dampness in rear seat footwell
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ameetgill1
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Guys what causes there to be dampness in the rear seat football. I went to see a car today it was soaked
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polsta
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Rust bungs right there, did you lift carpet and look at them ? Or rusty front jacking points or bulkhead and its slowly soaked the carpet, are probably the most likely . Ie rust
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B7
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Opening rear quarter window seals? Sunroof drains blocked? Door seals shot? Even a screwed outer weather seals and inner weather membrane on the door of a 2 door can put water ingress to the rear carpets.
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ImysE30
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If it's a convertible, it'll be the drain holes in the horseshoe which are blocked causing the leak.
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toby
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Rain can also get in at the front and roll backwards if the car is parked facing uphill. There are so many potential causes that it really has to be a proper Sherlock Holmes job on it.
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ameetgill1
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Thank u guys it was a convertible. I lifted the carpet the rubber was in tattered and there was rust present
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B7
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Well theres your answer then.......ameetgill1 wrote:Thank u guys it was a convertible. I lifted the carpet the rubber was in tattered and there was rust present
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dave525
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where are these located on a cab?ImysE30 wrote:If it's a convertible, it'll be the drain holes in the horseshoe which are blocked causing the leak.
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Rtaylor2208
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The drainage holes are next to the roof fitting points in the horseshoe, not that easy to identify but I am sure there was a wiki article detailing it.