E46 drivers - water drip when boot open?

Over Clocker · 15 Dec 2009 at 20:16

Hey guys,

I've owned 2 E46's, and my mate has owned 3, and out of them all, if it has been raining, and you open the boot lid, water drips from the boot lid, near where the lights are, onto the inside edges of the boot. To me this is a bit of a flaw!?

Is this something 'normal', or does it mean a seal around the lights needs replacing etc?

Cheers

iaind · 15 Dec 2009 at 20:32

Saloon, touring or coupe?

Both saloons I've owned (neither were BMWs let alone E46s) did the same thing, so might just be "nature of the beast"

Over Clocker · 15 Dec 2009 at 20:35

Saloons and Coupes!

Aye thought so. Ahh well!

[TW]Fox · 15 Dec 2009 at 20:36

iaind said:
Both saloons I've owned (neither were BMWs let alone E46s) did the same thing, so might just be "nature of the beast"

Water drips into the a runoff area in mine.

MrFunex · 15 Dec 2009 at 20:37

As IainD may testify, the other favourite car on this forum, the mk3 Mondeo, drips from the side of the boot lid into the boot after it's been raining. It's rather annoying, but just the 'nature of the beast'.

[TW]Fox;15532984 said:
Water drips into the a runoff area in mine.

German engineering at its finest!

iaind · 15 Dec 2009 at 20:38

[TW]Fox;15532984 said:
Water drips into the a runoff area in mine.

On the Toledo it splashed onto the lip of the boot but on the 156 it dripped off the corners of the bootlid straight into the boot. I suppose it's harder to control on saloons because of the shape of the lid but not impossible

Fr0dders · 15 Dec 2009 at 20:39

my vectra does it

It's supposed to drip into the rain channels on the side and at the back, but it has a habit of slashing when it hits them and splattering inside the car.

iaind · 15 Dec 2009 at 20:41

MrFunex said:
As IainD may testify, the other favourite car on this forum, the mk3 Mondeo, drips from the side of the boot lid into the boot after it's been raining. It's rather annoying, but just the 'nature of the beast'.

Come to think of it, yes it does

On most cars the bootlid is smaller than the opening, especially the narrow parts that the water runs down to.

One thing that would be worth considering is a rubber boot liner to stop it marking the carpet or building up in the spare wheel well

Duke · 15 Dec 2009 at 21:14

It used to run into some channels in the ridges.

rare · 15 Dec 2009 at 22:28

Mine drops in to the plastic trays in the boot, very annoying....(
coupe)

PMKeates · 15 Dec 2009 at 22:44

Mine used to drip in to the little channels and then off the end of the car?

SoliD · 15 Dec 2009 at 23:14

MrFunex said:
As IainD may testify, the other favourite car on this forum, the mk3 Mondeo, drips from the side of the boot lid into the boot after it's been raining. It's rather annoying, but just the 'nature of the beast'.

German engineering at its finest!

God yes this annoys me everytime it rains and I need access to the boot, it goes everywhere, stupid cheap design!

mjt · 15 Dec 2009 at 23:15

i think our E39 used to do this.

our C class sports coupes certainly did. worst design feature ever. open the boot and you get a waterfall on your head :mad:

[TW]Fox · 15 Dec 2009 at 23:18

mjt said:
i think our E39 used to do this.

Are you sure, because mine doesn't and neither does my Dads. It all drains into a channel which then drains away.

mjt · 15 Dec 2009 at 23:20

[TW]Fox;15534140 said:
Are you sure, because mine doesn't and neither does my Dads. It all drains into a channel which then drains away.

no, which is why i said i think.

it was minimal drippage though

NickXX · 15 Dec 2009 at 23:36

rare said:
Mine drops in to the plastic trays in the boot, very annoying....(
coupe)

Same, drips into the plastic trays. Coupe and saloon.

Goes into the channels on my e36!