Hey everyone, getting close to getting this thing sorted and back on the road but I noticed some wetness today on the driver side floor board. Also thinking back I do recall when I first picked it up noticing some water in the lower front door pocket . Any info or ideas?
Did a search, no results. Need some help!
- Thread starter Fredbgt02
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No concrete answer for you but your post is very vague. "Wetness"... Water, oil, or coolant?
Kiss4aFrog
Active LVC Member
Might be a bad door gasket allowing rain in ?? Might have to sit in it and have someone spray it with a hose to confirm.
Does it have a sunroof and if so does it seem to fit tightly ??
Does it have a sunroof and if so does it seem to fit tightly ??
Yes it has a sunroof, it seems to be in there and operate fine. I did read somewhere that there is a drain for it behind the front a-piller but I removed both and didn't see anything. The car in question is 2003 LS v8 is that hasn't been mentioned. The hose thing sounds like a good idea.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
Didn't see anything as in no signs of water, or didn't see anything as in you didn't find the drain hoses? You need to pull the headliner part way down to find the hose connections.
jjcool00
Dedicated LVC Member
Yep, with the symptoms you're describing most likely the drain tube is detached. An extremely common occurrence on the LS and very easy to fix. The fix sounds harder than it actually is. Just remove the pillar, remove the visor (hardest part of the fix), remove the door weatherstripping, pull down headliner near the door LIGHTLY, reattach hose (mine were black and white colored), zip tie and follow the steps backwards.
G-RELL
FULLY DIPPED LS
but leaking on the drivers side...I've only heard of passengers... is there a hose on the left too?
jjcool00
Dedicated LVC Member
Yes. That's where mine was leaking... driver side. I want to say there are 4 total drain tubes, but I could be wrong. Two in front, two in rear.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
Yes, four, one for each corner.
joegr
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They are not behind the pillar trim. They do run inside the pillars (the hollow part of the metal), I do believe.
jjcool00
Dedicated LVC Member
Exactly.
jjcool00
Dedicated LVC Member
Couple of tips from experience: you will need a star bit or a hex bit to remove the visor screws. You will need to detach the plastic piece connected to the visor elbow to get to some of these bolts. Make sure when you are replacing everything that when you screw the bolts back in for the visor you do not crimp or screw through any of the visor wires. Make sure you zip tie the tubes back on so that they don't ever come off again - and put a decent amount of pressure onto the tube to reattach it fully - I used needle nose pliers.
Everything worked out, they were disconnected on both sides! God only knows for how long. Now to just figure out why the power mirrors aren't working and I'm good. For now. Thanks again to you guys on the forum.
jjcool00
Dedicated LVC Member
Glad that worked out, have you checked the fuse box? It could be the rocker switch or the directional switch. If the fuses are in order I would check the switches.
jjcool00
Dedicated LVC Member
Correct! One switch chooses between the left and right mirror and one switch moves the mirror for the corresponding choice.
1LoudLS
Dedicated LVC Member
i would highly suspect this if the drivers side was leaking, it could have dripped all over the switches
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