Soaked carpets after the weekend?

milod

Don't know about others here, but I don't have dry storage for my BMW 2002tii and the weekend was not kind to it.

Driver's side footwell carpet was soaked and I eventually traced the problem to the car being parked at a slight angle (passenger side higher than driver side). which allowed water to pool in an area behind the firewall and not drain out through the proper channel... '02 owners beware... :mad:

mustang68

Thats nothing! My car is so bad I went fishing in it yesterday, nearly caught a cold (sorry!). The weather was dreadful and its leaking.

For heavy rain like that you can get a semi car cover to keep the heavy downpours off it. get them in Lidl the odd time

Anan1

I've been having the same thing myself lately, my carpets have been out of the car since Christmas. After a lot of messing about, i've finally come to the conclusion that my hood is porus, so I spent an hour yesterday painting hood protector on to it. Fingers crossed.

maidhc

Have ye not got garages?

PanhardPL

A good suggestion would be to go and buy or hire a small dehumidifier and that will remove any condensation in the car.

mustang68

PanhardPL wrote: »

A good suggestion would be to go and buy or hire a small dehumidifier and that will remove any condensation in the car.

That would be a good idea if the car was damp. If children can drown in it, buckets are more effective

3ps

Another idea is to drill fine holes in the area where the water collects. I did this on my old merc as it had a slight leak at the bulkhead which would have cost €€€ to fix. A little hole isn't going to harm it.

milod

3ps wrote: »

Another idea is to drill fine holes in the area where the water collects. I did this on my old merc as it had a slight leak at the bulkhead which would have cost €€€ to fix. A little hole isn't going to harm it.

What?! little holes soon become big holes in my experience... :eek:

Ah f**k, just noticed the date! Tell me that was a pisstake.. ?

3ps

Would it not be better than having standing water and soggy carpets all the time?

mustang68

milod wrote: »

What?! little holes soon become big holes in my experience... :eek:

Its actually a good idea, as sometimes when you have a leak somewhere around the cowl, windscreen and firewall that you can't find, thats the best way to deal with it. The problem with water is the metal rusts, if you can't repair the leak get the water out as soon as possible. After drilling a hole, make sure to paint it with a rust inhibitor and a good metal paint.

milod

Hmmm, I think I'd prefer not to drill if I don't have to...

I traced my problem to the angle of the car (two wheels on the kerb). It seems best to park the car on a flat surface when it's raining!

macplaxton

Some cars always end up with soggy carpets. You just have to take them out and dry them every now and then.

There's two things you can do. Stop the water getting in and if that don't work, let the water out. Keep those drain holes clear.