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Old 01-27-2013, 09:17 PM
DiveH DiveH is offline
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Location: Bellingham, WA
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Leak Hell (rain)

It's been a dry, cold winter here in the Pacific Northwest - highly unusual. But, this last week has been a typical rain/43 degree/cloudy PNW kinda week and guess what? My Silvaru leaks! So, I ran a wire down the sunroof drains. I know the sunroof seal to be OK. The water is coming out from under the left side foot rest (driver seat) and after pulling the carpet and kick panel, I saw water leaking from behind the fuse panel (!). I got in there and found the drain hose to be dangling, disconnected from the plug that drains out into the fender well.
What's weird is that there is not enough length on the hose to fit into the drain plug AND the sunroof drain. I am very confused by this. Do any of these parts shrink due to water-logging?

But that's not what really worries me -
This whole thing started when I found the carpet (now pulled) in the back seat foot areas to be SOAKED. After pulling the carpet, rear trim panels, seat belt motor, and foam/plastic crap behind rear panel, I hosed the area and saw tons of water leaking through the rear bottom window seal (where the window actually rolls down). What can I do about this? I really doubt I can find this seal, much less replace it any better than it is as it sits right now. Am I boned?
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