plp@houem.UUCP (P.PFAUTZ) (11/22/85)
When it rains, I find water, sometimes lots of it, in the rear seat footwell on the driver's side of my car, a 1981 VW Rabbit convertible. I can't find where the leak is coming from. The seat itself isn't wet and I can't find water coming in around the window or roof. Any ideas? Has anyone else had this problem? I've also just transferred to NJ (Holmdel area) and would like to find a reliable dealer (oxymoron?) or independant mechanic who does work on VWs. Thanks.
9234dwz@houxf.UUCP (An Illegally Tossed Dwarf) (11/22/85)
Water in the rear footwell ? If the footwell is below the floor
level of the front of the car, the problem is generally in the
front wheel arches!
What happens is that road water is thrown up inside the wheel
arches, finds an entry point in the wheel arch, and travels under
the carpeting past the front seats and settles in the rear footwells.
The wheel arches have a tendancy to rot out due to mud being thrown
up from the wheels, fortunately its also one of the easiest leaks to
track down and fix.
Hope this solution works for you !
Dave Peak
@ ihnp4!hotel!dxp
"All the net's a stage and all the men and women merely ham actors !"
- Rev Peak (apologies to Bill S.)