Technical VERY wet driver footwell!!

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Technical VERY wet driver footwell!!

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Hi folks, picked up a bravo today (in extremely heavy rain) and by the time I got it home the driver's footwell was absolutely sopping with water to the extent that my jeans were mopping it up!

Any ideas on where this is coming from? There was dripping from above (interior light area) when cornering hard too.

Please keep in mind I'm a girl, so as much as any advice is appreciated, please be as clear and non-technical as possible!!

Thanks in advance, really can't afford the garage right now!!:)
 
I bet your Bravo has a sunroof. :(

The Fiat Bravo suffers from a design in sunroof, the frame starts to split due to poor construction, material and age, and this causes water to drip onto the roof lining. It then collects up there and will swash around as you drive. You may notice mould patches in the top corners of the roof lining, wet carpets, seats and runs of water running down the windscreen under heavy braking. This is something you can't fix without spending alot of hours removing the roof lining, resealing the frame with loads of silicon and then putting it all back.

Without permanently damaging the car you can rub a thick amount of vaseline around the sunroof seal from outside. This will stop water ingress between the seal and the car roof. You could apply a water proof sealant around the seal, but this will look horrible. This also renders the sunroof un useable.

Now if your one of the lucky ones, the water actually might be coming in from under the roof aerial, you can remove the aerial use a water proof sealant under the aerial base and refit it. But 9 times out of 10 its the sunroof.
 
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I bet your Bravo has a sunroof. :(

The Fiat Bravo suffers from a design in sunroof, the frame starts to split due to poor construction, material and age, and this causes water to drip onto the roof lining. It then collects up there and will swash around as you drive. You may notice mould patches in the top corners of the roof lining, wet carpets, seats and runs of water running down the windscreen under heavy braking. This is something you can't fix without spending alot of hours removing the roof lining, resealing the frame with loads of silicon and then putting it all back.

Without permanently damaging the car you can rub a thick amount of vaseline around the sunroof seal from outside. This will stop water ingress between the seal and the car roof. You could apply a water proof sealant around the seal, but this will look horrible. This also renders the sunroof un useable.

Now if your one of the lucky ones, the water actually might be coming in from under the roof aerial, you can remove the aerial use a water proof sealant under the aerial base and refit it. But 9 times out of 10 its the sunroof.

check the drain hoses, pour a small amount of water into each corner of the open sunroof in the tray bit, if it doesn't dissapear and no wet patch form somewhere under the car on the same corner you'll have a blocked one, which then means the water level rises upto where the sunroof tray meets the roof and spills over.
 
I know im abit late replying but I found my footwell was being flooded from the gap under the windscreen. I packed it full of anti vibration sealent and it hasnt flooded since. Theres a ridge that water collects on if you take off the black plastic tray under the wiper you will see.

I believe it happens because the plastic trim it not flush with the window so water will run down and collect on the ridge. parking on a slope will help it travel in.

I dont have a sunroof btw :)

I collected my car on a very rainy day and found it flooded when i got home too.
 
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