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[captainjack15]

Right I Had A Little Drive Today (On Private Land) And I Noticed When I Got Out Of The Car And Walked Around To Get Into The Passengers Seat I Left Foot Prints!!

Is There Any Other Way Of Telling How The Water Is Getting In??

Ive Used The Stupid Search And It Some How Manages To Come Up With The "Hot Girls In Minis" Thread!!

Cheers Guys:D

[taffy1967]

Chances are it's coming in from the front windscreen seal. Well that's the most common place anyway. Also ensure that the bonnet is fitted right and not allowing water to find it's way through on to the front bulkhead.

Other than that lift the carpets, dry it all out, put some talc down and then get someone to run a hose all over the car whilst you look to see where it's running in from on the inside.

[captainjack15]

What Should I Do To The Windscreen To Seal It?

And Thanks For The Reply Though:D

[Rosslin Racing]

down the DIY get a small gas powered silicon. lift the rubber around the outside body/rubber and put a bead of silicon around, also outside between glass and rubber.
You might find that the body work is rusty if so you can carry on but.. also you might find taking the brown sometimes called chrome filler strip out will help.

[Sagey]

i replaced my door seals then neatly put silicon around to direct the water out not in.
horrible feeling having a puddle under the carpet

good luck in solvin it

[captainjack15]

Thanks Very Much!!! Ill Probs Do Something About It Tomoz!

[taffy1967]

I've heard good things said about this stuff: -

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[captainjack15]

I've heard good things said about this stuff: -

http://www.frost.co....o...=&subCatID=

Looks Great!! Probs Wont Get Around To Doing Anything Today

Cheers For The Link By The Way!

[MiNi2iNFiNiTi]

I have this problem I know where its coming out from on the inside, but dont know where its coming in from on the outside - that does make sense (I think )

Might just phone up the local glass people and have them put new front and back windscreen seals in as the back window seal is missing an inch of rubber so the water has been pouring in through there!!!

[M44K TS]

Check your door seals too, they usually get squashed up where the door check strap is, and can split, thus letting water in, which can the run down the door into the footwell.

[Down&Out]

i had it coming in through a hole in my scuttle. so check there.

[captainjack15]

Check your door seals too, they usually get squashed up where the door check strap is, and can split, thus letting water in, which can the run down the door into the footwell.

To Solve This Just Buy New Door Seals?? No Way Or Unsquashing Them Then

[M44K TS]

For how much they cost, just replace them if they're worn out, but you could try somehow filling them up with silicone from end to end

I need the door seals changed on my work van, if it's been raining heavy, or if i drive through huge puddles after it's been raining, (which i do quite a bit!) the passenger footwell is wet, luckily my van has rubber flooring so i can easily mop it up.

I think off hand the seals are about £11 each from minispares.

Whilst you're checking the seals, see if the seal round the check strap itself is intact, they seem to just disintergrate after a while. Again, i don't they they're that much.

[minili]

Yes check the doors too.

One way of telling is to make sure all the trouble spots (windscreen, doors etc) are dry then put talcum powder around them on the inside, shut everything up and spray a hose at the car - the talcum powder will run where the water has come in

If there aren't already, you could drill some small drain holes in the floorpans to let the water drain too, not ideal but a fine short-term bodge until you can sort the leak out

[captainjack15]

Cheers For This Very Much Need Information!

I Shall Order Some New Seals ASAP And When The Car Shop In Good Ol' Chard Opens Ill Get Some Sealant!

I Don't Think Ill Result To Drilling Holes Yet

Thanks Again