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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: daniel-1986 on 17 March 2008, 16:55
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my rear passenger footwell of my mk2 golf always seem to get soaking wet when its been raining or dry, ive looked under the car and there doesnt seem to be any holes plus it went thruough the mot like it in november and it was like it before the mot and i cant seem to find why it does this
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Same Here!!!!!!!!!!!
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must be something to do with the seal around the door or something, i used to have a mk2 golf GL years back, and when i rained hard it flooded the hole car, found out that the seals round the doors had perrised away and all the water was running in that way, you might have the same problem
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just had a look and i sussed it out. the plastic that protects the sill inside ,2 little white clips had broke meaning that its sits up a little aloowing water in so i think i will have a butchers at some local scrappies for the clips, ill just take them off they'll never know :wink:
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Is it a 3-Door or 5-Door?
Check your door cards aren't wet at the bottom,
If they are take off the door card and there is a whitish plastic sheeting that has most likely disintegrated or ripped. This needs to be water tight especially from the bottom half of the door.
Its possible that the water has rolled back from the front footwells so check they are dry.
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its a 3 door and its not the white sheet as i had to take the door card off to fit tweeter into
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alright guys my mate had a similar problem turns out it was the rear washer feed pipe had split and emptyed the whole washer bottle in the rear footwell might be worth a look.
i had a water in my rear footwell and it was drainin from the front under the scuttle panel through the carpets and into the back. also check the boot carpet and spare wheel resess if these are wet i could be the boot leaking check the rear window as mine was leaking here too.
hope this helps
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was it behind the drivers seat or passenger seat as mine is behind the drivers seat
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Mine is behind the drivers
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Mine is behind the drivers and the driver front footwell. Seems to be from the scuttle. How do I fix this?
Nick
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think ill pull the back seats out 2mora and get proper look as its like a puddle and is the worst its been since the haevy rain. im more worried about it rotting thru but it wud take a while for this 2 happen wouldnt it
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To Nick:
Remove the Fusebox cover and check for water around there, if there is, open the bonnet and on the drivers side under the plastic flimsy scuttle tray you should see a bonnet cable or some sort of wiring going inside the cabin through a rubber grommet. If this is cracked or perished, your water is coming in through here. Any leaves or muck under the scuttle tray will block water drainage through the wing and the water will go in the car if there is no other way out! Try and clean the muck up.
I found "Instant Gasket" / "Silicone Sealant" good to put around grommets for Sub wiring or perished grommets as its water proof.
Generally the culprit is the plastic door membrane behind the door panels being perished, get the door card off and make sure its secure. The window seals lets water go past and fills up inside the door if the door-drains are blocked. The only thing preventing the water going into the car is this plastic sheeting. If you see rips/tears/or its not secure around the edges fix it and see how it goes.
On mine, after a lot of pssing around, I found the sunroof drain had come apart from the A-pillar and water came down from the headlining. Never saw it happen when i was driving but when i parked up and left it you could see it dripping.
Another passage for water into the passenger foot well is through the heater fan. This could be because the scuttle tray isn't secure or has some cracks. Directly underneath is the pollen filter mesh going to the fan. New scuttle trim or gaffa the cracks up.
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my passanger side seems to flood quite often. I dnt know if its cos my window was left a tiny bit open or because of a broken seal. i had a good look and the seal seems fine. Its a 3 door
Andres
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Use the search function fellas.