Comments on: Re: Wet Seatbelts on 87' Golf http://www.vw-autoclub.com/re-wet-seatbelts-on-87-golf Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:54:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.vw-autoclub.com/re-wet-seatbelts-on-87-golf/comment-page-1#comment-1044 admin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:43:32 +0000 http://www.vw-autoclub.com/re-wet-seatbelts-on-87-golf#comment-1044 <p>Steve Genovese <73322....@CompuServe.COM> wrote: <br /> >>After a heavy rain, the driver seatbelt when pulled from the <br /> >>retractor is found wet.  This is on a 87 Golf with sunroof. <br /> >>Anyone have any ideas/solution? <br /> >>Thanks, <br /> >>Steve <br /> <br /> Same here, mine had a clogged sunroof drain tube on that side.  I <br /> cleared it out with a piece of  #10 wire like a pipe cleaner.  Hasn't <br /> happened since,  but i'm not sure if this was the cause yet. <br /> </p> Steve Genovese <73322….@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>>After a heavy rain, the driver seatbelt when pulled from the
>>retractor is found wet.  This is on a 87 Golf with sunroof.
>>Anyone have any ideas/solution?
>>Thanks,
>>Steve

 Same here, mine had a clogged sunroof drain tube on that side.  I
cleared it out with a piece of  #10 wire like a pipe cleaner.  Hasn’t
happened since,  but i’m not sure if this was the cause yet.

]]> By: admin http://www.vw-autoclub.com/re-wet-seatbelts-on-87-golf/comment-page-1#comment-1042 admin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:43:31 +0000 http://www.vw-autoclub.com/re-wet-seatbelts-on-87-golf#comment-1042 After a heavy rain, the driver seatbelt when pulled from the <br /> retractor is found wet.  This is on a 87 Golf with sunroof. <br /> <p>Anyone have any ideas/solution? <br /> </p><p>Thanks, <br /> Steve <br /> </p> After a heavy rain, the driver seatbelt when pulled from the
retractor is found wet.  This is on a 87 Golf with sunroof.

Anyone have any ideas/solution?

Thanks,
Steve

]]> By: admin http://www.vw-autoclub.com/re-wet-seatbelts-on-87-golf/comment-page-1#comment-1043 admin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:43:31 +0000 http://www.vw-autoclub.com/re-wet-seatbelts-on-87-golf#comment-1043 I've had the identical problem with my 85 Golf.  I've narrowed the source <br /> of the water to either a poor roof gutter seal or leakage around the <br /> rubber body trim strip.  I'm more inclined to think it's the latter.   <br /> When my car was under warranty I had problems with leakage on to the <br /> driver's side floor.  The dealer resealed the rubber trim piece on the <br /> outside of the door. That cured it. <br /> <p>Michael Jansson  (jans...@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca) <br /> </p> I’ve had the identical problem with my 85 Golf.  I’ve narrowed the source
of the water to either a poor roof gutter seal or leakage around the
rubber body trim strip.  I’m more inclined to think it’s the latter.  
When my car was under warranty I had problems with leakage on to the
driver’s side floor.  The dealer resealed the rubber trim piece on the
outside of the door. That cured it.

Michael Jansson  (jans…@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca)

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