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nigelc
11-06-2010, 09:27 PM
Pretty torrential rain all last night got out to the car to go to work to find a nice wet patch on the drivers side carpet right where my left heel rests while driving .
I'm pretty sure it's not the heater matrix as the car has been dry as a bone right up to the rain last night and the heater hasn't been used for weeks , so it's getting in somewhere but where is a puzzle ? it's not the roof and under the dash etc is all dry , it seems to be coming through the bulkhead somewhere .
opening the bonnet the drivers side soundproofing (i presume thats what it is) is damp but not on the passenger side .
The car was dry when i parked up looking from outside i can't see anywhere where water could get in unless it's creeping past where the washer jets/windscreen wipers sit or past the windscreen seal , or even through the gap where the bonnet hinges . :confused:

t boy
12-06-2010, 05:44 PM
check your drivers door seals

nigelc
23-06-2010, 06:41 PM
Sorry for the delay in replying

thanks that didn't occur to me until i went to my mechanic and mentioned the problem he said the water may be running down past the seal that sits around the door hinge on to the hinge itself then into the car !
hoping to buy the replacements at 'Mini's on the rec' on sunday to see if it fixes the problem

canadiankev
24-06-2010, 09:05 AM
I had the very same problem and soon as i changed the door seal the trouble was gone :driving: