Hi all,
I've been away for a month, car sat idle.
Went for a drive last week, parked on a wheel and I noticed behind the driver seat (RHD), the passenger footwell was soaked. In total took about 1.5 litres out. Then noticed the front footwell, while the carpet was dry, the underlay / sponge was wet.
Took out the drivers side carpet and traced the highest point of moisture / water droplets to just underneath this round black plastic cover. The sponge around this black plastic cover is wet to half way, then dry. So, I am assuming that is the highest point of moisture.
The windscreen was replaced last year, but I don't see any moisture above half-way of this black plastic cover. That said, the next step once everything has dried out is to put a hose on the windscreen and look for water ingress.
However, I suspect the water is coming from behind this black plastic cover with a sponge seal / rim. What's behind this? I have been Googling and read about air-con drains coming loose etc. - So, what's behind this and could this be my problem? It looks like it'll be quite hard to remove (more trim under the steering wheel / brake pedal area to take off?) before I can access is.
I'd be quite grateful for any info. For now, I have heater / dehumidifier in there drying things out but obviously I need to find the source of the leak before putting the (in a few days dry!) carpet back before tacking the rear section (I want to do this in stages).
See pic below. As mentioned, the sponge / seal around the black cover is wet up to half way. Underneath I can see droplets (almost condensation) but it's a trail so guessing that's the source.
Thanks all!
I've been away for a month, car sat idle.
Went for a drive last week, parked on a wheel and I noticed behind the driver seat (RHD), the passenger footwell was soaked. In total took about 1.5 litres out. Then noticed the front footwell, while the carpet was dry, the underlay / sponge was wet.
Took out the drivers side carpet and traced the highest point of moisture / water droplets to just underneath this round black plastic cover. The sponge around this black plastic cover is wet to half way, then dry. So, I am assuming that is the highest point of moisture.
The windscreen was replaced last year, but I don't see any moisture above half-way of this black plastic cover. That said, the next step once everything has dried out is to put a hose on the windscreen and look for water ingress.
However, I suspect the water is coming from behind this black plastic cover with a sponge seal / rim. What's behind this? I have been Googling and read about air-con drains coming loose etc. - So, what's behind this and could this be my problem? It looks like it'll be quite hard to remove (more trim under the steering wheel / brake pedal area to take off?) before I can access is.
I'd be quite grateful for any info. For now, I have heater / dehumidifier in there drying things out but obviously I need to find the source of the leak before putting the (in a few days dry!) carpet back before tacking the rear section (I want to do this in stages).
See pic below. As mentioned, the sponge / seal around the black cover is wet up to half way. Underneath I can see droplets (almost condensation) but it's a trail so guessing that's the source.
Thanks all!
