After they were reinstalled the same way as before yes they still needed to be held in place maybe a bead of silicone around the inside would do a great job.
I had to remove them after a heavy down pour or two.
And have noticed since I changed the strut tops they are dry and do not have standing water.
I'm not sure what's changed other than I can see that the drains at both sides are working better after removing the mud guards and clearing away the build up behind those.
Also it may have been the case that the scuttle panel was not installed properly and this may have been causing the rain to get past.
If anything I'm considering those plastic covers that fit directly to the bolt these seem to be a good solution.
I can then hot glue these onto the covers to make a fitting that will hold while driving and at same time cover both the top mount and the nut on the top of strut.
Those caps look very stock and do not look at all out of place IMO.
Something to keep in mind with those type they do have a tiny vent at the top and this would then be blocked if I were to add the cap cover over the bolt.
It may be a better solution to have the vent open. As this is to prevent any standing water accumulating while they are in place.
For my car I'm going to keep them off until after a few more journeys.
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