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Old 12th January 2014, 08:33 AM
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More recently I noticed that the passenger side carpet gets soaking wet (right hand drive car) probably due to the usual drain hole problem which I need some decent weather to address
It will depend which drain is blocked. There are several.

Get a torch out and have a peer down into the scuttle. On the passenger side between the cover of the ECU box and the central air intake there's a gap with various pipes and the auxiliary water pump that you can see past. Or on the drivers side unclip the cover on the wiper motor area and look down under the air intake. If water is pooling there it's a right pain to resolve and overflows into the cabin. This CAN be the source of huge amounts of water.

The commonest problem is the aircon drains inside the cabin, which "seem" to overflow more on the passenger side, though they're symmetrical in theory.
The passenger side one is easier to clear as there's less to remove so start there.

But first take the front mats and carpet out (both sides) and start mopping up, then remove the "plank" and dry that out too - it may or may not be screwed down depending if it has been taken out before. The carpets soak up massive amounts of water as you'll soon discover.
Old towels come in handy.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!

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