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Soggy Footwell

Postby JPW » Sun, 17 Aug 2008 2:05 +0000

lf you had a mildly soggy driver's side footwell post-precipitation, what would you be checking? Not sure if it's relevant but mine has a bit of corrosion at each end of the shiny sill decoration. . .
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Postby MX5Steve » Sun, 17 Aug 2008 2:53 +0000

I got this last week,

the carpet behind the back of my seat was wet aswell. I put it down to the drain holes, seems to have dried out since clearing out these..
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Postby Steve » Sun, 17 Aug 2008 4:40 +0000

JPW, open the bonnet and look in the area behind the firewall (where the windscreen wipers are), theres a spot weld that failed just above the drivers right foot in here... dab of silicone will fix it.
If not that, it might be blocked drain holes on the sills...

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Postby robmx5 » Sun, 17 Aug 2008 6:37 +0000

Corrosion between the shiny sills and the bodywork is a common problem with 5's - somekind of clash between both metals i think - only cure is to remove, sand and repaint i think

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Postby JPW » Mon, 18 Aug 2008 4:08 +0000

Quick glance during one of yesterday's downpours revealed a few drips coming from the inside of the door card. A) I guess the plastic sheet in there may not be stuck all the way round. B) Is there a drain hole in the door itself? Guess there probably is.

Thanks for the suggestions people.
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