Rear Screen Washer Soaking Boot

[daveleon]

I've onyl had my LCR a few months and the rear windscreen washer's never worked. I had a look the other day to see if I could fix it... and I found out where all the water had been going when I kept trying it - the boot!!!

The water's getting to somewhere near the wiper but coming out of every bit of trim on the boot! I'm assuming the pipe's split or just come off but I can't work out how to actually take the big bit of plastic off. The onlt screws I can see are the 2 in the grab handles but taking these out doen't loosen it at all. I reckon if I forced it then it'd probably come off but I don't want to break it.

Are there a couple of screws somehwere that I'm just too blind to see or is there a nack to getting it off?

While I'm on, does anyone know how easy it is to get the window switch out of the back door without taking the whole panel off?

Any help appreciated!

Dave

 

[Rookwise]

Rear boot trim just pulls off after you've taken the 2 screws off. Just needs a little force It will break some of the clip pegs. Its normal. Usually theres enough left attached to the trim to refit it but if the trim is removed for a second time then you will need a new one.

 

[RobM]

While I'm on, does anyone know how easy it is to get the window switch out of the back door without taking the whole panel off?

If we're talking about the same bit (the actual switch in the door) it needs to be unclipped and removed from behind, so taking the door card off is the only option really. It only takes a few minutes to remove though so no big deal

 

[ChrisUK]

Mines just gone too - worked fine til last week

Tried to get the rear panel off last time, ended up breaking the majority of the clips & putting a hole in the panel !!!!!!!!!

Would the dealers fix this under warranty, as I have the Fabia wiper........

 

[stuart86]

usually just the pipe/hose behind the boot trim has come loose from the washer

remove trim
re-atach tightly
test
replace trim

 

[ChrisUK]

It's the removing trim thats the hard part.......

I tried to removed it once before & pulled a hole in the trim & snapped 90% of the clips

Still didnt get the b@stard off........

 

[daveleon]

Cheers everyone... I'll have a go at the weekend.