Hi all, been having issues with the coupe leaking into the passenger side footell for most of my ownership (7+ years!) and had removed the carpet after the sound deadening went bad and resigned myself to having to mop up the mess after every rain shower... anyway, having been convinced that the door seal was to blame I'd planned on taking a weekend next year and trying to finally sort it as best I could...
Anyway, I recently had a squeaking fan and so decided to take the pollen filter out and see what I could see... upon inspection from outside and inside, it became obvious that water was getting into the car through the pollen filter and then was dripping down, through the recirculation flap (AC car) and into the footwell. This was confirmed after a cleaning session the other week.
After refitting the pollen filter, I was refitting the scuttle pannel cover and noticed that it just wasn't sat correctly, so I had a closer look. I had always thought that the seal at the base of the windscreen was a tube that sealed the cover in but it turns out it's a flap and can be gently prised out with a hook or screwdriver and made to properly seal against the scuttle cover - the cover sits in a groove at the base of the screen.
That was 2 weeks ago and despite some proper rain, I've not had to take a towel to the car once - it's remained bone dry! I'm sure that having written this, it'll now turn out that it's like a goldfish bowl but hey, fingers crossed.
Not got any pictures at the mo but maybe I'll get some later on... when I check the moisture situation.
Anyway, I recently had a squeaking fan and so decided to take the pollen filter out and see what I could see... upon inspection from outside and inside, it became obvious that water was getting into the car through the pollen filter and then was dripping down, through the recirculation flap (AC car) and into the footwell. This was confirmed after a cleaning session the other week.
After refitting the pollen filter, I was refitting the scuttle pannel cover and noticed that it just wasn't sat correctly, so I had a closer look. I had always thought that the seal at the base of the windscreen was a tube that sealed the cover in but it turns out it's a flap and can be gently prised out with a hook or screwdriver and made to properly seal against the scuttle cover - the cover sits in a groove at the base of the screen.
That was 2 weeks ago and despite some proper rain, I've not had to take a towel to the car once - it's remained bone dry! I'm sure that having written this, it'll now turn out that it's like a goldfish bowl but hey, fingers crossed.
Not got any pictures at the mo but maybe I'll get some later on... when I check the moisture situation.
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