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convertible leak solved---never heard of this before...
Posted by steve in the burgh [Email] (more from steve in the burgh) on Thu, 3 Aug 2006 19:01:38
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Somehow I had a feeling it would be simple---but I didn't think it would be THIS simple!
After 2 months---3 times removing the carpet and padding-- I finally solved it
Water was pooling under the back seat. Because it was so slow-I couldn't replicate it w/ a hose...
As suspected, it was coming in around the area of the joining of the body, top and drivers side rear window.
Shining a flashlight in during a heavy rain,I saw that water was dripping from a 2-3" piece of what looked like left over trim hanging down (basically behind the seatbelt spool and headliner). The trim is just a piece of edge cord hanging down from the metal eyelit where the top hooks in. I had assumed this was just not trimmed at install and served no purpose.
Looking at the other side---water was dripping from the same piece of "extra" trim....but no leaks on that side. Turns out the trim on the dry side was doing its job---directing water into the wheelwell to be drained through the drain. On the wet side--the trim was folded inward and directing the water into the well where the top goes down into--creating a direct stream to the pooling under the seat.
Have done a bunch of research on this problem on this site--and unless I missed it---did not see this solution anywhere.
Good times....if you are dealing w/ wet floors in a convertible---good luck. Its a frustrating process but you should be able to eventually solve it
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