[Miata] rain in foot well

Larry Alster Larry at Miata.net
Thu Aug 23 13:36:56 CDT 2007


The sills shouldn't cause water to be in the car.

Check the door weatherstripping on the front edge.  There is a drain through 
there.  Look for missing plugs like Phil said.


Larry

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jones" <jonesmb at gmail.com>
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> thanks Phil.
>
> I also found this
>
> http://www.miata.net/garage/tsb/s034_94.html
>
> mine is a 96 so I am not sure if it applies though. I will still check
> to make sure that it not the case here.
>
>
> pethier at comcast.net wrote:
>> From: Jones <jonesmb at gmail.com>
>>> I have had to drive through heavy rain 3 times this week. The last two
>>> times I noticed that the floor of the driver side foot well is wet when
>>> I get home. The top does not leak enough to the the floor wet like that.
>>> Does anyone know where the water is coming from and how I can get rid of
>>> it? The passenger side is dry. I have driven through rain many times,
>>> sometimes even with the top down if the rain is light and I am close to
>>> home. This is the first time that I have had so much water/wetness in
>>> the car.
>>
>> Pull back your carpet or go under the car to see if there are any rubber 
>> plugs missing.
>>
>> --
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