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[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

Basically waters getting in the car and is leaking on the radio rendering it useless have got away woth drying it out twice now but theres a leak coming in above the radio its indash ie above the heater and switches as it s a clubman dash

where are the common places for leaks

windscreen seal, slam pannel seal ect and how to find the leak do i need to take the dash out agen

or should i bung the radio in a plastic bag to stop water entering and tape it so there no leaks ???/

[rozzer1275]

I have had that on my round nose mini it was the windscreen seal, easier that you think to do.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

yeah i know its easy to do but gonna be replacing when i do a full shell respray in a few months im gonna take the dash out wrap the radio in cling film then a plastic bag and then tape it to within an inch of its life as its the only temporary thing i can think off

[Danny_California]

New window seal, take the top dash rail off and check for rust, because if it's been like that for any amount of time you'll have a bit of rust. Do it now though, because otherwise what rust is there will get worse and worse until you have to have it replaced.

[taffy1967]

Wrapping the radio in a plastic bag will probably cause condensation or make it overheat?

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

bags a temp measure as said gonna be buying a center consol soon and the whole cars gonna be stripped and respray in a few months so thats not an issue either shudnt over heat as music never that loud and i normally do short journeys plus better a warm radio that a wet one

[taffy1967]

Yes but the radio won't have any air and will overheat. It'd be better to leave it out altogether until you get your car sorted.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

drive without music nahh ill sort it

[taffy1967]

The A' series singing away up front is all the music you could want.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

i agree the a series singing is nice but im bored very easily and drives me mad so then i go a lil faster and then i notice the problems i cant affoard to fix yet i think ill probs make a plastic casing and allow the base to still have acess to the air that way it wont overheat but the moral of the story is cars that are 24 leak like a tea bag lol