Rainwater gets into Engine Bay from Scuttle on my Leon FR
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Andy-S
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Mine is being done at Milton Keynes Seat , they don't have the parts in, so they have been ordered
Niblet-nut
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It effects all Leon's, the ones not reported as leaking are unaware owners.
The kit (some foam strip) does not fix the issue..
Niblet-nut
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I had a mk1 focus that had a scuttle trim and this had numerous issues with this over the years.
Everytime i took this in for a service they would replace the pollen filter and break the scuttle trim. So had to pay for a new one every single time. This had a a little iut of plastic stripping that fords provided but i found that this wasn't always sufficient.
Spoke to a local AA man who told me numerous cars have similar issues and he told me to use bathroom clear sealent along the scuttle trim to prevent any water getting underneath and effecting the electrics. I Did end up doing this and it worked a treat.
Any you guys tried this with your leon's
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bought mine second hand and there's a wee bit of mould on my lining. i've emailed seat customer services, they got back to me pretty quick when i enquired about whether my injectors had been replaced or not (they had, thankfully) so we'll see what they say about this.........
The car went in to the dealers today for a few minor jobs and as I half expected the bonnet liner replacement/fix was a complete mystery to them and they weren't aware of it at all, I showed them the Seat TPI document and they searched the number on their systems and it returned nothing.
To be fair the guys there were quite helpful and did try for quite a while to try and find something but they came up with nothing, so I left them with the TPI and they said they would speak directly with Seat and give me a call to let me know what happens.
They did say that maybe it has been discontinued because it may have been found that it doesn't actually fix the issue and it only puts it off for a bit longer, at which point I asked what the deal was regarding getting replacements when the car is out of warranty, because I'm not happy knowing that the car would end up having the same problem in a few months time if a replacement is fitted but no other kind of prevention methods put in place, I was then told that because I have reported the issue inside the warranty period it would not be an issue and if I was to report the problem again outside the warranty period it would be fixed again FOC because it's a known repeat issue that they can't fix (a result of sorts I guess)
Also had it booked in for a creak/rattle in the passenger seat back which they heard when I took the techie out for a test drive, but they struggled with it as they weren't sure how the seat back came off because it's the first R they have had in the workshop, they want to make sure they know exactly how to do it so they don't end up butchering my seat, which I'd rather them be sure than start hacking away without a clue.
There are some downsides to owning a rare car, no fecker knows how to fix anything on it when you take it in
To be fair the guys there were quite helpful and did try for quite a while to try and find something but they came up with nothing, so I left them with the TPI and they said they would speak directly with Seat and give me a call to let me know what happens.
They did say that maybe it has been discontinued because it may have been found that it doesn't actually fix the issue and it only puts it off for a bit longer, at which point I asked what the deal was regarding getting replacements when the car is out of warranty, because I'm not happy knowing that the car would end up having the same problem in a few months time if a replacement is fitted but no other kind of prevention methods put in place, I was then told that because I have reported the issue inside the warranty period it would not be an issue and if I was to report the problem again outside the warranty period it would be fixed again FOC because it's a known repeat issue that they can't fix (a result of sorts I guess)
Also had it booked in for a creak/rattle in the passenger seat back which they heard when I took the techie out for a test drive, but they struggled with it as they weren't sure how the seat back came off because it's the first R they have had in the workshop, they want to make sure they know exactly how to do it so they don't end up butchering my seat, which I'd rather them be sure than start hacking away without a clue.
There are some downsides to owning a rare car, no fecker knows how to fix anything on it when you take it in
Niblet-nut
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Hi Guys,
Well i thought i update you on my progress with my seat leon scuttle tray warranty claim.
Well Grants at braintree were brilliant they successfully helped me with getting this issue covered under the warranty claim. My car is booked in for next week so will update you on once this has been completed. Im hopeful in believing this issue will be fixed hopefully.
Well i thought i update you on my progress with my seat leon scuttle tray warranty claim.
Well Grants at braintree were brilliant they successfully helped me with getting this issue covered under the warranty claim. My car is booked in for next week so will update you on once this has been completed. Im hopeful in believing this issue will be fixed hopefully.
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Hi Guys,
Well i thought i update you on my progress with my seat leon scuttle tray warranty claim.
Well Grants at braintree were brilliant they successfully helped me with getting this issue covered under the warranty claim. My car is booked in for next week so will update you on once this has been completed. Im hopeful in believing this issue will be fixed hopefully.
Weyy hayyy .
Niblet-nut
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Well thought i would give you guys an update on how my warranty fix went. Really well they have completely replaced the scuttle trim and have replaced the Sound Proof Lining in the bonnet as well.
A great job well done to SEAT in Braintree.
Just hope this stays sorted now. Have to wait and see 
On a completely different note had a Seat MII for a courtesy car was very surprised how big they are inside. But its no patch on a LEON
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Andy-S
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If it goes again I will be right back to Seat to have it replaced again, and keep on taking it back until they fix the problem
I got onto SEAT UK about their 'fix' for the leaking scuttle not working. They told me to get my car to a dealer and they'll investigate to see if it can be improved. I didn't want to be without my car, but if you feel strongly enough then get in touch with seat uk. You won't be able to take it back numerous times to get the same fix applied, that just won't happen.
If it's a FL model, the gap that needs to be sealed (using the method in the guide) is 13mm so these 2 seals should suffice.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3m-Car-Door-Window-Noise-Weather-Rubber-Seal-Strip-Free-3M-Adhesive-D-13mm-/261222850206?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cd2185e9e
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-50-mt-10-MM-X-5-MM-SELF-ADHESIVE-SOFT-CLOSED-CELL-CELLULAR-EPDM-FOAM-RUBBER-/321173312223?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item4ac76bd2df
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3m-Car-Door-Window-Noise-Weather-Rubber-Seal-Strip-Free-3M-Adhesive-D-13mm-/261222850206?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cd2185e9e
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-50-mt-10-MM-X-5-MM-SELF-ADHESIVE-SOFT-CLOSED-CELL-CELLULAR-EPDM-FOAM-RUBBER-/321173312223?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item4ac76bd2df
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