winter check list

Izzi · Nov 28, 2017

Is there a winter check list somewhere of things that need to be done for the cold weather. I tend to drive it on a daily basis but may not be away in it that much over the winter.

Jabberwocky · Nov 28, 2017

Have you tried this. It came up in a search.

https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/getting-ready-for-winter.140/

Jabberwocky · Nov 28, 2017

I use my Cali as a daily driver. Given that the channel around the pop-up roof is not watertight what precautions do members take to minimise the ingress of water/salt over the winter months.

This morning I raised the roof to clear leaves etc as it has been pretty wet and windy here the last few days and discovered ice, not a huge amount, in the front channel between the front cap and the pop-up roof as well as condensation on the underside of the front edge of the pop-up section. Is this normal? The Cali was last driven yesterday and last night the temperatures fell to about -2C.

The roof was last up the weekend of 11th November and was fully dry when closed.

All thoughts/comments are welcome.

westfalia · Nov 28, 2017

Jabberwocky said:
I use my Cali as a daily driver. Given that the channel around the pop-up roof is not watertight what precautions do members take to minimise the ingress of water/salt over the winter months.

This morning I raised the roof to clear leaves etc as it has been pretty wet and windy here the last few days and discovered ice, not a huge amount, in the front channel between the front cap and the pop-up roof as well as condensation on the underside of the front edge of the pop-up section. Is this normal? The Cali was last driven yesterday and last night the temperatures fell to about -2C.

The roof was last up the weekend of 11th November and was fully dry when closed.

All thoughts/comments are welcome.

I always clean the roof seai then spray it with silicone, i also wax all of the
paintwork of which the roof covers.

My idea being that the water will just ´bead and run away´ through the 4 drain
holes up there. Of which one of my front ones is blocked and i´m trying to work
out how to unblock it.

MrP · Nov 28, 2017

westfalia said:
I always clean the roof seai then spray it with silicone, i also wax all of the
paintwork of which the roof covers.

My idea being that the water will just ´bead and run away´ through the 4 drain
holes up there. Of which one of my front ones is blocked and i´m trying to work
out how to unblock it.

I had a blocked one and this fixed it...

Get a thick drinks straw (I used a McDonald's one), cut a 2-3 cm slit up it. Make the straw thinner at the slit end and push it in the hole until it stops and creates a seal. Then blow down it really hard. Did the trick for me

Izzi · Nov 29, 2017

Jabberwocky said:
Have you tried this. It came up in a search.

https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/getting-ready-for-winter.140/

Many thanks - that is very helpful

Izzi · Nov 29, 2017

MrP said:
I had a blocked one and this fixed it...

Get a thick drinks straw (I used a McDonald's one), cut a 2-3 cm slit up it. Make the straw thinner at the slit end and push it in the hole until it stops and creates a seal. Then blow down it really hard. Did the trick for me

Now that is lateral thinking - impressed

Yorkie · Dec 3, 2017

MrP said:
I had a blocked one and this fixed it...

Get a thick drinks straw (I used a McDonald's one), cut a 2-3 cm slit up it. Make the straw thinner at the slit end and push it in the hole until it stops and creates a seal. Then blow down it really hard. Did the trick for me

If anyone does this trick could they take a photo of the straw and where the holes are as I haven't seen them and my vision of the straw is likely not the intended one. Lol

briwy · Dec 3, 2017

Get some of this and rub it on all the rubber seals

https://www.micksgarage.com/d/dash-...cts-rubber-from-wear-and-keeps-rubber-elastic

Andy · Dec 13, 2017

briwy said:
Get some of this and rub it on all the rubber seals

https://www.micksgarage.com/d/dash-...cts-rubber-from-wear-and-keeps-rubber-elastic

I use that & is really good.

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T6 CFO · Dec 13, 2017

Andy said:
I use that & is really good.

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And me. Applied after the last wash.

Mike

Jabberwocky · Dec 24, 2017

Yorkie said:
If anyone does this trick could they take a photo of the straw and where the holes are as I haven't seen them and my vision of the straw is likely not the intended one. Lol

Done this trick too a few weeks back - works well.

Hotel California · Dec 24, 2017

Yorkie said:
If anyone does this trick could they take a photo of the straw and where the holes are as I haven't seen them and my vision of the straw is likely not the intended one. Lol

Roof drain holes location , check this out
https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/cali-technical-tips-tricks.9457/#post-87358
I thought everyone had read that post allready

soulstyledevon · Dec 24, 2017

On one of the warmer sunnier winters days.
I find it’s worth airing out the wind out awning. I think a lot of water gets in over winter if it isn’t used much and starts to make the awning mouldy.
Worth airing out for an hour or two and the pop top if it hasn’t been used much.