dripping behind seats when raining

dripping behind seats when raining

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firsttimer

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35 posts

196 months

Wednesday 6th February 2008
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Hi all got sills sorted out thanks, now i have anouther prob every time it rains theres water dripping fast behind both seats down in the corner wells what do i do ,as i am using kitchen rolls like they are going out of fashion! thanks MANDY

DennisTheMenace

15,603 posts

269 months

Wednesday 6th February 2008
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Sounds like your rain rail is dead , if its not too bad you can fix it with ducktape removethe carpet off the rear deck (held on by plastic poppers) and you should see where abouts along the back its coming in , also clean the drain tubes behind the seat belt towers , use something flexy and dont poke too hard .

Wigeon Incognito

3,271 posts

219 months

Wednesday 6th February 2008
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From that description either your hood is leaking (but you'd spot that) or the drain holes directly behing the seatbelt pillars are blocked solid allowing water to overflow into the car.

They're quite large holes (similat to television aerial wire size) and sit in a little well covered by a little flap of carpet to collect the water coming off the roof.

Try unblocking them but if you decide to run some wire through them make sure it's flexible and if it gets stuck don't force it as the drain tubes are plastic and will become dislodged if you do - they're a pain to put back on!

The aforementioned television aerial wire is pretty good at the job, just make sure there are no sharp bits sticking out of the end that could snag the tubes.

Edited by Wigeon Incognito on Wednesday 6th February 14:38

firsttimer

Original Poster:

35 posts

196 months

Wednesday 6th February 2008
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Thanks for that i will try that, also i have like a clonking sound when i break is that normal as the breaks are sharp.

NiceCupOfTea

25,294 posts

252 months

Wednesday 6th February 2008
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Where's the clonking coming from?