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edwardmk · 12th January 2020, 19:16

On my MG ZT saloon I had fitted a brand new boot seal since I'd done everything else. I resented the extra £50 even more when I still had water in the boot.
Long story, short version. The boot seal is badly designed and even a new seal often fails (in my opinion now) to keep water out of the boot. If the boot lid doesn't compress the seal evenly it flows over the top, but worse it can flow under the seal just below the rear screen, track down and then emerge on the boot side lower down.
I applied silicone sealant to my brand new boot seal along the entire fitting surface. since then, no more water in my boot.
The underlay sponge was dried out first by lots of towels and then by putting scrap wood spacers under the felt/carpets to raise them and leaving a small dehumidifier in the car. Takes a few days of persistence and is much easier in the summer or a dry garage of course.

12th January 2020, 19:16	#5
edwardmk Gets stuck in MG ZT 260, Rover 75 Connie SE auto Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Redruth Posts: 984 Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 399 Times in 271 Posts	Leaking New boot seal. On my MG ZT saloon I had fitted a brand new boot seal since I'd done everything else. I resented the extra £50 even more when I still had water in the boot. Long story, short version. The boot seal is badly designed and even a new seal often fails (in my opinion now) to keep water out of the boot. If the boot lid doesn't compress the seal evenly it flows over the top, but worse it can flow under the seal just below the rear screen, track down and then emerge on the boot side lower down. I applied silicone sealant to my brand new boot seal along the entire fitting surface. since then, no more water in my boot. The underlay sponge was dried out first by lots of towels and then by putting scrap wood spacers under the felt/carpets to raise them and leaving a small dehumidifier in the car. Takes a few days of persistence and is much easier in the summer or a dry garage of course.