do you have a spoiler on your car? cause i know mine is leaking through the hole in the middle of the trunk cause it's not sealed good

 

nope its a GLS, no spoiler
Im sure its that hole down there. Im just not 100 percent certain its not supposed to be like that. I have nothing to compare it with. I have heard that a plug can fall out somehow.

 

Silicone.

Also hows the trunk lid gasket? Does it look all flattened out?

 

by silicone do you mean the weatherstripping around the opening?
I dont know where this gasket even is that im needing to look at

 

Get a tube of silicone and seal the hole off.

The gasket is the rubber piece that goes around to seal the truck lid.

 

ok thats what i was thinking then, the sealer black tubing. It doesnt seem TOO awfully flat, i think that hole just lets in moisture from the air. how does a plug even fall out?

 

I'm trying to remember if mine was ever there or not. I seem to remember there being a hole in the bottom of my trunk but sealing it when I did my stereo install.

I think the hole might be there for drainage incase water does ever get in.

You could try getting a friend to soak the trunk lid with a hose, fold your seats down, and watch from the inside to see if thats the way water is getting it.

 

I think the hole might be there for drainage incase water does ever get in.

Thats what i thought at first too, so at the time i just ignored it, but now im thinking maybe that is letting the moisture in. Sort of an abscure thing, you dont see it unless you remove the spare tire.

 

I know the one you are talking about.

When I did my stereo in my Jetta I removed the spare tire and all the tools/foam.

 

if you go through a car wash that does the undercarriage wash that could be how the water is getting in there...

just my thoughts.

 

i have to say your best bet, have a friend spray your trunk, you shimmy in with the seats folded down, if you get wet, see where its coming in. if not. then you know its the hole in the bottom by the spare tire.

its your best way to diagnosis it

 

I agreee. Because I'd be willing to bet its the trunk gasket not the hole.

As far as I know every VW has that hole in the trunk and nobody else has moisture issues. That's alot of moisture to come up through a small hole.

 

thats what she said.

 

 

 

i had the same problem with my trunk but i just got a new seal and it hasnt leaked since!

 

The gasket around the edge? How much does that cost to replace/is it easy to replace?
Im hearing from a few people that its the likely cause. I might take you guys' advice and have someone spray it while i look for a leak. However, i doubt i will see a straight up leak because not much water really gets down there, and its a fine mist rather than a puddle or big wet spot.

 

Roll her in flour and look for the wet spot...

 

LMAO^^^

and yes wat fukn said its like a 30 sec install just take the old one off and put the new one on

 

you could use ninjas ultimate thing... rice..
but no if u have someone spray it while ur inside u should be able to feel it being wet. even if its a mist. it should take you 5 mins to swap out the weather stripping seal. literally pulls off the new one slides on. Done.