stevethephillip

I have a 1981 240D and have replaced the trunk gasket, but every time it rains water leaks in. The water is coming is dripping in between the gasket and the back seat. I have no idea where the leak is coming from. I have put silicone on the back glass gasket, also.

Any ideas?

sph17

I was having the same problem you describe with my W202. I would park it in my driveway nose down, with a slight tilt to the drivers side. Water would pool by the trunk gasket in the forward drivers side corner and leak it. Had to replace the gasget. You have replaced the gasket allready.

Mt second idea would be to do waht you did to try to seal up the rear window gasket as best as you can.

My final idea would be to see if water is leaking in though the rear air vents in the ?C? piller. The black plastic finned areas in the rear piller have air vents from the trunk/back seat area. If leaves, crud, etc gets in there I would think that you could have water leak into your car if you were parked in a way that water could back-flow into thoes air-vents. I use my hose to clean out all the crap from the vents every time I wash my W123.

Good luck

stevethephillip

Thanks for the response. I will check those vents!