I have a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS rag-top convertible and the roof is leaking. I have a tarp on it when it's parked and I try not to drive it in the rain.
How much might it cost to fix this leak?
Assume it's just the seal, and the whole roof does not need replacing? Assume the whole roof needs replacing?
there are loads of firms on the net nowadays, about 250 quid for some vehicles.
Can you see where the water is coming in? Is the seal physically damaged? Can you see rips or tears in the hood? Is it a cloth or vinyl hood?
By "hood" I assume you mean the fabric of the roof.
I am not sure whether it is cloth or vinyl. It is a cloth-sort of material, but smooth and stiff like it is made with plastic, too.
There are no rips or tears, or any other visible damage in the hood or the seal. I can not tell where the water is leaking in.
There seems to be 2 layers of cloth/vinyl, one on either side of the roof frame. One on top facing the weather, and one on the inside. Water seems to pool between these two layers, sits on top of the inside layer, and then drips down by the windows. The inside layer doesn't look like it is supposed to make a seal, and the outside layer is the part of the roof that is supposed to hold out the weather.
Yes.
I'm not familiar with the Eclipse Spyder, but convertible roofs often have arrangements within them to tension the roof when its closed.
I have an MX-5 and a common cause of leakage is broken steel tensioning cables which run above the window inside the roof. The cables pull the roof and rubber seals tight across the top of the window.
Another common cause of wet floors on MX-5s is blocked drainage channels. Water runs from certain parts of the roof into a channel on the inside of the car, down the A pillars and through the sill. Blockages cause the water to stack back into the interior.
I also recently re-waterproofed my hood with an Autoglym fabric roof proofer. It hasn't made it any more or less leaky (it didn't leak anyway) but it has meant that water soaks into the fabric of the roof much less.
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