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Subject:Re: water in the rear hatch door
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:35:59 -0500

If you don't clean the rubber seal, especially the part near the top, it
will leak. I am talking about dirt and leaves getting on the door hatch
seal, not the window seal.

Jim

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote:

> When I open the rear hatch, a stream of water empties out.  I presume the
> primary cause is the window seal, which visually appears ok, but I plan on
> replacing my window seals this winter.  I wondered if there are any other
> common ingress points, like the VW badge, seal behind the door, or lock.
>
> I have not been out to empty today, but boy did we get a lot of rain this
> weekend.
>
> Tom
>