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Old 05-21-2010, 03:29 AM
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Seems everytime is rains torrential the entire front driver side and back driver side get wet under the carpet. I looked under the body bur can't seem to find anything suspect.

Any ideas?
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Old 05-21-2010, 03:44 AM
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Check your grommets and/or weather stripping.
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^x2, floor has rubber grommets too
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if you cant see it under you might have to i would pull up the carpet . might have rust showing up down the road.
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Water leaks SUCK! They are hard to find too sometimes. If you live where there is a lot of leaves from trees or pine needles etc, you need to check your windshield cowl for too much build-up. Sometimes that lets the water build up rather then drain out and it goes into the fresh air intake, and down into the car. Other problems are bad seals on the windshield if it has been replaced, firewall grommets that have power cables run through them being damaged, window & door seals.... lots of places for water to get in.

You did not say if the water was getting in while the car sits still, or when it is being driven in the rain.

The way we pinpoint the source is to pull the carpet, dry everything out, dust the inside with baby poweder or arm & hammer baking soda, then shut the car and run a water hose on it for a while. If there is a leak, it will leave a trail in the powder that you can trace to the source. Works for us. You need to get that carpet out anyway and most likely replace the padding or it's gonna stink really bad after a while. Good luck.
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Old 05-24-2010, 10:42 PM
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^ Thanks for the input
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Old 05-24-2010, 11:19 PM
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Let us know what you find out. Good luck.
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Have you ever had your windshield replaced? If so maybe they didn't seal something completely near the top on that side. Just an idea.
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