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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833   
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Welcome to the joys of Defender ownership
You might find this of use https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/u...cedure.pdf Short answer is it could be coming from one of a dozen places though 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone 2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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27th Jul 2021 3:56pm |
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| Smoeandco Member Since: 22 Jun 2021 Location: Sydney Posts: 9 
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I posted the same question to another forum 6 months ago during heavy rain. The old boys told me to get used to it as Fenders leak like sivs.
Can alternatively have a crack at rerouting the front gutter edge away from door trim towards windscreen with a weld or bolt on adjustment but I didnt think it was worth the trouble. |
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28th Jul 2021 4:35am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Mine suffered from this and I tracked it down to the joint between the heater box and the bulkhead. Water runs off the gutter across the rear of the bonnet, onto the wing and then into the engine bay directly above that joint. I did have a fender seal fitted and when the problem first appeared I realised that it had fallen off. I've since re-attached it with a bead of Sikaflex and all is good so far!
Here's the details of the seal, albeit being shown fitted to the drivers side. It's the same part for both sides: https://www.defender2.net/forum/post840283.html#840283 The proper solution would be to remove and refit the heater box with a better seal but that's quite a significant task. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th Jul 2021 7:45am |
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| Guinness Member Since: 04 Mar 2021 Location: Scotland Posts: 55
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For me, after every rainfall i would get a leak in my passenger footwell. My windscreen seal was very cracked so when getting other work done to my defender i got it replaced. Since replacing the seal my defender doesnt resemble a swimming pool after rainfall!
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28th Jul 2021 12:10pm |
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| Oldowner Member Since: 26 Dec 2018 Location: South west Posts: 623 
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This is what they look like when the dash is removed after the screen seal has failed and not sorted.
This 08 Puma looked perfect until dash and soundproofing removed.  Click image to enlarge |
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28th Jul 2021 12:15pm |
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| BIMbound Member Since: 09 Jan 2021 Location: UK Posts: 44 |
I replaced a ripped / tatty watershedder behind the door card. Water was sitting on a 'ledge' of foam and trickling down the outside of it rather than being directed out of the bottom of the door.
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29th Jul 2021 10:26am |
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| Brimac Member Since: 23 Aug 2021 Location: Teesside Posts: 2 
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i have made a mound out of stones on my drive to raise the rear wheels a bit, much better now when it rains
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23rd Aug 2021 3:27pm |
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