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Old 09-24-2018, 02:03 AM
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Passenger footwell would fill up under rain. Not sunroofs, appears dry around windscreen. I pulled the carpet and dried it out then tested with a hose and found where it comes out inside the panel. Just forward of passenger door, by the dash bracket. It slowly comes out the seam above the bracket and after a while it comes out fast by the threaded hole below the bracket. I belive the whole is for the trim plastic screw holder


. I wonder if there should be drainage berween the body panel internals? It could be blocked and fill up? What do I do next? I will see if I can pull the pillar finisher outside and see beside thenwindscreen. Any other ideas? With hose pipe on slow debot on the roof it filled the footwell within minutes!
 
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Old 09-24-2018, 02:04 AM
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Good find I'm going to check mine as I also have water on the passenger floor mat
looking through the records mine was in the dealership several times for water on passenger side
 
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Old 09-25-2018, 08:33 AM
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That seems to ba common to have water leaks...
I’m away for work but by the weekend I will pull the pillar protector piece and look down there. Water should have a way of draining out of the chassis so maybe it’s clughed or perhaps missing a deflector plate somewhere.
 
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Old 09-26-2018, 12:15 PM
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I found a post describing the same problem on landyzone from back in 2011. Unfortunately he didn’t post the solution.
 
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I have the same problem, siliconed the area of the corner rain gutter, it got much better, buts a bit wet sometimes. I need to get it bone dry first. My gut is that the A Pillar cover is not completely sealed against the windshield. Is that accurate that that trim piece should seal out water? It is pretty flimsy if that is the case.
 
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Old 09-27-2018, 07:07 PM
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I was looking at that and the a-pillar trim does not contact the windscreen, it sits about 2mm away from it so I think the dealership didn't reinstall them properly when they did the windscreen...
Once it stops raining I will pull them off and post back here with pictures.
 
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Old 09-28-2018, 04:37 AM
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We had a torrential rains last night and I am reasonable certain that the silicon at the top of the rain gutters is my fix.

I had wetness in the same spot as you and I can't imagine the a pillar trim is water tight.
I could be wrong.
 
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Old 09-29-2018, 06:48 AM
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Good! Thanks! Did you seal behind the finisher piece? What did you do exactly?
 
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Old 09-29-2018, 11:23 AM
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the drain hole behind the a pillar was plugged. I poked the dirt and about 2 litres of water came pooring out.
I will seal a bit the top but I think it’s sorted now with the drain hole freed up!!
 

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