looking for a guide to remove scuttle panel

[BEEFYGTI]

Guys I am at the end of my patience now I need to remove my scuttle panel to sort out my leak, does anyone have any ideas how to do this , my leak is near to the bonnet release catch?

any help would be great !

 

[LEE69]

Remove the wipers, if they are tight pour hot water over the spindles something magical happens and they are able to be removed easier.
Then lift of the scuttle panel, also remove the rubber.

 

[ozzymyster]

When removing the doors I know it's advisable to have spare door clips because they tend to break, anything similar for the scuttle panel?

Brian

 

[LEE69]

Nothing

 

[ozzymyster]

Thanks

 

[BEEFYGTI]

Remove the wipers, if they are tight pour hot water over the spindles something magical happens and they are able to be removed easier.
Then lift of the scuttle panel, also remove the rubber.

is the panel bonded at all , looks like it is to the screen

 

[MPJ88]

its a seal that presses into a groove at the bottom of the windscreen. should just pull out. Make sure its pressed firmly back in all the way along when putting it back on though.

 

[BEEFYGTI]

sorted, i think i have found my leak, underneath the scuttle panel near the bonnet release there is a huge black plastic piece that is sealed with a foam, this foam lifts slightly and so I hope and wish that this is where my leak is from, I have sealed this and got my fingers crossed

 

[LEE69]

That uses the same foam as the door seals.

 

[BEEFYGTI]

That uses the same foam as the door seals.

yeah looks like it, I just hope this solves the leak,

 

[ozzymyster]

Betcha mine is the same...that foam should be banned...

Glad you sorted it

Brian

 

[BEEFYGTI]

Betcha mine is the same...that foam should be banned...

Glad you sorted it

Brian

im not sure if its sorted but i got my fingers crossed, really hope it sorts it

 

[rs-tuner]

make sure all the dirt and leaves are removed and check your drain holes are not blocked.

 

[BEEFYGTI]

make sure all the dirt and leaves are removed and check your drain holes are not blocked.

its all perfectly clean , drain holes are clear , i hope it was this foam seal around the plastic covering the wires into the car ,, ( not sure of the name of it )

 

[rs-tuner]

its all perfectly clean , drain holes are clear , i hope it was this foam seal around the plastic covering the wires into the car ,, ( not sure of the name of it )

sounds good alot of the time the drain holes block and water rises and pours in through the pollen filter and around the bottom of the pollen filter housing.

 

[turboboy]

Or the pollen filter surround hasnt been fitted correctly. Water pisses in if this is the case. Have you had the car serviced or screen changed recently?

 

[BEEFYGTI]

Or the pollen filter surround hasnt been fitted correctly. Water pisses in if this is the case. Have you had the car serviced or screen changed recently?

No mate, its the other side ,the leak is from the dirvers side, no issues ( so far ) with the passenger side

 

[turboboy]

Reseal the door job then, I had to do all my doors on my Leon.

 

[BEEFYGTI]

Doors have been done fella, just coming from the front of the car near the bonnet release, we are due rain tonight so I will await my morning footwell pool in the morning ! ( unless it's fixed)

 

[ozzymyster]

Let's hope it rains

Best of luck with the fix

Brian