water in sill - s3
water in sill - s3
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french dave

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316 posts

176 months

Sunday 13th January 2013
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Hi All,seem to have water sloshing about on drivers side of car.think it maybe in sill.i have drilled hole at rear and got some water out.are there sections in the sill -so would i need to drill further holes along the sill fwd? if so where? or im i down to pot luck?.think there is a hairline crack near the door sriker where the door seal sits so maybe where entering car. is there anywhere else i should check? -is there a void where the hood folds just behind the pivot? it was leaking in here -but seems to have stopped since i water-proofed the roof.

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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Water is more likely to be getting in around the bottom of the hood. See if you can get into the void low down behind the seat around where the seat belt reel is, under a flap of carpet.

Be careful if you think about removing the reel you may strip the thread / wreck the mount which is under the rear wheel arch and probably corroded solid.

phillpot

17,509 posts

212 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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I think the sill should be "hollow", when I moved my battery to the boot I was able to fish the cable through the sill. Chimaera's on the other hand are filled with expanding foam stuff.

Is the water definately in the sills? If your outriggers are less than perfect it could be in them?