all in one del sol leakage fix up
finally got some time to write this up,
first of all dont blame on my poor english lol
here i will talk abt how to fix 3 common water related issue on a sol
but don't quote on me if it doesn't help
first one will be the most common one
the water leak on the top end corner on the A pillar
1) wind down the window
2) stand behind the door and use yr knee to push against the handle
3) meanwhile pull the "triangle" on its tip backward a bit
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1579.jpg
after years of slamming action (passenger side spot on lol)
the triangle thing will come loosen
that is where the water comes in
but if it doesn't help i got another alternative fix
will write it up later
secondly, the blocked drain pipe for the back window
if u found a fish tank behind u
water splashing while u're cornering hard
DO IT BEFORE YR TRUNK GETS SOAKED!!
1) take off the rear half of the centre panel (one screw under the coin box if u don't know)
2) pry off the upper middle panel of the back
that one between the speaker grills, use some force to pry it, no screwing action needed
3) take off the speaker grills
4) undo the screws of the lower back centre panel (two hidden under each wtever compartment)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1578.jpg
5) unplug the two rubber tubes from the chassis
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...4072010127.jpg
6) use a 3mm plastic tubing of anything similar to push/force it up from the drain pipe
the 3mm tubing can be found in bunnings, it's recommend becoz it won't punch through the drain
pipe in case sh_t happens
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1758.jpg
third one, the water dips under the glove box
this is sort of a faulty design, the water comes in from the fresh air intake and to the blower!!
one way to prevent this is turn it to in-car air circulation whenever it rains or u park yr car outside
but then, when it rains real farking heavy, it still can't help much
1) remove yr wiper arms
2) undo (break) those caps one the...wtever(TRUST ME U WILL BREAK THEM)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1584.jpg
3) locate all the rectangular clips that still holding the wtever panel
(i 4got to take a pic but that's pretty self-explanatory)
4) this is the clip i m talking abt, undo them in the direction shown
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1585.jpg
5) lift up the wtever panel, u will find this on the passenger side
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1591.jpg
this is the fresh air intake, where the water goes it
picture shows when in-car circulation is used
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1592.jpg
this is when open circulation is used, u can actually see the blower fan
6) this is wt i hv done, think yr own and make yr own
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1593.jpg
in case u f_cked up all the plastic caps
here's wt u might need
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1759.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...s/DSC_1763.jpg
get them from ebay
