I've got a problem with rain water pooling in my front drivers side footwell.
I've had a search on the forums and ruled a couple of things out, but left the car with the carpets up overnight and come back to a puddle 1.5cm deep thismorning.
It's raining now and I want to try and get the leak sorted because I need the car by tonight and don't want to put the carpets back as its not due to stop raining at any point today, so any pointers would be great before I start ripping the car apart.
After pulling some trim off and using a boroscope, I can see the water is coming from the far front right hand side of the car, infront of the drivers door.
I've ruled out the common issue of the door speaker.
I've looked where the door hinges connect to the car, but the whole area looks dry from the outside and I can't see any cracks or loose bolts etc.
I've checked inside the windscreen by putting some paper towel as far forward as possible to check if the seal has gone, but its all dry from above the dash.
I've shone a torch down the drain hole under the windscreen wipers and it doesnt look blocked (it actually looks fairly dry, which is surprising with the rain we've had)
Does anyone have any pointers before I start trying to rip the dash out in the rain?
** update **
I've found where water is entering the cabin.
I've removed the storage box from below the lighting controls (where the right knee of the driver would be) and these photos were taken through that gap.
If I was to seal this, water would just find another way in, so I don't really know where to go from here
I've had a search on the forums and ruled a couple of things out, but left the car with the carpets up overnight and come back to a puddle 1.5cm deep thismorning.
It's raining now and I want to try and get the leak sorted because I need the car by tonight and don't want to put the carpets back as its not due to stop raining at any point today, so any pointers would be great before I start ripping the car apart.
After pulling some trim off and using a boroscope, I can see the water is coming from the far front right hand side of the car, infront of the drivers door.
I've ruled out the common issue of the door speaker.
I've looked where the door hinges connect to the car, but the whole area looks dry from the outside and I can't see any cracks or loose bolts etc.
I've checked inside the windscreen by putting some paper towel as far forward as possible to check if the seal has gone, but its all dry from above the dash.
I've shone a torch down the drain hole under the windscreen wipers and it doesnt look blocked (it actually looks fairly dry, which is surprising with the rain we've had)
Does anyone have any pointers before I start trying to rip the dash out in the rain?
** update **
I've found where water is entering the cabin.
I've removed the storage box from below the lighting controls (where the right knee of the driver would be) and these photos were taken through that gap.
If I was to seal this, water would just find another way in, so I don't really know where to go from here
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