The old 'goldfish in my footwells' chestnut....
Discussion
...OK I know we have been here before - but I have tried to seal the bulkhead (Wipers / all the little nuts & bolts on the way down etc.) but to no avail.
The whichever side is nearest the kerb fills up in the footwell when in rains - I'm worried abouth the proximity to the fuse box on the passenger side
- I'm now looking out the window trying to estimate if there will be two or three inches of water to mop out tonight....
short of carrying a siphon tube in the car - any ideas?
Tim
The whichever side is nearest the kerb fills up in the footwell when in rains - I'm worried abouth the proximity to the fuse box on the passenger side
- I'm now looking out the window trying to estimate if there will be two or three inches of water to mop out tonight....
short of carrying a siphon tube in the car - any ideas?
Tim
1. Seal the outside front edge of the rubber 'D' seal around the front of the door frames and up across the top of the windscreen.
The water tend to fill the channel between the front of the roof panels and the windscreen, then, depending which way your car is sloping it flows down the front edge of the door frame. At this point it can get inside the car by flowing between the seal's grip section and the edge of the bodywork.
2. The same goes for the rear hoop seal, however there is a second flaw here. Check where the hoop seal ends in relation to the very rear edge of the door frame seal. Mine sits a little forward and the water running off in this channel was being directed down the front of the seal, effectively running inside the door seal not outside. This water runs around to the bottom of the door frame and then overflows into the car by the seats. To stop this I've cut 2 small pieces (5mm)out of the door seal 'D' at the bottom edge (front and rear)to let the water run out under the door.
The only remaining leak I have comes in at the top corner of the drivers door where the ally bit meets the roof seal, but not enough to stop it dripping in, unfortunately.
If you need pictures I will try to get some done, as my description may seem a little confusing.
Andy
The water tend to fill the channel between the front of the roof panels and the windscreen, then, depending which way your car is sloping it flows down the front edge of the door frame. At this point it can get inside the car by flowing between the seal's grip section and the edge of the bodywork.
2. The same goes for the rear hoop seal, however there is a second flaw here. Check where the hoop seal ends in relation to the very rear edge of the door frame seal. Mine sits a little forward and the water running off in this channel was being directed down the front of the seal, effectively running inside the door seal not outside. This water runs around to the bottom of the door frame and then overflows into the car by the seats. To stop this I've cut 2 small pieces (5mm)out of the door seal 'D' at the bottom edge (front and rear)to let the water run out under the door.
The only remaining leak I have comes in at the top corner of the drivers door where the ally bit meets the roof seal, but not enough to stop it dripping in, unfortunately.
If you need pictures I will try to get some done, as my description may seem a little confusing.
Andy
I'm on my 3rd TVR (S2, S3, Yr 2000 Griff 500). In my experience, it is almost impossible to stop water getting to the inside of the door to some extent on all of these. In addition to running down the front edge of the door, the more usual route is THROUGH the door (down the window into the interior of the door and out out through the botton of the trim to the inside of the car). Water entering through either of these routes collects in the groove in the door seal at the sill and is not a problem until it overflows into the footwell. The tried and tested solution is to cut a couple of slots in the door seal at the bottom to let the water out. A single cut is no good as this squashes down and forms a seal again when the door is closed. You need to do 2 parallel slots about 3mm apart and remove the strip of rubber between them. Repeat this at the front and rear of the door so that whichever way the car is sloping, the water can always get out. Keeping the door seals clean and lubricated also minimises any ingress.
Despite using all of my TVRs daily - in Scotland, I have been able to keep them all dry with a bit of patience. I have never known water leak through the wiper spindles and believe this to be a myth.
Despite using all of my TVRs daily - in Scotland, I have been able to keep them all dry with a bit of patience. I have never known water leak through the wiper spindles and believe this to be a myth.
BERGS2 said:
I just need to dry the interior now...
Take the roof off and turn it upside down to get the excess water out (you may have to shake it a bit), then take a blow torch to the underside of the footwells. Works every time, providing you don't call the fire brigade. They tend to undo all your hard work.
Andy
Pies said:
Podie said:
It's an undocumented feature...
I'm sure Pies is on the case.
To dry the car out how about using cat litter ? (obviously unused) its designed to soak up water, and a bit safer than a blowtorch
I got 8 kilos of silica gel...
Pies isn't on the case, he's still snowed in...
Pies said:
Podie said:
It's an undocumented feature...
I'm sure Pies is on the case.
To dry the car out how about using cat litter ? (obviously unused
True, but it takes a lot more shaking to get the stuff out afterwards.
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