Author Topic: Serious Condensation *UPDATE* - Major rot.  (Read 4900 times)

Offline SamWiseG

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Re: Serious Condensation
« Reply #10 on: 19 October 2013, 14:27 »
Bad news... :cry:

After following the advice, I checked the pollen filter and found nothing untoward. Then I turned my attention to the carpets. I took the front seats out and lifted the carpet, and was met by this heart sinking sight...

Passenger side



AND worse...

Drivers side



Fair to say I think I've found the source of the moisture getting in! Anyone know of any good but reasonably priced welders in the Somerset area?  :angry:

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Re: Serious Condensation *UPDATE* - Major rot.
« Reply #11 on: 19 October 2013, 23:48 »
I still think you have a major leak somewhere else, those floorpans look like they have rusted due to the water sitting on them.

Offline Leon27

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Re: Serious Condensation *UPDATE* - Major rot.
« Reply #12 on: 20 October 2013, 12:32 »
As Wayne said, maybe remove or secure the carpet up and jet wash the vehicle gently to mimick rain and see if water re-enters the car.
It could simply be your underbody grommets have corroded, looks like that on one picture but on the other it does seem like water has settled there.
Personally, I'd take off your sill covers if you have them and check whether the sills are ok or not. Then make a decision whether you want to spend the money on welding?

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Re: Serious Condensation *UPDATE* - Major rot.
« Reply #13 on: 20 October 2013, 13:08 »
Boot seals, tail lights, sunroof all leave water in the rear wells when they leak bad enough.
If your jacking points are fcked or you have rotten sills then you need to think about welding/scrapping

Offline Gti_Jamo

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Re: Serious Condensation *UPDATE* - Major rot.
« Reply #14 on: 20 October 2013, 16:16 »
It looks like its been welded before from underneath but without cutting rot out.


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Offline gazareth

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Re: Serious Condensation *UPDATE* - Major rot.
« Reply #15 on: 20 October 2013, 18:56 »
yeah you can see a weld line ahead of the holes. looks like its going along the inside of the sills to. think a good check with a hammer is in order. there is nothing worse than starting to weld a car only to find more and more rot. find it all first then decide if its worth the effort/money to repair it.

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Re: Serious Condensation *UPDATE* - Major rot.
« Reply #16 on: 20 October 2013, 20:10 »
I've seen a lot worse floors than that in my time (40 years of aircooled VWs) and as others have said, that looks very much like the result of a leak somewhere else rather than the cause of your problems.

Welding a floor isn't hard, so maybe it's worth you looking at buying a MIG welder and patching that yourself - if it was me, I'd weld the drain holes closed as well (if you are welding from the inside, make sure you use some form of heatshield on any pipes underneath the area you are working)

I'd also take a look at the sills - if you can lack the car using the jacking points they are probably (please note I said 'probably') OK but they are worth inspecting/repairing and sealing. They are not as easy to repair as a floor but as long as there is some decent metal to weld to, plating them isn't that bad.

Buying a welder and learning how to use it can save you a lot of money - my (budget) MIG cost me £200 five years ago - it paid for itself the first day when we used it to get my other half's old W123 Merc through it's MoT :)