Thread: Soggy Carpet

Just pulled up my passenger's side front carpet and underlay and this is what I found



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So I've treated it. Waiting for the underlay to dry. Will paint it. And then look for how the water got in. Never noticed any wet headlining so I'm thinking the sunroof may not be the cause. So I'll be checking around the windscreen and under the wipers and so on, following the ideas in previous posts.
Then I'll have to check the rest of the vehicle.

I am in the process of tracking the wet underlay problems also.Things that I have found and repaired so far-
1.Small rust holes on the inner guard adjacent to the horizontal channel section on the passengers side below the drain hole.This was easily found as the water could be seen tracking down inside behind where the kick panel is fitted.I had to remove the outer guard to repair the rust but had no real issues other than the sealant that LR used on the bolted edges acting like super glue.If you take your time and work around the edges it comes off o.k.
2.On the drivers side the black adhesive stickers that they use to blank off the holes in the front of plenum chamber had fallen off.This allowed water to run down the front and onto the wiring loom that enters through the firewall near the brake pedal.Even though the rubber gland was fitted and in good condition the water would run through between the wires in the loom and onto inside of the firewall onto the top edge of the foam underlay.I sealed the holes with some tape and will track down some rubber grommets but this seems to have fixed the leak on this side.
The best way I found of tracing the leaks so far is to start at the bottom on each side with the hose and keep checking inside as you work your way up to the the roof.If you take your time it should be possible to at least identify what area the leak is coming from.

Sounds thorough. I have water dripping into the passneger footwell in the corner which I stil have to trace.