AllanS
04-18-2004, 07:27 PM
SO I'm cleaning out the e34 this morning, washing the seats and panels, vacuuming the carpets, etc.- I didn't want to waste a nice day, pretty much.
I went around and felt the carpet for soft spots, just on a whim, and when I pressed down on the rear driver's side pan, the carpet got wet.
Out come the rear seat and the door trim, and the carpet is pulled back up- and there's water. A LOT of water. It's filled up the entire pan, and the foam under the carpet is basically a thick 10lb sponge now.
I moved to the front, and removed the seat, trim, kick panel, etc. and pulled that carpeting up- same deal. Water everywhere. Luckily, it's only on that side, and not the passenger's as well.
Next, I sponged all the standing water from the floor, and the squeezed as much out of the foam as I could. Total amount of water- 1 gallon! Now it's all drying and I have a couple fans pointed at the foam, but it's taking forever. It just seems to really hold onto that damned water.
To try and find out exactly how the water got there (and only there) I set about pouring water down the doors to simulate what would happen if it were to rain. No dice- the water stayed out.
So I think that the water has been there since I got the car back around November. The headliner had been falling off, and a lot of the glue on the door panels seemed to be dying. The leather also had a basketball-like feel to it, and the whole inside had a moldy smell. My guess is that the last owner probably left it out in the rain.
Yeah, so, anways... just venting I guess.
I went around and felt the carpet for soft spots, just on a whim, and when I pressed down on the rear driver's side pan, the carpet got wet.
Out come the rear seat and the door trim, and the carpet is pulled back up- and there's water. A LOT of water. It's filled up the entire pan, and the foam under the carpet is basically a thick 10lb sponge now.
I moved to the front, and removed the seat, trim, kick panel, etc. and pulled that carpeting up- same deal. Water everywhere. Luckily, it's only on that side, and not the passenger's as well.
Next, I sponged all the standing water from the floor, and the squeezed as much out of the foam as I could. Total amount of water- 1 gallon! Now it's all drying and I have a couple fans pointed at the foam, but it's taking forever. It just seems to really hold onto that damned water.
To try and find out exactly how the water got there (and only there) I set about pouring water down the doors to simulate what would happen if it were to rain. No dice- the water stayed out.
So I think that the water has been there since I got the car back around November. The headliner had been falling off, and a lot of the glue on the door panels seemed to be dying. The leather also had a basketball-like feel to it, and the whole inside had a moldy smell. My guess is that the last owner probably left it out in the rain.
Yeah, so, anways... just venting I guess.