<VV> "sealed" trunks

[Jim Burkhard]

Yeah, there's a bunch of places for water to get in. And 
even if everything is liquid-tight and you don't open the 
trunk in the rain, there can be some condensation at night 
when the trunklid drops in temperature and presents a cool 
surface to the warmer air underneath. Rubber trunk mats are 
evil.

Seth mentioned to me off list to me the same deal with 
rubber floor mats in 500 models. Another good point!

Jim Burkhard

Wade Halsey wrote:
> 
>>> lechevrier at earthlink.net writes:>>
>>>
>>>> for that matter, isn't that why the trunks themselves rust out? they 
>>>> aren't adequately vented? even with a rubber "seal" on the lid?
> 
> 
> In my 69 Coupe, I got moisture in the trunk when I drove in the rain. It 
> took a while to discover how the water got in------the top of the left 
> headlight bucket had a quarter sized hole. It was not normally visible 
> and did not leak unless the car was driven in the rain.