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Went out to my car earlier to clean the floor mats. Took the passenger one out and thought this feels heavy! looked in the footwell and there was a massive bloody puddle. Thought it was smelling a bit damp in there!
Anyway, worked out what caused it and ive sorted that so shouldnt happen again but whats the best way to dry it out? Dont want to lift the carpet but also dont want it sitting damp for ages as it will probably start to rot all the foam underneath.
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Heat gun. Drys it right out 
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That will take bloody ages!
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get some dehumidifyer packets and drop them there and drive around with the footwell fans on hot. worked in irene when she got a bit moist (ooh errrrrrr)
i forget the name of the packet things, but i can tell you exactly where to find them in b&q.....
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(02-11-2012, 05:05 PM)samass Wrote: get some dehumidifyer packets and drop them there and drive around with the footwell fans on hot. worked in irene when she got a bit moist (ooh errrrrrr)
i forget the name of the packet things, but i can tell you exactly where to find them in b&q.....
Down your trousers?
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Hahahha too true.
And it won't take that long. You know if you had the floor fans on hot and then drive to mine, fix mine drive home and it would easily be dry 
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is mine the only 306 that doesnt leak in heavy rain? (touch wood i havent ginxed)
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Mine never has before. Not like we've had any particularly heavy rain recently either so dont know why its done it now!
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strange, we have had some properly heavy rain here!
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Go for a drive, heaters on max pointing to your feet.
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stick a fan heater in there for a few hours with one of the windows open a touch.
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i took the nsf carpet out by cutting it under the centre console where you cant see it !!! un-bolted the 2 front seat bolts and pulled it out, then hung the carpet up in work in the boiler room -----it was there for 3 days as it was properly soaked.....
what makes it worse is that while the carpet was out, we had loads of rain and not a single drop made its way in ???
all back together since last weekend, so i will lift the carpet over this weekend to see its still dry.
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(02-11-2012, 04:53 PM)Niall Wrote: Went out to my car earlier to clean the floor mats. Took the passenger one out and thought this feels heavy! looked in the footwell and there was a massive bloody puddle. Thought it was smelling a bit damp in there!
Anyway, worked out what caused it and ive sorted that so shouldnt happen again but whats the best way to dry it out? Dont want to lift the carpet but also dont want it sitting damp for ages as it will probably start to rot all the foam underneath.
Silicone cat litter will help.
Just do not buy the regular one, because it gets the mud.
Only silicon one`s.
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f*ck sake. Now I've got a bloody puddle
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(05-11-2012, 08:21 AM)Matt Wrote: f*ck sake. Now I've got a bloody puddle
I think I know why Matt
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Damn, did I forget to put those doors back on?
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Have you got the blue love rug wet?! 
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(05-11-2012, 09:10 AM)Ed Doe Wrote: Have you got the blue love rug wet?!
Yes . It smells a bit funky now.
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I bet! All those previous owners fapping over it, must smell pretty horrendous
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(05-11-2012, 09:37 AM)Ed Doe Wrote: I bet! All those previous owners fapping over it, must smell pretty horrendous
No...just me. It was steam cleaned before it went in so completely fap free. Except mine....and yours 
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As said above, silicone cat litter. Worked in the beigemobile, and if you cut a couple of little holes on the outside edge of the door seal it'll stop it happening again. In an inspired piece of French design, the drain holes point inward...
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(05-11-2012, 10:39 AM)THE_Liam Wrote: As said above, silicone cat litter. Worked in the beigemobile, and if you cut a couple of little holes on the outside edge of the door seal it'll stop it happening again. In an inspired piece of French design, the drain holes point inward...
Way ahead of you there. Already done that
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I thought i'd made enough holes.. apparently not, i was met with another puddle this morning.. ffs!
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(05-11-2012, 11:07 AM)Niall Wrote: (05-11-2012, 10:39 AM)THE_Liam Wrote: As said above, silicone cat litter. Worked in the beigemobile, and if you cut a couple of little holes on the outside edge of the door seal it'll stop it happening again. In an inspired piece of French design, the drain holes point inward...
Way ahead of you there. Already done that
Weird, it worked for me...
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Mopped my floor out then spread a bag of rice on the floor, did the job
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Well my puddle turned into ice this morning, proved rather difficult driving to work
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haha brilliant. Started to soak mine up now. Just need to get rid of the smell!
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