Where is the drain for the trunk lid area?
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From: Crossville, TN
2006 CL55 AMG
Where is the drain for the trunk lid area?
I'm getting a little bit of water pooling up in the channel along the edge of the trunk lid on my 2006. Every once in a while some spills over into the trunk itself. Surely there is a drain line in there somewhere that I can clean out. Is there a guide anywhere on it, or at least a picture with the location so I can see what I can do about clearing it?
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From: Fort Worth
2005 CL55 AMG || 2005 CL65 AMG || 1989 560SEC
The plastic tray should have a little gap between it and the body that lets water run off. I got replacement attachment pushpins, removed the pushpins, removed the plastic tray, and cleaned a ton of crap out from between it and the actual metal of the body itself (like, 20 year old decomposed leaf sludge and dirt). Then, put silicone grease around all the pushpin holes (they go STRAIGHT INTO THE TRUNK) and put the tray back. Water mostly quit pooling after that. There were no visible drains, either- it just kind of runs off the back of the car.
I've found like 6 or 7 points where water leaks into the trunk (just bought a neglected w215), so I suggest taking all the paneling out before it rains, and looking everything over. If water gets onto the electronics in the trunk you're gonna have a different headache.
I've found like 6 or 7 points where water leaks into the trunk (just bought a neglected w215), so I suggest taking all the paneling out before it rains, and looking everything over. If water gets onto the electronics in the trunk you're gonna have a different headache.
