Preventing Water Ingress to Spare Wheel Well

**markskyview** · 11-02-2010,12:35 PM

Hi Guys

Im a first time poster, Ive recently bought a 2002 B5 130BHP TDI . I noticed the rear lights fogging in addition to excess moisture ont he rear screen and back windows. I investigated and found water in the spare wheel well, -i dried out but the problem is back-can anyone please advise?

-can it be coming through the boot seals or maybe a leeking bung?

Cheers
Mark

**kenney** · 11-02-2010,01:08 PM

get yourself in the boot with a torch,and get someone to spray the vehicle with a hose,and you will see were the water is coming from.it's usually the light cluster

**markskyview** · 11-02-2010,02:33 PM

Cheers Kenny-, i get the impressiont he light cluster is a known problem,-will it require a new rear cluster or is there an alternate fix you are aware of?
Cheers

**kenney** · 11-02-2010,02:42 PM

could be the seal behind the cluster

**markskyview** · 11-02-2010,02:52 PM

fair play mate, -also, the rear seems very bouncy at time s when on any bit of an uneven road-it seems a little unstable to me(a non professional driver!)-ive had a mechanc look at this-although experience has taught me never to use this guy again-but question is, - have you come across other owners commenting on how the rear is behaving on less than perfect roads?
Cheers

**kenney** · 11-02-2010,03:14 PM

Not really,have you checked the shock absorbers

**fourringsrus** · 11-02-2010,09:31 PM

Shockers and rear anti roll bar, and for the record you 2002 B5 is a B6

Stuart

**markskyview** · 12-02-2010,01:36 PM

Thanks Fourringsrus

As i said imnew to this but how do i know the difference btn a B5 and B6?, -would it make any diffrerence that this is an Irish car?

**fourringsrus** · 12-02-2010,07:56 PM

Put in basic terms the b5 is a mk1 a4 from '95 to 2001 and the b6 is 2002 to 2005 and you might call it a mk2 a4.
I have seen b6 a4's on late 2001 reg(Y REG IN ENGLAND)
If you look at cars for sale you will soon see the differences at a glance
I dont think the Irish part would make any difference but a late registered b5 might get a 2002 reg .
mark

Stuart

**markskyview** · 12-02-2010,11:03 PM

Wow-a mine of information, thats much appreciated Stuart, and of course your right as ive looked up and done a bit of reaserch (which i should have done originally!), and yep a B6 it is indeed!

Cheers Again
Mark