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dannyisonnow · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 8 Location: New York City

i've heard that water entering the passenger footwell area may not necessarily be from rusted battery compartments. i've heard that a lot of 924's have problems with the windshield seals and the A-pillar. they said that just the design of it was bad and that it's not necessarily the seal being old. just wanted to hear what you faithful 924 owners have to say about that. thanks. =)

Paul · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:15 pm Post subject:

Your damp passenger footwell is most likely caused by:

leaking battery box
leaking sunroof
leaking sunroof A pillar tube
leaking a/c condensate drain
leaking windshield
leaking heater core
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Ozzie · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:43 pm Post subject:

Bad bladder control of the passenger when cornering hard.

Looks like you covered all the bases Paul
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Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2745 Location: Sydney, Australia

Paul, you forgot one possibility that drove me nuts with my car;

Previous leaking battery box which had been fixed (I presume) however before it was fixed it had eaten a small hole in the firewall above the fuse box which allowed water thrown up by the front wheel to leak in to the cabin. Kind of hard to describe, you had to be upside-down in the passenger footwell with a strong light to see it.

I'd suggest pulling out the passenger seat and getting on your back - scarey but interesting.
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dannyisonnow · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 8 Location: New York City

thanks paul, ozzie, and peter in australia. but paul, let me ask you this: are all those repairs costly/serious pain in butts? and haha thanks ozzie for your humor. i could seriously use it today. well hope all you guys have fun with your 924's. =)

Paul · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject:

dannyisonnow · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 8 Location: New York City

once again, thanks paul and thanks to everyone that replied. hopefully i can get my 924 up and running well again. enjoy. =)
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