Moister than moist! please help!

[acko]

Not me, my carpets!
 

I've had a 'steamy' car for a while now but now its just getting ridiculous. My carpets on the dirvers side and the passenger side, mainly the passenger side have been slightly moist to the touch for a while now. On the passengers side the other day though there was litteraly a puddle! you could see standing water on top of my carpets. The carpets at the back are fine. The doorcards are dry as a bone as I replaced the membranes over summer with some homemade ones so the waters not getting in from there. Has anyone got any ideas as to where this waters coming from? its making driving a mare because my car is so 'humid' my windows fog up instantly.

Is this a common problem?

Any ideas as to what it could be are greatly appreciated as ever,

Cheers, Acko

[rubjonny]

check the scuttle area under the bonnet, there are drain holes either side which if blocked allow water to back up and leak into the cabin.  Its also worth checking under the carpet for missing bungs in the floorpan!

[takethefifth]

Yep had that problem, was my heater matrix.   Also as jonny says water can back up under the scuttle tray and get in through the heater air intake.

[rowlers]

been here done that a couple of weeks ago, replaced plastic scuttle tray @ £25 from VW all is now ok!

lifted all carpets and wadding and dried it out before refitting!

[16valve]

Sounds like you'll be learning how to fit a Matrix very soon 

But the good news is there's excellent posts on here to help 

And as Rowlers said its seats, carpets and wadding out, otherwise it stinks + may rust your floor pan 

Dave

[Devon Joe]

have you got a sunroof?
i have the same problem in the same places, my golf is always misted up- a right old mare given the freeze last week

mine leaks at the back edge of the sunroof, i watched it the other day dripping onto and between the seats!
although there are drains at the front corners of the sunroof (have checked these but they are clear) i think the rear space fills up with water and then pours over the rear edge of the sunroof as the crappy rubber/felt seal is knackered.
did the heater matrix last week so it has a brand new foam bulkhead bung too- i can see how they would leak though!

its the only thing ruining my gti, love the sunroof in the summer, curse it in the winter...

[rubjonny]

mk2litre16v: there are drians in the rear of the sunroof area too, you might want to check these over too, the felt seal isn't designed to be watertight, just enough to stop most of the water getting in

[Devon Joe]

thanks rubjonny, will check them for blockage!

[acko]

As usual guys, spot on with the advice, Checked my scutle tray and it was like a mini windemere in there! scooped handfulls of black sludge out of there and the water drained away. Problem is my carpets are still wetter than an otters pocket! I'll have to dry em out somehow, maybe a space heater? its gona have to wait till I go home fro chrimbo from uni coz I aint got no tools or facilities down here in the sunny midlands. Hoping against hope it aint the matrix because I seem to remember this being expensive, and a bit of a b*tch to replace?

Word

[Logie]

Any ideas on how to dry the carpets be great. Left my soggy football boots in the car and my carpet is damp.

 TBH, just check my street and 85% of the cars have badly misted windows with water drop lets inside. Dads Merc, neighbours rover and even a tidy BMW. Think its just the weather!