Water but from where?

[Pontius]

Hello All,

Have had my T6.1 kombi since November. In June noticed some water after I had washed my van as in the photo below - this is the front passenger. Nothing at all in the cab lining or on the step or on the floor. Went to VW who replaced the door seal but it is still occurring. Booked in again with them but they are unsure of it's entry. I do have roof rails and suggested if we should be removing these but they said that it was the wrong place for water to collect if it was leaking from there - it should come down the A pillar and pool on the mat under the glove box - so said not to remove for now. The van had had a front speaker upgrade prior to me buying it and I don't know if something got disrupted when that was done but if so, would that take 7 months of ownership to show?

And then in the last month I have had water collect in the lower door slider groove again after a wash and also on the near side - again no water in the cab lining, windows are not obviously leaking and there is no water in the rear step. VW think that the cause of this is that the carpeting inside the van has gone too far under the rubber seals and that is causing the water to collect in the lower slider area.

Van is parked on almost level ground (driver side of van ever so slightly lower than the near side).
Could these two things be related or coincidental and what could be the cause?

Any advice would be greatly received as the failure to remedy this is getting me a bit down.
Thanks in advance.

I am

 

[Lubrown]

My initial thought for the front step area would be to do with the air con/fan. The fresh air intake if passenger side in the scuttle and I think there is a collector in the fan housing with a drain hose poking back through the bulkhead into the engine bay.

The back may be the carpet under the seals - need some photos of the back area.

Of course, I might well be wrong!

 

[mmi]

The van had had a front speaker upgrade prior to me buying it and I don't know if something got disrupted when that was done

Thread 'Aftermarket speakers and water ingress.'

9 Apr 2021

I have seen on here quite a few posts about getting water on the step with deeper aftermarket speakers. However I cant seem to find a definitive solution. Did anyone find one.

I now have this problem, however strangely it only seems to be passenger side.









Not only is the water in the step a worry, but also how long will the speakers last if they are constantly wet. :/

Thanks for any help in solving this.

• Skyliner33
• Replies: 26
• Forum: Electrics, Lighting, ICE, Security

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Post in thread 'Door speaker'

7 Mar 2025

Looks like its got wet. Did you install it yourself?

Transporters doors are designed to have water flow through them. You need some sort of protection for the back of the speaker. Take the speaker out and stick some sound dedening across half the hole, then push it in to create a cover for the top of the speaker. Install the speaker with the wires at the top to keep them dry too.

• Deaky

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Post in thread 'Door Seal Leak?'

11 Apr 2021

Thanks for the reply. Interestingly I have replaced the speakers. When I bought the van, both door speakers weren’t working properly so the garage replaced them. I presumed they stopped working because of the leak. But you’re saying maybe there wasn’t a leak before and the replacement has caused it?

Yes, especially if they are aftermarket speakers they often are deeper. So stick out into the wet part of the door. Water drips on the speaker and makes its way into what should be the dry part of the door then onto the step b

• Skyliner33

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Post in thread 'What Have You Done To Your Van Today?'

23 Jul 2021

Had water coming out of the door card on the passenger side, the van tilts slightly up on that side on the drive.

Deduced rain catching the deeper Focal replacement speakers.

Fortunately had one piece of sound deadening left, enough to create a drip cover over the back of the speaker.

And yes, I did do both sides just in case!

• CAB

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[Pontius]

This is the carpet lining inside the van on that side

 

[TeeCeeJay]

Have you got roof bars fitted? I've seen a few reports where it's the holes in the roof aren't sealed properly that causes this

 

[Pontius]

yes. was thinking to take these off to help rule out things

 

[Pontius]

Thread 'Aftermarket speakers and water ingress.'

9 Apr 2021

I have seen on here quite a few posts about getting water on the step with deeper aftermarket speakers. However I cant seem to find a definitive solution. Did anyone find one.

I now have this problem, however strangely it only seems to be passenger side.









Not only is the water in the step a worry, but also how long will the speakers last if they are constantly wet. :/

Thanks for any help in solving this.

• Skyliner33
• Replies: 26
• Forum: Electrics, Lighting, ICE, Security

• 

Post in thread 'Door speaker'

7 Mar 2025

Looks like its got wet. Did you install it yourself?

Transporters doors are designed to have water flow through them. You need some sort of protection for the back of the speaker. Take the speaker out and stick some sound dedening across half the hole, then push it in to create a cover for the top of the speaker. Install the speaker with the wires at the top to keep them dry too.

• Deaky

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Post in thread 'Door Seal Leak?'

11 Apr 2021

Thanks for the reply. Interestingly I have replaced the speakers. When I bought the van, both door speakers weren’t working properly so the garage replaced them. I presumed they stopped working because of the leak. But you’re saying maybe there wasn’t a leak before and the replacement has caused it?

Yes, especially if they are aftermarket speakers they often are deeper. So stick out into the wet part of the door. Water drips on the speaker and makes its way into what should be the dry part of the door then onto the step b

• Skyliner33

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Post in thread 'What Have You Done To Your Van Today?'

23 Jul 2021

Had water coming out of the door card on the passenger side, the van tilts slightly up on that side on the drive.

Deduced rain catching the deeper Focal replacement speakers.

Fortunately had one piece of sound deadening left, enough to create a drip cover over the back of the speaker.

And yes, I did do both sides just in case!

• CAB

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Thank for this @mmi. Seems like another thing with VWs. Every mod I have looks cool but just seems to cause me trouble in the long run!

I have no DIY skills whatsoever. Can anyone recommend someone to look at this? Would it be the likes of @Dav-Tec or @Absolut5 or would a good conversion company also know about this issue?

 

[TeeCeeJay]

yes. was thinking to take these off to help rule out things

Thread 'Roof Rail Leak Free Fixing.' Roof Rail Leak Free Fixing.