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Well it p***ed down last night - however - this morning there was no cup of water in the footwell, so PROVISIONALLY let's say it's fixed
There's still residual damp in the surrounding underlay and carpet edges so I suppose it might take a while for everything to get back to bone dry ..when it does, I'll commit to the problem being solved - but for now, hesitant to do a "definite"
In the meantime, I'll keep the old rubber mat in there ...easy to lift it up and check if the footwell stays dry ...no point putting the carpets and underlay back if it isn't completely fixed, eh?
All in all though, I'm tentatively happy
Larry
There's still residual damp in the surrounding underlay and carpet edges so I suppose it might take a while for everything to get back to bone dry ..when it does, I'll commit to the problem being solved - but for now, hesitant to do a "definite"
In the meantime, I'll keep the old rubber mat in there ...easy to lift it up and check if the footwell stays dry ...no point putting the carpets and underlay back if it isn't completely fixed, eh?
All in all though, I'm tentatively happy
Larry
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#28
On the X308 both drains have hoses on them that run down and
are left loose in the fender well.
(NOT SO) funny thing is that if one examines the fender liners there
are two holes that can be punched out and moulded hose retainer clips
adjacent to the holes in just the right place to hold hoses going through
the holes.
If the two holes are punched out, the hoses can be run to the exterior
and have a bit of slack to clip into the retainer clips.
My conclusion is that either using the holes interfered with tea breaks,
or a cost cutting "engineer" decided saving a couple of minutes on the
assembly line was worth creating a rust trap for the future owner.
Mine now drop the water just behind the front tires outside of the fender
liner .... as originally intended despite the attempt of the two groups
of fools that tried to derail the original intent.
are left loose in the fender well.
(NOT SO) funny thing is that if one examines the fender liners there
are two holes that can be punched out and moulded hose retainer clips
adjacent to the holes in just the right place to hold hoses going through
the holes.
If the two holes are punched out, the hoses can be run to the exterior
and have a bit of slack to clip into the retainer clips.
My conclusion is that either using the holes interfered with tea breaks,
or a cost cutting "engineer" decided saving a couple of minutes on the
assembly line was worth creating a rust trap for the future owner.
Mine now drop the water just behind the front tires outside of the fender
liner .... as originally intended despite the attempt of the two groups
of fools that tried to derail the original intent.
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Update3
Ok, well it's been about 3 weeks since I did the drain channel modification and I finally got all the residual wet areas around the perimeter dried out completely.
It's been pretty good in the weather dept for the last little while but night before last we had another rain/sleet storm that lasted for a few hours with a steady downpour, so really the first REAL test of the modification.
Happy to report that this morning the footwell was bone dry and can now confirm the repair/modification is a success.
I advise all owners to do the same thing next time they open up the fender liners as all cars are going to leak here eventually.
Cheers
Larry
It's been pretty good in the weather dept for the last little while but night before last we had another rain/sleet storm that lasted for a few hours with a steady downpour, so really the first REAL test of the modification.
Happy to report that this morning the footwell was bone dry and can now confirm the repair/modification is a success.
I advise all owners to do the same thing next time they open up the fender liners as all cars are going to leak here eventually.
Cheers
Larry
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