Condensation inside of windscreen

mattyboy199

mattyboy199

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Hi,


Been having some trouble with condensation build up (as pictured, this is inside), anyone else have this problem ?

The car isn't being used an awful lot and my commute is about 2 miles a day.

I left a dehumidifier in the car over night and it didn't really do much, in terms of water deposit.

Did have the screen replaced in December but it hasn't rained for a good few days and last time I checked the mats are dry. The scuttle panel isn't completely flush at the ends but from when I've seen underneath this shouldn't make a difference.

Thanks

Matt
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Hello @mattyboy199 firstly have you checked your door seal's boot seal etc? Are there any possible leaks sunroof if you have one? Before I go on and tell you mine is now having the same issues after a new screen and ill-fitting brand new scuttle panel on occasion if any spots on the sealant are not perfect I would imagine this to be a possible cause maybe even the scuttle no longer fitting perfectly like it used to mine was o.k until the screen/scuttle and that's a 1997 A3 so you are not alone on this one @MPH P.S HAVE YOU CHECKED THE CABIN FILTER LATELY???
 
strange reading your comments guys. I too had this issue quite a lot BEFORE i replaced the windscreen. Now that it has been replaced I do not see it anywhere aas near as that much.......go figure!
Albeit my windscreen was replaced twice after the first one was fitted badly, bit of a bodge job. please note I am not advocating changing it twice in order to make things better! Just as a side note I purchased an original new top windscreen rubber so the fiiter had to remove what the replacement screen came with and fit my supplied one. I think it looks far better, but it may be more than just looks...?

Also agreed that rubber seals around the doors always get a mention when these issues occur.
 
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I had my new screen removed because the scuttle panel would not fit and the second one I found the fitter had stuck it down with butyl sealant when I wasn't looking cheeky fu##er
 
Thanks for the replies everyone.

We had reain today so checked door and boot seals, no visible water ingress.

Pollen filter and scuttle as pictured but again
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Checked the passenger footwear again and it is a bit damp bit not soaked
 
No haven't taken it out, will do tomorrow as the weather isn't great. So that gromet will let water in ?
 
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Everything looks ok here, filter needs replacing but can't see much in terms of damp
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