May need to invest in new door seals.

[TransAmDan]

Found a puddle in the rear passenger footwell. It must have been around 10mm deep. Of course if you put your finger in it, you can get about 20mm deeps due to the insulation between carpet and floor.

Used a cup to scoop out what I can, must have been around 350-400ml I could get out. Think it's gonna be a seat out job to really dry it out.

Now looking at the t-top, its all secured and rubber seals touching, window is done up, and seal around the window down the side looks to be making a good connection. I will have to try a water test to really find out where it is coming in.

Time scale of it getting to this extent could be since christmas as not really been in that footwell for some time.

Need to do something about it though. Even if its a water test for now to investigate. If there is not adjustment on the seals then perhaps new rubbers are needed.

Drivers side is fine. The passenger side sits near a wall most of the time, so if its wind and rain its swirls around there like a gooden.

 

[AmericanThunder]

Can you find a wet trace on the carpet anywhere? Perhaps running over the rear arches down into the footwell? It could well be a trunk seal or a t-top seal.
Also make sure the area under wipers is free from debris. If that area can't drain it could be running into the car at the front and settling in the lowest point.

 

[TransAmDan]

Yes good point, could be coming from rear. I will lift rear seat and see if there is a puddle under there too.

I did wonder if it's from the front, however looked into that, as front footwell is fairly low, and following floor to front passenger seat the level all goes high before dropping down to rear footwell.

Testing the rear seal is a good idea. I will get Sarah out there with her bumble bee watering can, while I sit in side looking for leaks. I must get a photo of that, Sarah with her watering car that is.

 

[saleen 192]

incontinence pads for the pasenger mybe ? :heh:

 

[AmericanThunder]

it could still be from the front - the front pass footwell is quite high due to the location of the Catalytic converter.
Make sure the t-top is seated correctly too.

 

[firehawk66 Paul & Mel]

Hi Dan, check your rear hatch seal as water can pool at the front of the channel then flow ver the seal. It's been advised on LS1 forums to park nose high so the water flows out down through the rear lights which is where the drain is.

 

[TransAmDan]

Thanks Paul, that could be right. The car is almost level, I may have to put in a small ramp to keep the nose up.

 

[renchero]

could drill a few drain hole's

 

[saleen 192]

renchero

could drill a few drain hole's

You mean shot some holes in the floor pan like richard hammond did to his vauxhaul :biggrin1:

 

[AmericanThunder]

Check the drain holes

 

[firehawk66 Paul & Mel]

Check the drain holes

I think the drain holes are I believe in the rear corners. I obviously can't look at mine.......but I think there is a plastic piece in each corner held down by a plastic button, so you may be able to remove it and check.

 

[TransAmDan]

I think the drain holes are I believe in the rear corners. I obviously can't look at mine.......but I think there is a plastic piece in each corner held down by a plastic button, so you may be able to remove it and check.

Yes, you are right, there is a plastic corner peice held in with a button, if I pop water on that it seems to pass throught. My problem occurs because of how the drive way is. I can see tide marks in that guttering around the rear window. Looks like water sits in there as the rear lights are slightly higher, so the water doesn't get to go out the drain holes before coming in through the seal. I just need to drive the car more when it rains to empty these cutters. I keep planning to do the driveway, if/when I do, I can reverse the car in, so the arse end is lower, at the moment can't because of a hump that bottoms out on the gear box or headers.

Thanks for the thoughts, it's helped me narrow down where it's coming in.