Water Under Carpet Help!!

[derian06]

Went to take off the panel to replace the factory sub and amp, and I found this.https://vimeo.com/120305912 do I pull everything, do I take it somewhere? The driver side is much worse than the passanger for some reason.

 

[Best4x4]

Have you checked the sunroof drains? Mine acted up again on my Alpha and I just popped em free under the dash, and gutted them. Originally I just cleaned them, but this time I removed the silly slits to allow full drainage. I also used a Q-tip and made sure it wasn't still blocked up the hose any.

 

[derian06]

Have you checked the sunroof drains? Mine acted up again on my Alpha and I just popped em free under the dash, and gutted them. Originally I just cleaned them, but this time I removed the silly slits to allow full drainage. I also used a Q-tip and made sure it wasn't still blocked up the hose any.

Any links on a how to? Also my headliner isn't wet if that makes a difference

 

[Renagade132]

The headliner shouldn't have anything to do with it. If they are clogged, you need to clear them. As far as your carpet, it's made to get wet and dry after a while, but there should be drain holes under the front carpet with plugs you can pull of theirs excessive water, that, or make the holes yourself with a 1 inch whole saw and get 1 inch rubber grommets to seal the holes... Or of course you can use a shop vac, but that only sucks up some of the water, the drain holes will allow it to eventually all drain out!

 

[cgalpha08]

I would wet shop vac it out. Clear the sunroof drain tubes and open them as others have suggested (easy to find one of the many threads via search)

Then if you have a garage put the h3 in there and use fans/space heaters/hair dryers, etc to heat up and dry as much as possible. Put some spacers under the carpet to allow air flow.

***Disclaimer****don't put electronics so close to the water and the carpet as to start a fire. (Just covering my a** here, I don't think anyone is that dumb)

 

[Best4x4]

I'd either vacuum the water out under the carpet, or try to soak it up with towels. When I first bought my Alpha the sunroof drains were clogged and it never actually made the headliner wet. I only noticed it due to water dripping out of the mic above my head and the sloshing sound when I had the radio off when I took a corner lol.

I raised my carpet up, after soaking up as much water as possible with towels. Didn't take to long to get it dried out.

You basically have 4 drains for the sunroof 2 forward and two back. The two forward ones behind the dash can be reached pretty quick and easy. In fact the drivers side I can lay down on my back with the seat as far back as possible and reach up and remove it. BE PREPARED for nasty water to pour out in your face!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've done it a few times now so I place a towel by the emergency brake and when I disconnect it I aim for the towel as best as I can and I don't wear a nice shirt lol.

When you remove it you'll want to take a knife and gut it out from this X to this O. Then take a Q-tip or something small and run up the hose to make sure nothing is blocking the hose. On both my H3's I had mud almost an inch up the lines which I had to clear out. The passenger front is a little harder to gain access to due to the blower motor, but remove the door seal, then open the glove box, pop the two plastic tabs for the side trim of the dash and then remove it. You will have an access hole that you can stick your hand/arm into and by feel you can find the drain and remove it. Other people have removed the upper trim with the tweeters, but I've never had to do so.

The rear will require you to remove both rear lower trim panels. Then just look down on each side by the rear seat belts inside the chassis and you'll see the lines. On both my H3's the rear drains were spotless. Only my front drains were clogged and nasty.

Only other thing I can think of leaking would be the windshield especially if you don't have the trim strip going across the top of the glass (aftermarket windshields DO NOT include them and they either reuse the original or install without it).

 

[derian06]

I'd either vacuum the water out under the carpet, or try to soak it up with towels. When I first bought my Alpha the sunroof drains were clogged and it never actually made the headliner wet. I only noticed it due to water dripping out of the mic above my head and the sloshing sound when I had the radio off when I took a corner lol.

I raised my carpet up, after soaking up as much water as possible with towels. Didn't take to long to get it dried out.

You basically have 4 drains for the sunroof 2 forward and two back. The two forward ones behind the dash can be reached pretty quick and easy. In fact the drivers side I can lay down on my back with the seat as far back as possible and reach up and remove it. BE PREPARED for nasty water to pour out in your face!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've done it a few times now so I place a towel by the emergency brake and when I disconnect it I aim for the towel as best as I can and I don't wear a nice shirt lol.

When you remove it you'll want to take a knife and gut it out from this X to this O. Then take a Q-tip or something small and run up the hose to make sure nothing is blocking the hose. On both my H3's I had mud almost an inch up the lines which I had to clear out. The passenger front is a little harder to gain access to due to the blower motor, but remove the door seal, then open the glove box, pop the two plastic tabs for the side trim of the dash and then remove it. You will have an access hole that you can stick your hand/arm into and by feel you can find the drain and remove it. Other people have removed the upper trim with the tweeters, but I've never had to do so.

The rear will require you to remove both rear lower trim panels. Then just look down on each side by the rear seat belts inside the chassis and you'll see the lines. On both my H3's the rear drains were spotless. Only my front drains were clogged and nasty.

Only other thing I can think of leaking would be the windshield especially if you don't have the trim strip going across the top of the glass (aftermarket windshields DO NOT include them and they either reuse the original or install without it).

Thanks for the advice, i'll use towels the best I can, but it's going to be below freezing today. So i'll have to wait to take everything apart. Could the frozen water have clogged them? Because I never noticed it until it started freezing.

 

[Woodtick]

Pull the matts out,run the heater blowing on the floor with the windows cracked open. Let the truck run in the driveway for a hour or two. You won't burn that much gas.

 

[derian06]

Pull the matts out,run the heater blowing on the floor with the windows cracked open. Let the truck run in the driveway for a hour or two. You won't burn that much gas.

Good idea, I'll do that now.

 

[Best4x4]

Wouldn't think it would clog them but anything is possible!

 

[derian06]

I went with woodticks Idea and left the heat on over night having already soaked up as much as I could with towels, and It's almost completely dry. It is a bit less than damp! Worked wonders.

 

[Renagade132]

Good to hear that worked brother!