of the tailgate. Add a couple of pieces of tape to the sides of the hole for the brake light so that the slack is taken up and the gasket slightly compressed. Never (touch wood) had a misted up tailgate brake light since I did this. Stopped it from rattling too. |
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25th Oct 2012 5:04 pm |
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Walenut Member Since: 17 Jun 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 116 |
Bit more info on the rear upper brake lamp as mine has started to leak on my 2010. After replacing the seal with an eBay one and it leaking 10 times worse than before. I fetched it off again to do some of the recommendations in various threads on the subject.
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1st Nov 2021 1:03 pm |
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sid Member Since: 16 Jul 2015 Location: devon Posts: 491 |
i used plumbers mate,on 2 cars now. |
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1st Nov 2021 8:12 pm |
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Walenut Member Since: 17 Jun 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 116 |
Good idea 👍 |
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2nd Nov 2021 12:37 pm |
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