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09-01-2006, 10:38 AM
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...clean water out of my interior? On my way home from work, i hit some water, which didn't look too deep, but my car took on about 2"s of water, it even came up through my shifter...But as soon as this rain breaks i'm going to try and strip the interior and get it dry. What do ya'll recommend? Should i vacuum it up through the carpet first? There is honestly alot of water, and i don't want to ruin my daily. I'll deal with figuring out how it came in later, but i have to get this done right. Any help or input would be much appreciated. The car is an ef hatch, thanx
09-01-2006, 10:44 AM
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Re: Best way to....
try and get most the water out with a shopvac. then take the carpet out and soak the rest up with something. you might be able to let the carpet dry while its out or just get new carpet. just dont let the water sit in your car and you should be fine, unless it got in your engine too.
09-01-2006, 10:51 AM
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it ran fine, i caught the puddle, then drove it another 2 miles, and it was ok, its just when i hit the puddle, the water rushed in from somewhere. The car is rust free, but i'm missing the wheel well plastic, i'm thinking that had something to do with it. But yeah, i'm thinking i shoiuld vacuum it out as best i can, then i'm going to take the carpet out, and go from there.
09-01-2006, 11:50 AM
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Re: Best way to....
it ran fine, i caught the puddle, then drove it another 2 miles, and it was ok, its just when i hit the puddle, the water rushed in from somewhere. The car is rust free, but i'm missing the wheel well plastic, i'm thinking that had something to do with it. But yeah, i'm thinking i shoiuld vacuum it out as best i can, then i'm going to take the carpet out, and go from there.
09-01-2006, 01:20 PM
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yeah man, i'm lucky to have a daily driver. Guess i'll be driving the da for a couple days. I vacuumed it out as best i could, then took out the seats, then the carpet. I'm torn between taking out the rubber insulation stuff under my pedals and computer, because that is soaked, but will be so hard to find. any ideas to dry that out, if you know what i'm talking about??
09-01-2006, 01:44 PM
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The right way to do it is to pull the interior, the carpet, and the padding. Then open the doors and get some fans to dry it out. Once mildew grows you're done for.
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not true my 240sx had a flood and mildew did grow, all you need to go is on a warm sunny day, have all doors open and leave it there for hours