help locating drain holes from soft top

micksta · Postby **micksta** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:34 pm

hi
not sure the where the drain holes are for water run off from soft top.

can anyone help me locate or explain where the rain drains.

thanks in advance
micksta

Richee · Postby **Richee** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:17 am

Under the Carpet on the Parcel Shelf near the seat belt towers. At the bottom end (under the car ) there is a rubbery plastic bit that somewhat blocks the drain hole, dont know what its therefore but be careful not to damage it just in case its important.

Richard

micksta · Postby **micksta** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:25 am

cheers richee

how can i tell if it is blocked and if so whats the best way to unblock

micksta

Richee · Postby **Richee** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:30 am

If your carpets wet, then its pretty well blocked. I used a Coat hanger and pushed it all the way down then located the bottom end and gently opened the rubbery plastic thingy ( thats gotta be a technical term ) and all the slush and sh*t came pouring out. Since then carpets been dry as and we have had some pretty good rain.

Richard

micksta · Postby **micksta** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:42 am

found the tube under neath car sweezed a little and some water came out.

sorry mate im a bit thick did you put the coat hanger from the bottom up or do i need the take of side moulding from inside at the seat belt tower
in order to clean it out and want do i need to be carefull of?

the reason im looking at this , is beacause i noticed water leaking from where you jack the car therefore thought i might have some sort of blockage.
plus i had my street directory behind the seat & it was soaked .

mick

micksta · Postby **micksta** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:57 am

sorry mate if i had read your advice properly the first time i would not of asked a stupid question
disregaurd previous thread

cheers mick

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:11 pm

Set your vacuum cleaner up for blow and and use it to blow out the drain tubes. Alternatively, carefully feed some 10mm OD plastic tube down/up the drain tubes to clear them.

micksta · Postby **micksta** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:48 pm

thanks

micksta

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:05 am

Or stick a garden hose in from the top and turn the water on. There is a little one way flap near the bottom of the drain tube thats supposed to let stuff out of the car but not into it. Be careful if your using sharp opjects to clean the tubes out as you could damage the flap. It's also prefered to go from the top down rather than bottom up.