Hi,
On my 306 when the weather is very wet I get loads of water running out of the sunroof / remote locking console on the "ceiling". It all runs out of the switches when I pull away. The aerial has had some type of silicone added when it was put on ages ago so it shouldnt be getting in there. I'm wondering if it might be the windscreen seal - or are there some drain holes for the sunroof that might be blocked?
Thanks.
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It is probable the aerial but check the sunroof recess is not filling with water. Regards Peter
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Thanks for the quick reply. Is it easy to get that off? Does it just pull off from the outside or is there anything inside I need to undo first?
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Should be drains both front corners.
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Well it's not the drain holes. Found them and poured a load of water down - all runs out the drain holes under the car fine. When it eventually stops raining I'll get the aerial off and re-pack it with fresh silicon. Hopefully that'll sort it.....
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Yes, aerial base water leaks are very common on the 306, even mine does it!!!!
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in case you never found out, the centre console is held in with a couple of 10mm nuts, and the aeriel is bolted down from inside the car, careful removing the bolt or you'll damage the actual aeriel cable. with it off remove the aeriel from outside the car surround the hole with loads of silicone sealent, refit the aeriel then wipe off the excess sealent with a cloth and refit the console.
it's not just peugeots that do it, ive found all french cars do, no idea why though.
chris
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Recently I had exactly the same problem with my 1999 'T' 5 door LX model, with the sunroof.
At first, I thought it was a direct problem related to the sunroof, possibly one of the seals. I have since investigated further, discovering that the aerial is poorly welded and I am yet to find a root of the problem.
Even the rip-off merchants at my local Peugeot garage were mystified so investigations have become more home-made - today discovering that one of the drains in the sunroof was blocked, clearing it out with some curtain cable to find grime/decomposed leaves/general muck blocking it, fixing this by pouring some boiling water through. The drain is now efficient.
My findings have led to suggest that this waterfall problem are due to a build up of rainwater - the drain had obviously blocked up some time ago with the car's previous owner because there is a lot of green mould around the left side of the sunroof seal.
In theory, if the water is no longer collecting in the sunroof reservoir, it shouldn't seep through the remote central locking receiver.
I opened up the sunroof switch part on the roof to find no daylight, the bit with the 10mm screws.
I'm hoping this should do the job for now, the idea of replacing the aerial seems at the moment expensive but I shall do so if the problem persists.
Hope this helps anyone with the same problem in the future.
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