Onbob how did you access that area?
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Onbob how did you access that area?
And is that pillar sheared off? Cheers
Trace the A pillar down to where it passes thru the plastic sill trim - get down on your back and shimy under the vehicle and locate the bottom of the A pillar where it comes thru the plastic sill trim - you will see this view ..Quote:
Originally Posted by ozscott
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The X is the bottom if the A pillar outboard side! Spot welded to the floor panel lip. Shimy under a bit further to see the back side of that structure, it looks like this ...
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The drain hole low down and is just out of sight ....
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Well found! that’s a sneaky location.
Glad it was a simple fix.
cheers
Steve
Too early to call it a fix but the probability is in the plus zone, also bouquets to johntins for “feeding” my curiosity and resolve...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rok_Dr
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Originally Posted by ozscott
Good...must just have been how the photo looked. I am pretty sure I.have seen that area but haven't inspected. Will take a look. Cheers
Here is a pic of the interior side section of the A pillar and the driver side door wiring loom entering the pillar. At present how i think the water entered the foot well is that with to the drain hole being blocked with mud, the trapped water rose in the pillar up to the level of the hole (it’s a captive nut) just below the wiring loom grommet, and was able to dribble out unseen, behind the kick panel down onto the carpet below. Significant rain is forecast for Wednesday where i am so we will soon see if that’s right. Attachment 150466
.... but the question is where did the water that got into A pillar come from. I’m curious about the openings at the top corners of the windscreen at the end of the top rubber finisher strip. It was commented early in this thread that they’re meant to be there. My online research suggests that the A pillar drains now “discovered” are actually the exit point for the sunroof drains. However, I do not have a sun roof. So next I will next follow the instructions in the Technical Bulletin and see if that remedies the problem.
