Tailgate leak

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Re: Tailgate leak

Post by steve2003rs6 » Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:50 pm

Ben. Mask off and run a thin full length of waterproof silicon bead to the exterior as well as your interior fix.
Should stop any water ingress.
Mask the tailgate
Mask the ally trim
And you would hardly notice the silicon if it’s neatly applied.
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Re: Tailgate leak

Post by Shoppinit » Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:28 pm

Don't think I could live with silicone on the outside of the car, no matter how neatly applied. And it wouldn't be great if I did it. Not my strong point.
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Re: Tailgate leak

Post by steve2003rs6 » Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:35 pm

Cannot go wrong if you mask up properly.
Spray the thinly applied silicon with soapy water.
Ice lolly stick to remove excess.
You would have to look very hard to see it once it had dried.
But yeah. I get what you are saying I wouldn’t want silicon on my car exterior. But as a temp fix if I had water ingress. Yes I would.
Just thinking. If you silicon the interior only. Surely rain will still be getting in.
So the water will build up until it finds the next easiest way out.

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Re: Tailgate leak

Post by Nobby » Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:52 pm

My neighbour had a problem with the panoramic sunroof on his Skoda (apparently all the pano roofs on VAG have a similar problem) and we bought some Captain Tolleys creeping crack cure. Works a bloody treat. Sure you could dribble some down from the outside and build up over time to stop the leak.
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Re: Tailgate leak

Post by Shoppinit » Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:05 pm

Oooh, I like the sound of that. I'm gonna get some. It should be easy enough to pour into the gap between the trim and the boot. Is it easy enough to wipe the excess off? Don't think the blue will go with my Daytona grey.
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Re: Tailgate leak

Post by chunky79 » Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:02 pm

Shoppinit wrote:
Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:05 pm
Don't think the blue will go with my Daytona grey.
Would have if you kept the mould!
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Re: Tailgate leak

Post by Shoppinit » Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:06 pm

Hehe. It was more brown, yellow, and black with white streaks, to be fair.
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Re: Tailgate leak

Post by Shoppinit » Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:22 pm

Nobby wrote:
Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:52 pm
My neighbour had a problem with the panoramic sunroof on his Skoda (apparently all the pano roofs on VAG have a similar problem) and we bought some Captain Tolleys creeping crack cure. Works a bloody treat. Sure you could dribble some down from the outside and build up over time to stop the leak.
Captain Tolley's applied... will be curious to see if it works.
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Tailgate leak

Post by Jayjay101 » Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:18 pm

Mine was leaking from the brake light-still need to sort the roof
c5 rs6 owner thats been known to cut the wrong wire.............

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