VW Golf Mk6 Convertible Wet Rear Passenger Footwell
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Hi,
I have been chasing this problem for days.
Thanks to this forum I too found gallons of water in my passenger fill which is overflowing into my passenger footwell.
I have now drained but there is still some residue coming in when I brake.
Will this last long.?
Where is it coming from?
Is there another pocket which needs drawing?
I have been chasing this problem for days.
Thanks to this forum I too found gallons of water in my passenger fill which is overflowing into my passenger footwell.
I have now drained but there is still some residue coming in when I brake.
Will this last long.?
Where is it coming from?
Is there another pocket which needs drawing?
Hi All,
I have had the same issue with water in the carpets - not the boot though. I wanted to give VW the benefit of the doubt so paid them £200 for an investigation. After three days with the dealership they found slight water ingress in two rear body vents (near the rear lights and accessed via the boot), so I had them replace these for £50 combined.
They checked the trays under the roof pillars, the trays under the windscreen wipers, and even the air con pipework under the centre console - no issues with any of these.
They didn't find the cause of the ingress, but they did dry out the carpets and refresh the aircon to minimise the smell.
I did share this forum and the youtube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmMkum-mPFY&t=... , but they noted that the only way to access the bungs and drain the cills and wheel arches without drilling holes/damaging the bungs is to remove all interior fabrics. For this, they've quoted me £1500. They do offer a 9 month interest fee payment plan for it.
Whilst I'm concerned that I could pay the extra money and still not have found the cause, I'd rather that than risk rust/corrosion due to additional holes in the bodywork.
I will update the thread when I have the work carried out.
I have had the same issue with water in the carpets - not the boot though. I wanted to give VW the benefit of the doubt so paid them £200 for an investigation. After three days with the dealership they found slight water ingress in two rear body vents (near the rear lights and accessed via the boot), so I had them replace these for £50 combined.
They checked the trays under the roof pillars, the trays under the windscreen wipers, and even the air con pipework under the centre console - no issues with any of these.
They didn't find the cause of the ingress, but they did dry out the carpets and refresh the aircon to minimise the smell.
I did share this forum and the youtube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmMkum-mPFY&t=... , but they noted that the only way to access the bungs and drain the cills and wheel arches without drilling holes/damaging the bungs is to remove all interior fabrics. For this, they've quoted me £1500. They do offer a 9 month interest fee payment plan for it.
Whilst I'm concerned that I could pay the extra money and still not have found the cause, I'd rather that than risk rust/corrosion due to additional holes in the bodywork.
I will update the thread when I have the work carried out.
Firstly, thank you for the great advice, very thorough and well documented
We have a 13 plate Golf convertible, over the weekend I found the rear passenger footwell was soaked and there was about a litre of water in the spare wheel well. I am not sure if we have two problems or just one.
I am not the regular driver of the car and not sure how long the situation has been like this.
Thanks to the good advice I am going to look at the bungs in the sills.
Cheers.
We have a 13 plate Golf convertible, over the weekend I found the rear passenger footwell was soaked and there was about a litre of water in the spare wheel well. I am not sure if we have two problems or just one.
I am not the regular driver of the car and not sure how long the situation has been like this.
Thanks to the good advice I am going to look at the bungs in the sills.
Cheers.
Hello all.
Just wanted to add that we still have our golf convertible. Five years now , longest I have kept any car for. If you are hesitant in drilling the bungs out , doing so do mine hasn't caused any obvious problems down the line. They seem to clog up up/ self seal so every so often I give them a poke to unclog and have a small waterfall for a few seconds.
Ours is the 2.0 TDI and since moving much closer to work we are starting with egr problems so can't decide on switching cars or sticking.
Just wanted to add that we still have our golf convertible. Five years now , longest I have kept any car for. If you are hesitant in drilling the bungs out , doing so do mine hasn't caused any obvious problems down the line. They seem to clog up up/ self seal so every so often I give them a poke to unclog and have a small waterfall for a few seconds.
Ours is the 2.0 TDI and since moving much closer to work we are starting with egr problems so can't decide on switching cars or sticking.
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