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Hi all.

I've heard that this is a common problem with the fairways, getting in your cab after a night of rain and finding small puddles on driver and passenger side floor area.

From the mechanics I've spoken to when I was back in the UK last, this usually seems to be caused by a leaking sealant around the windscreen. However I find that difficult to believe in my case as it seems to be in good nick.

However I have my suspicions about the bonnet grill just underneath the windscreen (I'm guessing it's the air intake for heating cooling).
I did cover it up with a plastic bag on rainy night and there was no puddle in the morning.

My question to the group is:

Has anybody else has this experience and fixed it

Would there be any problems keeping this grill covered permanently, which would block air as well as water inlet

Is there another way around this problem The passage after the grill is very twisty so can't see very far down. And I can't really tell where water maybe coming from when looking under the dashboard/steering wheel.

For now all I have done is protected the fuse box with a plastic bag.....

Every Fairway I ever rented did this.

My own one never did though, the garage sealed it, whatever 'it' consisted of?

Ask MrT.

what?
Mr T?
I know I've gotta bit of a problem but getting the ATeam involved seem a bit over the top....

The grill thing you're on about.

I seem to recall this being an issue with some models when they get bunged up with leaves etc.

I think there are some plastic drain hoses from there that can get twisted and blocked, when they get too blocked water cant escape and comes into the cab.

That aside the windresceen rubbers are pretty awful on the fairway, and as suggested by GBC these will need cleaned and resealed.

Keep the plastic bag by the way

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CC

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I found the windscreen seal didn't seal against the vinyl roof (and neither did the back one).Even with the vinyl roof off the screen seal was pretty hopeless (as was the one onthe taxi sign) I had the screen replaced along with the seal and spent a couple of days welding up the rotted surround.
The new seal leaked as well and in desperation I pumped a non setting black sealer between the two (and the back window) with a caulking gun.It means probably a new seal and a load of scraping if the screen goes but I don't have a water cooled fuse box or paddling pools in the foot wells after a heavy rain shower any more.
I spent a pleasnay few days upside down with my feet in the air weding up under the dash and bulkhead after all this,the screen had obviously been leaking for years.
For a body design that has been around as long as these fairways have the rot,leaks and crummy sealing are awful.I don't know if they brought out any modifications over the years,if they did they were pretty useless.Lets hope they finally got it together with the newer models.

he window seal isn't fantastic but I can't see how any water entering, and surely it would be wet above and on top of the dashboard.
Which still makes me think that the problem is with the grill, there are no obvious blockages there, and I've stuck my hand down as far as it will go (almost go myself stuck ) and didn't come across any blockages.

Gonna have to do some tests with the hose pipe and see were it leaks

The water most probable gets in from the bottom corners of the screen then travels back to where you notice it inside

Even with a brand new seal I still had leaks.Like Skippy says it come into the cab some way from where it gats in the screen rubbers.

Well if even replacing the seal does not guarantee leak prevention. Is it worth doing?
I guess I could just accept the problem and just live with it. (doesn't rain as much over here anyway)
Just keep the fuse box protected and wear thicker shoes? Less fashionable but a lot cheaper

Why not try some sealer?.I used some non setting black sealer in a caulking gun and it worked for me