Cabin wet through

[leeshell]

It's rained hard lately whilst I've been out driving. Today, warm & sunny, treated the car to a wash & wax. Whilst cleaning the interior I found the floor of the cabin to be soaked:
Behind the drivers seat & passengers seat between chassis strut and rear wall
Directly below the pedals
Most forward section of passenger footwell

Taste check = plain water
No sign of leakage above floor (walls are dry, window seals are good under hose test)

Could this possibly be coming from underneath whilst driving? Any advice greatly received.

Lee

[mgbond]

leeshell said:

It's rained hard lately whilst I've been out driving. Today, warm & sunny, treated the car to a wash & wax. Whilst cleaning the interior I found the floor of the cabin to be soaked:
Behind the drivers seat & passengers seat between chassis strut and rear wall
Directly below the pedals
Most forward section of passenger footwell

Taste check = plain water
No sign of leakage above floor (walls are dry, window seals are good under hose test)

Could this possibly be coming from underneath whilst driving? Any advice greatly received.

Lee

Exactly that, the rivet heads underneath the car fall off and water gets in. Its a big job but the best way is to remove the floor clean all the chassis up and reattach floor (seal it) with self tappers or rivets.

Bondy

[leeshell]

Thanks.

I've got it booked in on 10th April for new front lights and driver seat adjustment (so the wife can reach the pedals) so I'll get the garage to do this aswell.

Is there anything else worth doing whilst the bottom is off?

[AMG Merc]

leeshell said:

Is there anything else worth doing whilst the bottom is off?

Yes, inspect and possibly replace the rubber hoses as necessary.