Wet Read footwell

[Neomancer]

Wet Rear footwell

just driven home from work tru some big puddles

and... on the drivers side rear passenger footwell. its very wet...

i dont think its door seals.. as its only wet on the side where the handbrake etc is

any ideas? im thinking one of those plastic/rubber seal thingys on the drain holes under the car?

 

[jcs356]

Could well be. Since I stripped the inside of mine it is surprising the amount of water that comes in through the drain holes when you drive in the wet.

 

[Neomancer]

lovely.. i assume its just a case of seat dealer & buy some plugs and push em in? or is it more effort than that

 

[Neomancer]

just mopped it all out :|

checked the drain plugs.. on that side of the car they seem fine.. 2 of em

other side of the car (passenger rear footwell) they look perished. but its dry that side

and there was a whole kitchen roll of water in there.. im wondering if its something more than drain holes

any ideas?

 

[Dolly_Gti]

heater matrix..? commen on mk2 golfs but didnt think it affected the mk3 (seat mk2's) though

 

[Neomancer]

nope. its only wet behind the drivers seat.. no dampness anywhere else. :S

 

[ibiza_95]

maybe your rear wiper water pipe has come loose, and is putting water into the rear footwell... could explain it i suppose, just a thought

 

[Neomancer]

nah its the wrong side.. as far as i know that pipe runs passenger side :/

 

[jenk]

did you have an accident

If it happens again it mite be a good idea to take carpets out etc. and investigate when its wet.

 

[Neomancer]

well. the car has been in a accident before i got it.. but that was the passenger wing/door
but thats not the kinda accident your meaning

umm its a bit of a misson removing it all is't it?

had a look in the haynes.. its not covered there :/

 

[jenk]

It is abit of a mission yeah but if its going to happen again it deffinatly needs sorting. Water in the car isnt good, you dont want the floor rotting

 

[ibiza_95]

its easy to have a look not much of a mission... itd take you ten minutes to have the carpet up, just remove the plastic trim bottom of the door, and take the seat out... seats only held in by one nut...

youd be able to see from doing that anyway

 

[Neomancer]

bottom of the door trim is already off. but the carpet is attached under the rear seats.. so thats gonna be a pain to pull out the whole drivers side?

 

[ibiza_95]

you will be able to lift the carpet up a bit wont you? i managed when i fitted the new seats. its not actually attached under the seat i dont think... or i dont remember it being... have you got the seat out? if not its just one bolt at the front of the seat, you may be able to lift it up a bit easier then

 

[Neomancer]

i can lift the carpet a few cm. its too tight to get much out of it.

it is attached with plastic clip thingys either end of the bottom and the bottom bit of the rear seats have 2 hinge thingys... i should be able to unbolt it.

its going up on rams at my parents tomorrow night.. hopefully its something small.. dont fancy splashing out for wielding etc :/

curiously thro investigation. the sides of the footwell are dry.. only the bottom is wet.. and i've defo not grounded out the car on anything to make a hole or anything :|

 

[ibiza_95]

possibility of it being hydraulic fluid from the gear change?
again i have no idea but could it be possible? or is it just water?

 

[Neomancer]

defo water.. ist cold and water like

already been thru the "oh **** is it petrol" etc

as for gearchange.. its a cable jobbie

and its behind the drivers seat.. ie where the rear passenger sticks their feet

 

[jenk]

Theres a few fixings for the carpet on the rear door cards, rear seats come out mega easy

 

[ibiza_95]

did you have an accident

If it happens again it mite be a good idea to take carpets out etc. and investigate when its wet.

maybe it was a guest that had an accident.

 

[Neomancer]

lol.. i've not had anyone in the back for ages.. and it goes through stages.. depends on if its raining or not

:/