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Are you talking about in cab area? I’d check your roof rail bolts these normally cause a bit of leakage

Hi. The standard are just blanks. The size is M6. I fitted some second hand roof rails to my van (didn't come with bolts). I took one of the blanks out and measured the depth and the thickness of the roof rail foot to get the correct length. There are lots of horror stories of getting leaks...

Bear in mind that the bolts each screw into a captive nut, held within the roof structure. That captive nut can move around a little, so sealant on the bolt threads is not enough. You have to put sealant all around the hole in the roof skin, so that it goes down and around the captive nut as...

Do you mean the raised tube rails or the slotted roof rack prep which sits in the gutter? I have removed the latter roof rack prep, you just need the replacement bolts that sit in the gutter. They come with washers but are notorious for leaking so a bit of PTFE tape or sealant is useful.

got any pics? you got a roof rack fitted? . . . . rail prep bolts leaking? run any cables through bulkhead? aftermarket door seals?

No I never did stop mine from leaking completely, you might have found the solution with the rail bolt as that is something I suspected, mine could have started after I fitted some chrome roof bars but I cant be certain. I did fit rubber washers and new bolts at the time, main dealers didn't...

looks good - can I ask where you bought the c-channel? Is that 6mm?

when you fixed your rails did you tiger seal them as well as bolt them? perhaps water has found its way in somehow? Also, check all the protrusions into the engine bay on the drivers side and the vent well drains. I had this on a. T5, Loads of leaves and scrap had solidified and water wasn't...

A short flat roof was the only solution I could come up with too, but I did wonder if there was another way. Saying that, the garage door is so recessed into the garage, that I might only need something coming out 6" it's just doing that and making it look nice and not like a bolted on extension.

Just for information, same problem of water on the floor that looks like condensation but is probably a leak. Thanks for the photos, very useful. I have the rail preparation for roof rack which has different bolts fitted securing the rail. New set of standard bolts ordered to fit and seal as I...

Remove the bolts. Silicone around the sponge washers including the unused (for rails) hole. Don't be tight, use plenty. Fit awning rail. Silicone around all 4 holes. Refit unused (for rails) bolt loosely. Fit roof rails. Tighten everything up. Didn't bother finding/ordering another washer...

Forgot about this post, I should've followed up. So my problem ended up being the rear spoiler. The upper brake light was replaced, still leaked eventually the dealership ran some silicone around the spoiler and job done. Didn't think spoilers were bolted on so not sure where the water was...

Thank you. Waiting for some dry weather to get started on this job!

You need to let the forum know the fitter then others wont have the same misfortune as you have.

Thanks very much Vanzilla, that’s really helpful. Will try to get them from justkampers. Any chance you have a link to the threaded bar post? I don’t seem to be able to locate it. Thanks

I’m so disappointed with my skyline Aurora roof, The first roof was fitted so poorly by the conversion company, the finish to the silicone around the van and the canvas could of been done better by 3 year old. The same roof had a faulty zip fitted to the scenic part of the canvas, which a blind...

So having fitted the rails yesterday I thought I’d make the best of the incessant rain to see if i was indeed leak free. I didn’t really have a clue where the holes in the roof would appear inside the van other than a rough idea but as I already had the rear roof lining out to run some cables...

I have this rail fitted with OEM roof rails but i used some threaded bar and nuts instead of the original bolts so the original rubber washers could be used without big dollops of sealer everywhere as suggested on here to stop any water leaking in. To answer your original question,it does fit...

Roof Bars fitted? I have recently replaced the foam seals on the roof bar bolts with some butyl rubber seals since I found one bolt on either side leaking. The one by the drivers door dropped water in the step area.

I fitted these at the weekend c channels on both sides of my van - I modified them so as to not interfere with the “leak free fitting method” of the roof rack. The modifications consisted of shaping the front of each C channel and drilling 4 holes in each channel (3x 20mm to fit over bonded...