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You've either got leaky boot seals, or standing water (or wet towels) in the trunk somewhere.... Or several of the above. My MGB trunk doesn't do this, but the one on my Alfa does after a hard rain - need new gaskets.
 
Keep tabs on the Alfa trunk moisture Kenny. With the battery back there it can REALLY rust out the area beneath the battery shelf. Mine looks like red lace from DPO neglect.
 
Red lace not sexy I quess.
 
Nope. This is iron oxide red lace. Decidedly UN-sexy.
 
yeah.... iron oxide red lace chafes too much to be sexy... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 
I've known some pretty kinky ladies, tho...

<que Rick James>
 
Must be tough ladies too /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 
My car has water in the trunk after a rain, and I've traced it to the grommets where the license plate light wires go back into the trunk. The wires allow water to enter by capillary action, and the grommets I have on it aren't tight enough to stop it. Check there and check your main trunk lid seal.
 
William: You can stop that by putting a "UL loop" (a twist with the wire going lower than the grommet) in 'em on the outside, y'know. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif If only the wire were longer....
 
Tail light gaskets....

Backup light gaskets
 
A bit of goop in the hole.
 
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