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The floor and carpet on the front of my 56 seem damp and wet, smells musky. I've checked the rubbers on the split windscreen and seem to be tight against the glass. Does the split section suffer from leaks? Gotta take the carpets out now and wash them and refresh them, the floor underneath is wet so will dry it and air it.

Anyone else got this problem??

The screen rubbers can and do leak. YOu need to have someone run water from a hose pipe/watering can on the outside of the screen whist you sit inside and try to see where water is getting in. It could also be getting past door seals or indeed through the floor if there are any holes in the floor.

[quote][/Anyone else got this problem??quote] about 75% of us

I'd suggest taking the carpets out to dry while you track down the leak, they will take ages to dry in the car.

kennatt wrote:

[/Anyone else got this problem??quote] about 75% of us

the other 25% are wondering where the water is coming from...


Mine leaks, but the car is garaged. When I travel two strategically placed bath towels work wonders in a down pour.

You might find that it only leaks when being driven, due to pressure forcing water from the footwell/side or from vibration pumping water through the windscreen rubber. If it is the screen rubber you will see the water running down the dashboard.

You might also find that it only leaks when parked! because the water puddles at the bottom of the screen or runs down inside the wing in a different way!

Unlikely, but you might just find that the carpet is wet from feet getting in and out...

Like Marky says take the carpets and any insulation out until you find the cause of the leak. Water leaks can be notoriously difficult to pinpoint so be prepared...

On mine the central part doesn't leak.. it's in the corners where the water collects and forms a liitle pool. However you would be able to see it running down the dash. Just use some mastic if this is the case instead of replacing the rubber (as long as it's not perished). Also you want to check the quarterlights.

"Does the split screen suffer from leaks"
Has the Pope got a balcony!!!!!!!!!

I'm with Mike on this one. I don't know of a split screen that doesn't leak!

My traveller seems to leak from the split and go through the heater ducts and eventually onto my feet.....

my splitty used to leak at both corners,cured it eventually by pumping black silicon sealant under the rubbers on the INSIDE.You can lift up the rubber and push the tip of the tube in and just push loads of sealant in as you go round Did mine all the way round and as the rubber flattens it pushes a bead of sealant out,I let it harden then cut it of level with the rubber,Cant see it ,only problem is that the water is obviously still getting under the rubber from the outside so you need to be sure that the metal frame is well protected from rust, mine has had the screen out and I put loads of anti rust primer and paint on the edges of the frame before re fitting so I'm happy,But no more water in the footwells for about three years now.

Was fiddling about with the wiper linkage today on my split-screen and had the glove boxes out. I too have had water coming into the footwell but, like everyone else's, the screen leaks.... thought nothing of it until I had the glove box out and found water (a LOT of it) coming in through the hole where the bonnet hinge attaches to the scuttle! So, you might want to check this too. New rubber gasket should see it right.
Now if only that pesky wiper motor wasn't in the way of the fixings...

I have put rubber mats on top of the carpet, and if it rains lots I use a couple of plastic trays! You can see the water drip from below the screen, mine drips onto the trafficator switch, then onto my knee!
It did also leak through where the wipers go through and the bonnet hinges, I sealed this with "Dum Dum" and it hasn't leaked there since!

Mine only leaks when I wash it, leave it indoors if its raining!