Dry headliner with mysterious water stains
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Dry headliner with mysterious water stains
Howdy folks,
A few weeks ago I replaced a-pillar plastic covers and the lower windshield cowling (intake plenum). While doing that, I cleaned and patched the corners where windshield meets a-pillars, patched the gutters, and inspected everything for leaks. Most of the maintenance was preventative because while I experienced no leaks myself, I saw light water stains marks. I presumed they happened before I took the ownership of the car.
The car survived several downpours without any leaks whatsoever. This morning I noticed that there was a water stain in the top passenger side a-pillar area. When I touched the headliner it was bone dry. The thing is that we did not have what I would call rain. It sprinkled for a few minutes but the side with the water stain did not get wet at all due to how the car was parked. I popped interior a-pillar covers--everything is dry. There is no sign of water anywhere, even the inside of the headliner is dry. No dampness.
Has anyone experienced this? My Disco has no sunroofs, so faulty drains are out of the question... I think.
Thank you,
--mc
A few weeks ago I replaced a-pillar plastic covers and the lower windshield cowling (intake plenum). While doing that, I cleaned and patched the corners where windshield meets a-pillars, patched the gutters, and inspected everything for leaks. Most of the maintenance was preventative because while I experienced no leaks myself, I saw light water stains marks. I presumed they happened before I took the ownership of the car.
The car survived several downpours without any leaks whatsoever. This morning I noticed that there was a water stain in the top passenger side a-pillar area. When I touched the headliner it was bone dry. The thing is that we did not have what I would call rain. It sprinkled for a few minutes but the side with the water stain did not get wet at all due to how the car was parked. I popped interior a-pillar covers--everything is dry. There is no sign of water anywhere, even the inside of the headliner is dry. No dampness.
Has anyone experienced this? My Disco has no sunroofs, so faulty drains are out of the question... I think.
Thank you,
--mc
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Howdy folks,
A few weeks ago I replaced a-pillar plastic covers and the lower windshield cowling (intake plenum). While doing that, I cleaned and patched the corners where windshield meets a-pillars, patched the gutters, and inspected everything for leaks. Most of the maintenance was preventative because while I experienced no leaks myself, I saw light water stains marks. I presumed they happened before I took the ownership of the car.
The car survived several downpours without any leaks whatsoever. This morning I noticed that there was a water stain in the top passenger side a-pillar area. When I touched the headliner it was bone dry. The thing is that we did not have what I would call rain. It sprinkled for a few minutes but the side with the water stain did not get wet at all due to how the car was parked. I popped interior a-pillar covers--everything is dry. There is no sign of water anywhere, even the inside of the headliner is dry. No dampness.
Has anyone experienced this? My Disco has no sunroofs, so faulty drains are out of the question... I think.
Thank you,
--mc
A few weeks ago I replaced a-pillar plastic covers and the lower windshield cowling (intake plenum). While doing that, I cleaned and patched the corners where windshield meets a-pillars, patched the gutters, and inspected everything for leaks. Most of the maintenance was preventative because while I experienced no leaks myself, I saw light water stains marks. I presumed they happened before I took the ownership of the car.
The car survived several downpours without any leaks whatsoever. This morning I noticed that there was a water stain in the top passenger side a-pillar area. When I touched the headliner it was bone dry. The thing is that we did not have what I would call rain. It sprinkled for a few minutes but the side with the water stain did not get wet at all due to how the car was parked. I popped interior a-pillar covers--everything is dry. There is no sign of water anywhere, even the inside of the headliner is dry. No dampness.
Has anyone experienced this? My Disco has no sunroofs, so faulty drains are out of the question... I think.
Thank you,
--mc
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