CrzRsn
So long, and thanks for all the fish
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2005
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- Motor City, Michigan
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- 13 Ford Mustang GT, 17 Ford Fiesta ST
So Victor and I spend a good 3 hours wrenching around the TT today and all I can think after that is
The problem: I noticed that my drivers side footwell was getting wet the other day. Right under the pedals. Didn't know what to think, so I assumed something spilled and that it would dry up. By today, the carpet was totally soaked through and it was obvious that it wasn't a leak. Did some research and found out that the wet carpet is a symptom of a clogged rain drip tray drain tube.
The geniuses that Audi engineers are actually designed it in such a way that rain water flows into a special tray IN THE CABIN, from where it empties out through a tiny 5mm drain hole in the roof storage shelf. The hole connects to a rubber tube flowing through the fender and out in the wheel well. You would think that this is a problem exclusive to the TT Roadster. But nope, somehow the coupes are affected by the same issue.
So the solution? First we got it jacked up and onto 3 ton jack stands. Then we had to remove the rear wheels. Next came the wheel well shroud. When all that was off, came the fun part.
First the little tube pictured (not my pictures - I forgot to document the process) here had to be unclogged
Then once that was more or less cleared, I had to find the rain drip tray in the cabin. This took us about an hour and a half to do - if not more. Lots of arguing, putting the roof up, taking it down, flashlights, more arguing, etc. All the threads on ttforums had somewhat vague descriptions but no pictures. At one point I unfolded a wire coat hanger thinking I saw a piece of paper clogging it, but it turned out I was way off. When we did finally figure it out, I tried to run a compressor hose up to it, but the drain was in such a tight location that it was nearly impossible to bend my arm that way. Then with the hose finally in place and covered with paper towels, I hit it with a 100psi air stream. Crap and gunk went flying everywhere, but after a few more hits with the air stream, dead leaves and dirt started coming out of the wheel well drain! Hooray! Got that cleared. Moved to the otherside and had more dead leaves and even a twig fly out of that one.
Cars back together and on the ground now, but a lot of interior cleaning to do this weekend - mainly in my roof storage area.
Who seriously thought this was a good idea? And more-so, why is this also a problem in the coupe version of my car?
Or do other convertibles have similar problems?
The problem: I noticed that my drivers side footwell was getting wet the other day. Right under the pedals. Didn't know what to think, so I assumed something spilled and that it would dry up. By today, the carpet was totally soaked through and it was obvious that it wasn't a leak. Did some research and found out that the wet carpet is a symptom of a clogged rain drip tray drain tube.
The geniuses that Audi engineers are actually designed it in such a way that rain water flows into a special tray IN THE CABIN, from where it empties out through a tiny 5mm drain hole in the roof storage shelf. The hole connects to a rubber tube flowing through the fender and out in the wheel well. You would think that this is a problem exclusive to the TT Roadster. But nope, somehow the coupes are affected by the same issue.
So the solution? First we got it jacked up and onto 3 ton jack stands. Then we had to remove the rear wheels. Next came the wheel well shroud. When all that was off, came the fun part.
First the little tube pictured (not my pictures - I forgot to document the process) here had to be unclogged
Then once that was more or less cleared, I had to find the rain drip tray in the cabin. This took us about an hour and a half to do - if not more. Lots of arguing, putting the roof up, taking it down, flashlights, more arguing, etc. All the threads on ttforums had somewhat vague descriptions but no pictures. At one point I unfolded a wire coat hanger thinking I saw a piece of paper clogging it, but it turned out I was way off. When we did finally figure it out, I tried to run a compressor hose up to it, but the drain was in such a tight location that it was nearly impossible to bend my arm that way. Then with the hose finally in place and covered with paper towels, I hit it with a 100psi air stream. Crap and gunk went flying everywhere, but after a few more hits with the air stream, dead leaves and dirt started coming out of the wheel well drain! Hooray! Got that cleared. Moved to the otherside and had more dead leaves and even a twig fly out of that one.
Cars back together and on the ground now, but a lot of interior cleaning to do this weekend - mainly in my roof storage area.
Who seriously thought this was a good idea? And more-so, why is this also a problem in the coupe version of my car?
Or do other convertibles have similar problems?
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:lol: my bad.