So I'm reading this correctly, you have had water in the wheel well in the boot and it's somehow also got inside the subwoofer casing?

Firstly have you rectified the original leak? If it's been submerged in water then it probably will find its way into the subwoofer itself.

Don't be tempted to make any holes in the subwoofer as it will ruin the sound. The only way in will probably be to remove the speaker cone and get as much out as you can and let it dry out in a warm place. Let it come back to outside temperature before reassembling as to prevent condensation forming inside again.

 

Make no apologies for your English Fred, or for being "a frog"!!

Welcome to the forum also!!

Water in the lowest part of the boot is a known problem on the saloon, it normally comes in through the air vents, there are a couple of posts about it, one with good pictures.

I'll try to find it for you.


Here you go:
https://www.jaginfo.org/showthread.php?21258-Fixing-the-water-in-the-boot-problem

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https://www.jaginfo.org/showthread.php?1154-Boot-leaking-at-6-months-old-!!!!

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https://www.jaginfo.org/showthread.php?51969-Water-in-Boot

 

Yes the famous boot vent issue.

 

Hello again,
Thanks a lot for your fast answers.
Congratulations!!!!
It seems the left air vent is responsible of the problem,on this side under the "carpet" ,it is very wet , the carpet surface is dry so I did not suspect this place.
For the water inside the subwoofer form, I suspect that it has been a little bit submerged and the water has gone through the speaker diaphragm ?, ....my first idea was to make few holes ....thanks for your warning, I am going to proceed as you say.
Concerning the correction of the air vent, I need to remove the bumper ..may be ..it’s a complicated thing for me, I will ask a professionnal doing it for me..

Thanks again .....
Friendly

Alain
now : searching for P22D2 P22D3 P22CF defaults

 

Glad we could help Alain.

There is a thread telling how to remove the rear bumper somewhere around here too.






A hint for you: we 'love' pictures of members cars here...

 

Especially with the rear bumper off!

Sent from my Nexus 10 and an XJ Portfolio. . . ☺

 

I got access to the air vents just removing the rear ligths... the rubber gasket at the top of each air vents were not at the right place , I have just re-inserted these gaskets and I have put some silicon to maintain the whole
Thanks again .

 

Well done that man! :top: