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Drying out sound proofing
Lewis Bernard:
hi, i'm new to all this forum stuff, so hello!
I have a question -
Did my first wading session in the discovery the other day and am having issues drying out the sound proofing under the front carpets as it acts like the worlds biggest sponge. Anyone got any suggestions on drying it out / prevention of it in the future?
many thanks for you help
lewis
Skibum346:
My gut feel is it won't dry out in situ... get it out and over the line or something. Bit of a faff I suppose but I've owned a car where the carpets had been left to dry in place... it stank!
In terms of prevention... there are really three routes in:
1. Holes in the floor/bulkhead etc
2. Door seals
3. Heating vents
The solutions...
1. Get underneath in daylight and inspect every inch, welding as you go
2. Buy new ones and replace, making sure doors are correctly hung
3. Learn to drive in water... if it's coming in the vents your going too fast or too deep! :oops:
Good luck
Skibum
Lewis Bernard:
yeah, half way to taking it out anyway!
water was just below top of wheels, most of it seemed to come through bottom of doors. i take it this is standard and almost impossible to stop?
i'll order some more seals, any advice on where to buy from cheaply? Disco 300tdi 1998
thanks for your help
Skibum346:
Check the Rimmer Bros website... I seem to remember them being cheaper than a stealership there.
My own belief is that the forward motion also helps to keep water from penetrating the seals, not sure of the physics of it though. Were you stalled at the time...?
Skibum
Lewis Bernard:
constant moving, quite a long strech though, say couple of minutes. nothing came through the vents. Just removed the sound proofing, not as easy as it looks!
the only holes in the floor that i can see from the top is where the bottom of seat trim screws in, and the white plastic holes where the carpet retainers screw in. think it must be the door seals
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