water inside boot lid

clairemad · Post by **clairemad** » Mon 17 Oct, 2011 18:29

Is there a way to stop water getting in my boot

Ive got a new 3rd brake light on it way, as its got rusty with the water.

I think the water getting around the light maybe.

I'm going to reseal the new light when fitting and hope it dose the trick.

has anyone else had this with their zed and will my fixes work?
claire

GazHyde · Post by **GazHyde** » Mon 17 Oct, 2011 18:43

Here are a few threads to read through...

A few different theories, but usually down to the third brake light

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27709

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20634

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27473

Hope it helps, Gary

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Mon 17 Oct, 2011 20:19

Hi Claire,

It will either be third brake light seal, rear light seals, aerial grommit which can perish or the base of the hood leaking. Its just worth checking aerial grommit and rear of the lights but it will probably be the seal on the brake light which are known too fail on prefacelift Zeds.

Tim.

clairemad · Post by **clairemad** » Mon 17 Oct, 2011 20:44

I have ago sorting it at the weekend fingers crossed

si-forks · Post by **si-forks** » Mon 17 Oct, 2011 21:13

Mine leaked like a sieve put a new 3rd brake light in with a good rubber gasket and it stopped straight away

good iuck

clairemad · Post by **clairemad** » Wed 19 Oct, 2011 14:13

where the best place to get rubber gasket or is it a bmw jobbie?

si-forks · Post by **si-forks** » Wed 19 Oct, 2011 19:12

I'am pretty sure you can't buy the gasket separately

you have to buy the whole rear light

Hard Top · Post by **Hard Top** » Wed 19 Oct, 2011 19:36

Looks like you can buy it separately.....

# 63 25 8 389 735

http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/Z3/Ro ... _stoplamp/

si-forks · Post by **si-forks** » Wed 19 Oct, 2011 20:08

My local stealer told me i had to buy the whole rear light

also tried G S F car parts was told the same

hope you can just get the gasket

let me know how you get on

Post by **Robert T** » Wed 19 Oct, 2011 20:23

Pre- and post-facelift cars have different lights. You can definitely buy the gasket separately for a pre-facelift. Not sure about the post-facelift, as there is no gasket shown on the diagram.

Cheers R.

muppet · Post by **muppet** » Thu 20 Oct, 2011 19:37

Park facing uphill in the mean time

clairemad · Post by **clairemad** » Thu 20 Oct, 2011 20:14

muppet wrote:Park facing uphill in the mean time

haha good tip

thanks for the part number