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     David (Dave) New Member Username: Dave Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2003 |
Grrrrr is all I can say (among other things). Every time it's raining and I open the drivers side front door (as well as the passenger front door), water drips from the bottom of the rain gutter about 5-7 inches back from where the rain gutter makes a curve around the front windshield. I looked at the top side of the rain gutter and can see nothing unusal except a barely perceptable seam that I tried filling in along it's entire length. This didn't seem to help nor did filling in a single seam I can see underneith. Water does appear to collect a bit high just in front of the general area where it's dripping, but it's not overflowing that is causing the drip, drip, drip. Any ideas how to tackle this problem as every time I enter or leave the car, water drips heavily. Thanks! | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) New Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 35 Registered: 02-2003 |
yep does the same thing on my D-90. | ||
| Will Bobbitt (Rkores) Member Username: Rkores Post Number: 196 Registered: 09-2002 |
Look right where the rain gutter goes by the A pillar. On each side there are two holes ment to drain out the gutters. That's what is causing the drip. Will | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 534 Registered: 02-2002 |
yep same on my RR and even the 109 for that matter. Course the inside of the 109 is totally soaked anyhow if the rain comes across the driver's side door so a little more water doesn't seem to matter. Jaime | ||
| David (Dave) New Member Username: Dave Post Number: 8 Registered: 02-2003 |
Thanks all for responding. Rkores (Will), I see the two drain holes (quite big), but they are a fair distance away from where the "drip" occurs. The drain wholes are just about over the windshield from what I remember and the drip is further back near where my legs enter the vehicle when I sit down (while the door is open of course). Are you say the water is traveling a distance by "capilary" action along the underside of the gutter to where it's dripping? If so, then that would make sense. | ||
| Will Bobbitt (Rkores) Member Username: Rkores Post Number: 197 Registered: 09-2002 |
Yup, The water makes a "Capilary" action along the bottom of the gutter and then drips on your leg  Will | ||
| David (Dave) New Member Username: Dave Post Number: 11 Registered: 02-2003 |
Yep, Thats exactly what happens (dripping on my leg when getting in and out of the RR on a rainy day). I wonder what would happen if the two drain holes at the front of each rain gutter was plugged up...would the rain overflow the gutters. I ask since many cars with raingutters don't seem to have a drainage hole...at least as far as I can see. | ||
| Ozzie Silvera (Ozzie) Member Username: Ozzie Post Number: 41 Registered: 11-2002 |
One word of advice that I tell everyone every year just before the rainy season. On alot of our cars the Roof is just bolted on, and can be completely removed quite easily. Look right above the top of the door/window frame and you'll see a bunch of Black Rubber plugs covering some holes up under the roof. This is definitely on all Range Rover Classics, not sure about Disco's and Defenders. Now Every Year you should pry out these plugs and with a #3 Phillips Screwdriver tighten all of the screws under there, This will make sure your roof does not lift ever so slightly while driving and cause Water leaks and howling noises. You'll be surprised when many of you remove these plugs and see that you may be missing a few of these, and/ or that Lots of these may be very very loose!. Tighten all these up and you'll see the difference if you were having wind noise or Water problems in the past. Just me trying to help avoid trips to the Money man ( Dealer) All the best, Ozzie | ||
| David (Dave) New Member Username: Dave Post Number: 18 Registered: 02-2003 |
Hi Ozzie, Thanks for the good advice...wish tightening these screws would help eliminate the rain gutter leak mentioned above. Anyhow, I'm missing a couple of the Black Rubber plugs you mentioned....anyone know where I can get a few? | ||
| Ozzie Silvera (Ozzie) Member Username: Ozzie Post Number: 43 Registered: 11-2002 |
Dave, My only guess on those plugs would be either the dealer, or Call Kurt or Ryan at Rovercannibal, they'll definitely have them, they have many entire roofs around. | ||
| David (Dave) New Member Username: Dave Post Number: 19 Registered: 02-2003 |
Hi Ozzie, Thanks, I'll try and get some. Interestingly, when you open the RRC hood (95), on either side where the hood latch goes into the body, there appears to be two plugs that almost look exactly the same as the window plugs...wonder if they are? Now, if I can only find what out what those two soft rubber bumpers are that appear to cushion the hood when it's drop are? Anyhow, thanks for the info! |
