Member Since: 01 Dec 2018
Location: Nissedal
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Tailgate cubby hole rust?
Hi! I have a 2013 D4 HSE, never been off-road as far as I know. There appears to be moisture and rust in the rear left cubby hole (where the tow bar is kept). I have taken the rear light unit off and no sign of anything untoward on the outside of the vehicle. Anyone experienced this, or any ideas where the moisture is coming from? After leaving the car parked in heavy rain it didn’t get worse, so I assume it’s caused by condensation or road spray from underneath the vehicle.
5th Dec 2018 11:28 am
dgardel
Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: Greater Venice
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it's seems sealant, not rust...
Moisture should be condensation.Discovery 5 tdv6 HSE Corris Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition IID Pro MV License
5th Dec 2018 1:10 pm
eightfoot
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Re: Tailgate cubby hole rust?
pjoslo wrote:
Hi! I have a 2013 D4 HSE, never been off-road as far as I know. There appears to be moisture and rust in the rear left cubby hole (where the tow bar is kept). I have taken the rear light unit off and no sign of anything untoward on the outside of the vehicle. Anyone experienced this, or any ideas where the moisture is coming from? After leaving the car parked in heavy rain it didn’t get worse, so I assume it’s caused by condensation or road spray from underneath the vehicle.
check to see if any of the clips that hold the outside wheel arch trim are missing (check in the cubby hole)just picked my new to me disco 4 and found the previous owners doc stored in there all wet, when I looked there was 2x clips missing which then leaves a hole for rain to run behind the outer trim and into the cubby holeplease excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
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5th Dec 2018 7:10 pm
pjoslo
Member Since: 01 Dec 2018
Location: Nissedal
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The wheel arch clips - are they the ones in the attached photo?
5th Dec 2018 8:16 pm
eightfoot
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yesplease excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
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5th Dec 2018 8:52 pm
Somerset Bumpkin
Member Since: 08 Mar 2015
Location: Gosport
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Repair job?
5th Dec 2018 9:13 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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^^^^^ Wot I wondered.
5th Dec 2018 9:25 pm
pjoslo
Member Since: 01 Dec 2018
Location: Nissedal
Posts: 6
As far as I know mine hasn’t been repaired- is there anything on the two pics to suggest it has?! 😳😳
5th Dec 2018 9:33 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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These look wrong to my non expert eye.
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5th Dec 2018 9:35 pm
Somerset Bumpkin
Member Since: 08 Mar 2015
Location: Gosport
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Just looks a bit bodgy. But I’m no expert so have no idea. Just noticed it when I compared the 2 pictures.
5th Dec 2018 10:15 pm
pjoslo
Member Since: 01 Dec 2018
Location: Nissedal
Posts: 6
Found some shattered glass in the other cubbyhole which would suggest something has happened. So is it rust or sealant and should I be overly concerned? No external signs of damage...
8th Dec 2018 5:19 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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We need a betetr quality pic so say what it is, but simple check would be to poke it with a small screwdriver, if it gives its sealant, if paint and dark bits fall off its rust!
8th Dec 2018 6:18 pm
pjoslo
Member Since: 01 Dec 2018
Location: Nissedal
Posts: 6
pjoslo wrote:
Found some shattered glass in the other cubbyhole which would suggest something has happened. So is it rust or sealant and should I be overly concerned? No external signs of damage...
The glass was due to ski’s - so no collision involved!
10th Dec 2018 6:12 pm
Russell
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Have you got rear light gaurds fitted, looks a bit like some rivnutsMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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10th Dec 2018 11:53 pm
pjoslo
Member Since: 01 Dec 2018
Location: Nissedal
Posts: 6
No rear light guards. On closer inspection the two rivnuts (or whatever they are) seem to be placed directly beneath the rear light unit. See attached photo of the rear exterior of my car.
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