Soggy footwells and clumsy owner.

[Paulo.dicanio]

Whilst cleaning the wheels I leant on the rear windscreen and accidently pushed it inwards breaking the stitching in the top corner. Unfortunately at the time I was cleaning out my garage to creat a bit of space and so she had to sit outside, cue 3 days of solid rain and now I have a two very soggy footwells and a damp parcel shelf.
Firstly any ideas who I could get to re-stitch the screen back in?
Secondly any good ways of getting the interior dry again?
Thirdly I suspect the the wet footwells are not all due to the the gap in the rear screen. Infact I can hear water sloshing around in the bottm of the drivers door. What else is causing this. I have previously re-sealed the brake fluid reservoir and i can't see anything particularly wrong with the door seal. This is really annoying me and the car is starting to get a bit pong wiffy!!!
Appreciate any suggestions..

Cheers,
Paulo.

[WOO5IE]

Have you waterproofed the roof lately

Mine was leaking and I used Auto Glym Cabriolet cleaner and Treatment around £20.

Others use other waterproofing products

The address below may be able to do the rear screen repair

They are in Herts


A & R Pound (Gen Sailmaker)
Tel: [phone] - Text Number
Baldock Indust Est London Rd, Baldock, SG7 6NG

Trev

[bigdods]

I have had wet footwells a few times. The only way I have found to get it totally dry (if there isnt a hot sunny day in sight) is to use a dehumidifier.

First take out the drivers floor carpet, its just velcro'd in. Dry it indoors. Use a towel to mop out as much water as you can, make sure you push the seats forward to get under them. Then place a large dehumidifier in the drivers footwell and run for a few days you will be amazed how much water comes out. I have a B&Q dehumidifier suitable for a 4 bed house, they are about £80 in B&Q I got mine on ebay for £25. It just fits in the footwell with the wheel up at max height and seat right back. I set it to blow the dry air into the footwell. If your rear shelf is wet you will probably need to relocate it up there for a day or two as well.

When I say a few days I mean I would generally run it for 4 or 5 hours a day. Dehumidifiers only work at reasonable temps IIRC the air needs to be above 5 deg for them to be effective, and the higher the temp the quicker things will dry out.

Edited by bigdods on Monday 28th January 15:58

[TheGriffalo]

Check all your stitching... That's how mine started to go in the Griff and it turned out it was all rotten.

New roof was about £300.

[JonathanT]

Paulo.dicanio said:

Infact I can hear water sloshing around in the bottm of the drivers door. What else is causing this.

Have you checked the drainage holes in the bottom of each door? make sure they are not blocked and you may need to get the angles right to get any trapped water out.

[Chris Smith]

bigdods said:

I have had wet footwells a few times. The only way I have found to get it totally dry is to use a dehumidifier.

Edited by bigdods on Monday 28th January 15:58

You've got a problem there BigDods. It shouldn't be leaking - they certainly don't all do that. If it keeps getting wet, you will slowly be trashing your carpets. A bit of investigation required.

[bigdods]

Chris Smith said:

bigdods said:

I have had wet footwells a few times. The only way I have found to get it totally dry is to use a dehumidifier.

Edited by bigdods on Monday 28th January 15:58

You've got a problem there BigDods. It shouldn't be leaking - they certainly don't all do that. If it keeps getting wet, you will slowly be trashing your carpets. A bit of investigation required.

I know *sigh* . The roof does leak so plans are afoot to waterproof it. Havent got to the bottom of the leak in the drivers footwell yet, need to get out there again with my silicon sealant !

[Paulo.dicanio]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I shall certainly look into purchasing a de-humidifier. Probably be a good aquisition to have in the garage aswell. All this dampness is partially spoiling my enjoyment at the moment.