damp rear passenger footwell

timrosser · Post by **timrosser** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:11 am

Hi Ive a slightly damp rear passenger footwell- just the drivers side- any ideas on the most likely route for the water to have taken? I have a bit of rust around drivers side rear arch, also the back window steams up a bit on the inside when I wash the car with warm water? Or it could be making is way down from the boot- which normally seems dry enough

480er.com · Post by **480er.com** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:41 pm

it can be the rear window composition, or the hatch composition. I had seen it at the cable loop from the hatch. Or - maybe - at the door composition. You can find it out with a watering pot full of colored water

Captain Slow · Post by **Captain Slow** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:24 pm

The panels above the rear (side) windows would also be a possible place for ingress. I believe they are held to the car by some plastic pins which also seal the holes they push into from letting water in!

timrosser · Post by **timrosser** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:50 pm

Thanks for the coloured water tip any idea how to start removing the panel above the rear window?

Captain Slow · Post by **Captain Slow** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:53 pm

Never done it but I recall mention of how to do it on the forum a few years ago. Probably wasn't a ''how-to'' though

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