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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: felix on 27 November 2003, 18:24

Title: soggy motor
Post by: felix on 27 November 2003, 18:24

Hello experts

Can anyone tell me why both footwells in my mk1 gti are soaked i mean ringing wet ?

some help would be nice please

felix

Title: Re:soggy motor
Post by: mk1 on 27 November 2003, 22:51

Check the door seals,door card plastic bag thingy, windscreen seal, and all the bulk head grommets. If it has a sun roof, make sure that the drains are clear (blow down them with a piece of pipe). Not loosing coolant, is it?.
Steve.

Title: Re:soggy motor
Post by: rustynuts on 28 November 2003, 16:44

This sounds like the usual plastic door skin problem to me, check the bottom of the doorcards for wetness as soon as you can.

Title: Re:soggy motor
Post by: miguel on 01 December 2003, 09:37

re- plastic door skin,

Any tips on the replacement of the waterproof membrane?

should garden type bin liner material stuck on with evo-stik be ok?

Any one replaced theirs yet?

Title: Re:soggy motor
Post by: essex_lad on 02 December 2003, 09:03

Yeah, I used a Rubble Sack from B&Q (thick plastic) cut it to size and stuck it on with double sided carpet tape, no probs.

Title: Re:soggy motor
Post by: richandhazel on 02 December 2003, 12:34

I replaced one of mine. I simply used a piece of plastic sheet that I cut to shape. Double sided tape works a treat for sticking it on.
I would have thought the plastic from a bin liner would be too thin.....unless its heavy duty or something like the rubble sack that 'essex_lad' used.

Title: Re:soggy motor
Post by: AdamB on 02 December 2003, 12:45

How important are those plastic skins? I ask because when I put my electric windows in I noticed mine were shredded so I took them off. This was months ago and I have had no problems what-so-ever

Title: Re:soggy motor
Post by: richandhazel on 02 December 2003, 13:12

Believe it or not I think you'll find they are quite important. I probably didn't need to do mine as my cabrio doesn't do inclement conditions..........but yours is a day to day runner and you do run the risk of damaging the back of your door card and getting rain water in the car.