Rear Window
The rear window has leaked behind the back seat . . . . . .
October 2003:
As found - 25 years in an open-sided shed on the edge of a wood in a remote valley
Rear window appeared good but it was leaking behind the back seat. Although the seat was OK the trim wasn't!
December 2003:
After taking out the rear seat back, all was revealed: ugh!
and the slimy black wet area under the seat cannot be good for steel! - though it was only surface rust once it dried out.
April 2004:
The back window was removed to fit a new seal.
The plywood surround which holds the window in place had rotted away by water leaking in.
I made up a new frame using 6mm ply instead of the very thin 4mm ply of the original - and fitted it.
the rear window was refitted just before it started to rain - it kept the rain out but the exposed sealant failed to dry. Later redone with black Seelastic.
the new surround before painting
the new surround after painting - and the car is waterproof!