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purdx
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Location: Hemel
 |  Subject: puddle in the rear footwell  Fri Feb 05 2010, 20:18 | |
| The rear footwells in my girlfriends mk3 cabrio are full of water. The roof is in perfect nick, I've checked all over and can't find any leaks.
Anyone ot any idea where the waters coming from? |
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vwdeviant
Nomad Junkie
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Age: 43
Location: The Rado Chapter.. and the 4-0 crew!
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Sat Feb 06 2010, 18:38 | |
| Rear Lights?
Rear card area? Rear Window (leaking between roof and lining)
Front door membranes?
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Bazza
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Join date: 2008-02-13
Age: 42
Location: St Albans, Herts.
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Sun Feb 07 2010, 20:07 | |
| Scuttle full of leaves? _________________ Welcome to the DARK sideCars: mk3 TDi, Scirocco Scala   |
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Fitzy
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Join date: 2008-02-01
Age: 27
Location: St Albans
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Mon Feb 08 2010, 10:14 | |
| check the scuttle first dave!_ the water runs to the back of the car if they're blocked! _________________  |
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purdx
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Posts: 128
Join date: 2008-02-04
Age: 28
Location: Hemel
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Mon Feb 08 2010, 15:00 | |
| NIce one, cheers all, I'll have a look when she gets in tonight |
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luckystrike
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Age: 24
Location: Hatfield, Herts & Salisbury, Wilts
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Mon Feb 08 2010, 23:24 | |
| As above, scuttle and door membranes would be first port of call. |
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vr6brew
Nomad Crew
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Join date: 2008-01-31
Age: 43
Location: Hemel
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Tue Feb 09 2010, 12:31 | |
| Is the puddle in both rear footwells?? if so then its likely to be the above as said by fitz, baz and co.... or if on one side could be a hole in the floor! ive had 3 mk3s and 2 have had holes in the floor which caused puddles in the rear footwells... good luck Dave! _________________  BLACK BETTY MK3 VR6 Highline... MK1 polo 1.1 lx... |
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purdx
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Location: Hemel
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Wed Feb 10 2010, 22:03 | |
| Yeah, its in both rear foot wells, more so on the driverside.
I looks like its the right hand drain from the scuttle thats causing the problem. The left hand side drains out fine, but the right side is pissing out of the arch liner in a few places. I've cleared it out so hopefully that'll cure the problem.
Now to clear the puddle and dry it all back out......
Cheers for the heads up on where to look fellas |
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vr6brew
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Join date: 2008-01-31
Age: 43
Location: Hemel
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Thu Feb 11 2010, 13:43 | |
| Glad you gettin it sorted dude! hopefully will be the end of yo puddles... _________________ BLACK BETTY MK3 VR6 Highline... MK1 polo 1.1 lx... |
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purdx
Nomad
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Join date: 2008-02-04
Age: 28
Location: Hemel
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Thu Feb 11 2010, 22:26 | |
| Taken the day off tomorrow to get it sorted. Gotta get it all dry and ready to hopefully bring to some shows with ya'll next year (now i've sold my dub I gotta ask to borrow the mrs' ride...  ) |
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gtipie
Newbie
Posts: 20
Join date: 2010-01-29
Age: 35
Location: St Albans
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Fri Feb 12 2010, 07:56 | |
| If anyone questions - 'it doesn't leak - it's got the optional extra paddling pools'!!!!
Best of luck drying it out!!! |
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vwdeviant
Nomad Junkie
Posts: 2358
Join date: 2008-02-02
Age: 43
Location: The Rado Chapter.. and the 4-0 crew!
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Fri Feb 12 2010, 08:43 | |
| Purdx.. news paper's best for mopping duties, just remember to keep changing it every day or so till most of the puddle's gone.... or get a Vax wetNdry on it...
Try to use the car with heat on full blast for a while too (cracking the windows open a touch as well when driving will help remove excessive moisture!)
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gtipie
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Age: 35
Location: St Albans
| | Subject: Re: puddle in the rear footwell Fri Feb 12 2010, 09:42 | |
| My old mk2 Polo leaks a little, when it's damp inside I keep a little fan heater on the floor inside! Within mins it's like a sauna! Seriously though it gets a lot more heat in there than the car heater does and drys it out a treat - make sure you leave a door or window open a crack though!
If you would like I do own a wet and dry vac which gets a worst out, you're more than welcome to have a borrow of it!
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