Hard top convertible leaking

LEMental

Hi

I have a 2009 Peugeot 308cc which I love. These have a folding metal roof. However it has begun leaking profusely above both rear passenger seats when we have a good downpour!

Peugeot want £96/hr for labour to fix it, so I'm hoping someone will have an alternative garage I could use.

I'm in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Regards to all

David

peter_the_piper

OH has a 206 cc which had the same problem, but maybe slightly less. We gave it a silicon squirt (3in1 silicon lubrcant)in the joints which did the trick. Not a permanent fix but lasts a while. Hope it works for you if you try it.

worried_jim

Once you've got it fixed buy some Gummi Pflege and treat all the rubber seals once a year to keep them in tip top condition. It isn't expensive but will help your rubber seals last.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gummi-Pflege-Rubber-Stick-100ml/product-reviews/B007TNOQDI

peter_the_piper

Thanks WJ, I'll get some for DD's pug107 which leaks around the passenger door. They did put a new/different seal on but it still sometimes leaks.

droopsnoot

I sometimes get a similar problem with the rubber seals on a convertible, the advice I was offered was to spray WD40 into the seals to help rejuvenate them, leave it five or ten minutes, wipe the excess off and then wipe silicon spray on them. I did it a couple of times, it seems to have helped but I can't say it doesn't need doing again.


Often it's because the rubber seal either dries out, or becomes deformed. I'd say a "proper" fix is to replace the rubber seal but that might be a significant expense, either for the seal, or the time involved in removing and replacing enough trim to get at it.