Interior is damp :(

chriswoodward

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 Ottershaw, Surrey
After today's rough whether gone to my car after work and literally the whole interior carpet is damp except for the boot and the car is steamed up, checked around the door and roof seals, there doesn't seem to be any noticeable water ingress.

Really annoying to be honest as it smells damp in there now, I had previously had a problem with it smelling odd after it rained but never has it been damp inside.

Does anyone have any idea how to find it or what to do considering it isn't in any specific location?
 
Get someone to jet wash whilst you sit inside.

Failing that talc the areas you suspect and jet wash it yourself, then look out for water runs in the talc.
 
To solve the problem first you need to find the area the water is getting in as said above,
They can leak from numerous places,mine had a small amount of water getting in ,it was settling on rubber seal on bottom of drivers door ,then running over onto carpet.
Turned out to be the membrane behind drivers door that had come away ,so the water was not draining correctly.
Re sealed this and now not a drop gets in .
Have you or previous owners had the card of to fit speakers or fix window problems?
as some of these tasks can end up causing damage to the membrane.
This is just one possibility ,there are other arears where water can ingress into the cabin.
 
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