Coupe water pooling at the rear
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If by 'deal with it' you mean stop it from happening then you can't - either accept that it happens or stop the water from reaching it - e.g. use a car cover or keep it under a carport or even in a garage like I do.
If by 'deal with it' you mean that you've accepted it happens but then what, then I have some simple advice - don't bother with a towel, just lift up the bootlid and keep it fully open for as long as you can be bothered.
Why I hear you ask? Well, the water doesn't just collect ON the the bootlid, it collects IN it too. And this is the reason so many of them rust. Even by keeping my car in the garage and, in the main, not driving it when raining, I still have to bear this in mind every time I wash it.
Try it next time you wash her. Wash her, get her all dry and then lift the bootlid - and water will coming pouring out. Not a lot... but enough.
If by 'deal with it' you mean that you've accepted it happens but then what, then I have some simple advice - don't bother with a towel, just lift up the bootlid and keep it fully open for as long as you can be bothered.
Why I hear you ask? Well, the water doesn't just collect ON the the bootlid, it collects IN it too. And this is the reason so many of them rust. Even by keeping my car in the garage and, in the main, not driving it when raining, I still have to bear this in mind every time I wash it.
Try it next time you wash her. Wash her, get her all dry and then lift the bootlid - and water will coming pouring out. Not a lot... but enough.
Unfortunately I cant put it in the garage, I'm unsure on a car cover, after hearing about rubbing etc.
I was going to give it a good old dry (When/if it stops raining) treat all the glass rubber with some AutoGlym product. Then apply some clear grease on the metal area? or wax the hell out of it?
I was going to give it a good old dry (When/if it stops raining) treat all the glass rubber with some AutoGlym product. Then apply some clear grease on the metal area? or wax the hell out of it?
I too have recently discovered this feature of the Coupe (about 4 weeks into ownership!). My drive is on a slight incline towards the road, and I reverse onto the drive (so, back end of car is lower than the front). I'm wondering if parking forwards onto the drive might be a better idea...
I mentioned cavity wax hence the recommendation of Dinitrol. Yes they do a clear cavity wax. In order to apply it you would have to remove the trims and clean off the area, then once it is fully dry, apply the wax to the internal cavities.DSGRNMCM said:
However note I am saying this as an idea, not as a concrete fact that it will work.
If you are after a normal wax, (ie to apply to the paint/body of your car) then go with a carnauba based wax, ie SwissVax Blau-Weiss and top up with a synthetic sealant of your choice.
Sadly it's one of the unique features of the Coupe!
I bought my 1st in the summer so it was a while before I noticed it.
I can live with the water, but I find when it's often wet (like now) I seem to get a build-up of what looks like green moss below the rear screen.
I bought my 1st in the summer so it was a while before I noticed it.
I can live with the water, but I find when it's often wet (like now) I seem to get a build-up of what looks like green moss below the rear screen.