30 replies to this topic

[olds_kool_lews]

does it have a new windscreen seal fitted? the extra wide ones if not fitted right tend to leak at the corners where the rubber is bunched up, had it on a few minis in the past where i fitted a new seal, ended up taking the screen out and refitting it for a better seal

[coopdog]

mine leaks from the windscreen,
but my seals are fine, this on the other hand is not!

Edited by coopdog, 31 December 2011 - 11:29 AM.

[AVV IT]

Also check the foam seals that go around the door strap and the interior light door switches. These are a common culprit for interior water leaks that often gets missed. The foam degrades over the years and then either splits, breaks away, or fails to form a seal. They sometimes also get removed during A panel replacement and other bodywork repairs and don't get refitted, so can be missing altogether.

[mab01uk]

Never had a dry Mini in 40 years................always remove front carpets in winter but not a problem now as mine stays in the garage when wet or winter!

[GTIAlex06]

Iv given up drying to keep mine dry now to be honest.

Just keep the carpet out and use newspapers or towels in the footwells

[joakwin]

when i had mine parked outside, i just left towels in it all the time, and changed them out every few days, but then i moved to a better house and now its 100% indoors

[1984mini25]

Even when new, i've always used some sort of sealant before putting the locking strip in. never had one leak, except for the one time I didn't use any sealant.

[mini93]

im opting for the garage unless when driven... in which case its a flat out everywhere job so water cant find its way in... either that or ill just seal things up like normal

[oliver122]

i dont have the joys of a garage , also its my daily drive , was wondering does anybody know if there is a guide to take the top dash rail off , so i can have a proper look round and see if i can see anything , cheers for all the replys guys

[bluesprite]

i dont have the joys of a garage , also its my daily drive , was wondering does anybody know if there is a guide to take the top dash rail off , so i can have a proper look round and see if i can see anything , cheers for all the replys guys

With the dashboard off, there should be three nuts holding the top dash rail on, one in the middle and one over each air vent, once they are off and with a bit of wiggling it should lift off. It takes a while jiggling it past the windscreen rubber.

You might be able to do it without taking the dash off if you go through the air vent holes and radio hole but it's probably worth the extra effort in just taking the dash off.

[oliver122]

only take me 2 minutes have the dash off , 6 wing nuts to undo , so the new plan of action is , take the top dash rail off , put talc down , then get he hose on the car then see where it comes in from , then try sort out the offending areas , might put a new windscreen rubber in while i have the screen out , put silicone is the bit the screen sits , and then put silicone where the rubber meets the body work, the doors sit against the door seals tight , the water come from the inside of my door , like the window seal at the bottom isnt tights and the water is running straight down there

[ministar]

im opting for the garage unless when driven... in which case its a flat out everywhere job so water cant find its way in... either that or ill just seal things up like normal

Dodge the rain drops kinda thing??

[mini93]

not sure... think the cars forgot what rain is its been off the road so long it feels
the less time the water sits in the seals it cant come inside right? altho i can only hope as i still had trickles the one time i ran out of time to put the windscreen in and didnt fit the lock strip

[oliver122]

so i pulled my dash out today to take the top dash rail off (didnt manage get it off) , while i was doing this it started raining and water started to come in , noticed its mainly round the windscreen seal so i think thats my biggest problem for water getting in i did take some pictures of what i found

this is the drivers side


this is the passenger side ,looking up under the dash rail

[ministar]

Bit damp then..