Dreaded Wet Floor Syndrom
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:51 am
Hello folks,
My 1993 L300 has the dreaded wet floor syndrome in the drivers side foot well. I've done a search on here and found a great old post from Morganizer on how to repair this with great photos included. It's described as a nasty job, primarily because there are a few screws partially hidden under the windshield rubber that are most likely rusted and will be stubborn to remove.
I'm mechanically declined at the best of times, and I dislike jobs that are difficult. I have a friend who owns an auto glass business and is excellent at what he does. My windshield has a few small pits in it, and I'm wondering if this might be the time to change the windshield and rubber while also addressing the corner pillar leak at the same time. Those nasty screws will be completely exposed with having removed the windshield right?
Not sure how readily available windshields are for our vehicles, although my buddy says he can get any windshield for any vehicle. I'm guessing it would be the same for the rubber gasket....
Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts on this, or has recently tackled this job and would like to offer some advice, I'm all ears:) As it stands now, my fuses are getting soaked after a decent rainfall. The overall condition of my van is excellent with only 135 kms on the clock. I'd hate to ruin things prematurely by not keeping up with the known maintenance that's required on these older vehicles.
All help, advice, support, well wishes etc are most appreciated:)
Cheers, Phil
My 1993 L300 has the dreaded wet floor syndrome in the drivers side foot well. I've done a search on here and found a great old post from Morganizer on how to repair this with great photos included. It's described as a nasty job, primarily because there are a few screws partially hidden under the windshield rubber that are most likely rusted and will be stubborn to remove.
I'm mechanically declined at the best of times, and I dislike jobs that are difficult. I have a friend who owns an auto glass business and is excellent at what he does. My windshield has a few small pits in it, and I'm wondering if this might be the time to change the windshield and rubber while also addressing the corner pillar leak at the same time. Those nasty screws will be completely exposed with having removed the windshield right?
Not sure how readily available windshields are for our vehicles, although my buddy says he can get any windshield for any vehicle. I'm guessing it would be the same for the rubber gasket....
Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts on this, or has recently tackled this job and would like to offer some advice, I'm all ears:) As it stands now, my fuses are getting soaked after a decent rainfall. The overall condition of my van is excellent with only 135 kms on the clock. I'd hate to ruin things prematurely by not keeping up with the known maintenance that's required on these older vehicles.
All help, advice, support, well wishes etc are most appreciated:)
Cheers, Phil