Thread: Feet soaked driving the defender

Nope, the only think you need to do is book it in for attempt No1 by the dealer to stop it.
Mine took 3 goes to make it 98%, however I did notice a very small drop hit my right foot in the last heavy rain. So attempt No4 coming up for me.

Yep, about as waterproof as a colander! Mine's 18 years old though, so I'm more inclined to try patching it myself than find a dealer to have a go.
I'm more worried about the electrics stuffing up than myself getting wet.

If you say it splashed up onto the bonnet, was your vents closed? Maybe it is time to replace the vent seals. Another thing that might also help is changing the gaskets on the windscreen brackets where the hinges were on previous models.

Cheers, Jurgens.

Good idea there, the vents were closed but I've noticed that air comes through them anyway regardless of how hard I force up the lever. I'll check out their seals tomorrow morning.
I think I'll check out all the seals around the windscreen too.
Would it be appropriate to try and fill any small cracks or gaps with sikaflex or something like that until I can get around to fitting new seals if I need them?

If my 110 didn't leak when it was raining I'd be concerned, this is a very amusing thread.

Originally Posted by Ravenwin

Good idea there, the vents were closed but I've noticed that air comes through them anyway regardless of how hard I force up the lever. I'll check out their seals tomorrow morning.
I think I'll check out all the seals around the windscreen too.
Would it be appropriate to try and fill any small cracks or gaps with sikaflex or something like that until I can get around to fitting new seals if I need them?

Pull the A-piller blocks off and reseal the gaskets. I did this when I also replaced the pins and seals on the vents on my Tdi and now it doesn't leak anymore This actually had me worried but I am learning to live with it

If my 110 didn't leak when it was raining I'd be concerned, this is a very amusing thread.

Haha, true. Like I said, I'm not really concerned about getting wet, just a bit of a quirk to get used to; learning to expect a wet right foot when I drive through puddles . But I will check out the seals tomorrow I think.

Originally Posted by dmdigital

Pull the A-piller blocks off and reseal the gaskets. I did this when I also replaced the pins and seals on the vents on my Tdi and now it doesn't leak anymore This actually had me worried but I am learning to live with it

That sounds like a job to look into for the weekend. Thanks, I'll add that to my list