theoptimist Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hi guys, its me again, just had some more exploration of my three door commercial, i removed the dog guard and took out the boot floor to find 4 bolt holes with nothing in them just seein daylight at the other end. so i have filled these with some spare bolts. i then notice that the footwells behind the seats, were soaking wet. I started to pull back the carpet after 4 hours of drying did nothing, to find an inch of water which the carpet was sucking up, as i pulled the carpet back it all poured out of the carpet, filling up the well. three questions: where could this water be coming from? how can i get rid of it? and how is easy would it be to take out the hole carpet and let it dry by the fire after squeezing as much of the water out as possible. (or just by a new one if too far gone) thanks guys, theOptimist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ1 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Could it be the seal round the hard top on to the main part of the vehicle causing the leak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave88sw Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 it doesnt take long for the water to soak along the length of the carpet from the tailgate seal. Just dry it out, repair the seal and put it back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoptimist Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 carpets out, being a commercial i've taken the rear wood floor out, and dog gaurd, boot floor was dry, seal around the hardtop was perfect looked at the history from when i bought it and this had been replaced. are there any place near the front that would let water in so far the carpet has filled a 6 ft by 1ft trough by 2 inchs which is ridiculous, many thanks theoptimist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ1 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Could your windscreen be leaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoptimist Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Could your windscreen be leaking? Checked it, the seal is almost new as replaced last year, tested with water and food colouring, nada, this one has me stumped, are there any, weakness in the bulkhead that any one knows about? cheers theoptimist, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave88sw Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 any coolant loss? not the heater matrix leaking is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoptimist Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 nope checked, there is now problem with the actual car and the amount of water found is far to great to be that, the carpet has now been there for 24 hours and still isn't dry, however the trough i put there out of interest of quantity of water now has 5 inches of water and as said before is a 6ft by 1ft trough, going to lock the carpet in a container with a dehumidifier when it arrives to get the last drops out. cheers theoptimist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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