Sorry no pics, but i had all the boot out of my Dad's saloon over the weekend as he had water coming in both sides again, even after the last time, which i sorted in this thread:
http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64807
anyhow, after the pouring water over every area again, i traced it to where the wiring goes through the body by the n/s/r light, through the big rubber grommet and then through some tubing/casing and into the bootlid...
Firstly i just thought it was coing through the grommet, so siliconed that up, then water tested it again and still it came through....after alot of umming and ahhing, i realised the water was actually coming through the wires somehow, so i traced it back and although i knew the plastioc casing for the wires was split, i hadnt twigged this would cause any problems, but it was doing.
Water was getting into the splits in the plastic casing and running through with the wires and running straight into the boot....the plastic casing splits over time due to it being bent continually when the boot is opened and closed, which is a bad design IMO, or better material could have been used to shield the wiring so it didnt split, like rubber perhapse.
So i unclipped the box thing that the wiring tube/case/trunking runs through, the box is attatched to the boot mech', and leccy taped the whole wiring, plus added some duct tape for added strength....and water tested it again and no leak!
Oddly the leak on the other side of the boot was through the petrol filler, at the first seam where the back wing meets the actual neck part, that looked not to have been sealed properly from the factory No wonder the boot was soo wet!
I also had the back seat out as i had a look at the foam underneath it and that was sapping too....so its all been out in the sun today!!
So there you go saloon owners, a water leak you cant trace, look at the wiring!
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