peeeot Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Directly below the rear sail windows, there is a thin, flexible black plastic piece that follows the contour of the rear wheel well and presumably has some kind of a drain in the bottom. It catches any rainwater that dribbles in from the rear edge of the sail windows. It's hard to get to and pretty deep--I couldn't reach the bottom with my arms stuck down in it. But I could reach deep enough to tell there was debris in there. Anyone ever successfully clean these drains out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 ? i guess i dont know what youre saying, i usually go back there with a rag and some cleaner and wipe it all down. the drain goes into the trunk and out the wheel well. i could pull mine out of the wheel well, so if it ever got plugged, i just blew through it to clear it, and then put it back in the hole in the wheel well edit: i think i see what youre saying now. on the sides, not the back, correct? kinda behind the speakers back there? if so, I would think the easist way would be to take the side panels off. I found a drivers license from some lady in mine, and a pacifier, and other things of interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripp Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 the best way to take out that plastic is though the 1/4 panel vent in the door jam. Its a tight fit but the part will come out and go back You will need new two tape to restick it when you are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I've removed those black plastic drio sheliding from a car I dismantled. Sounds like the vent in the door jamb might be a good place to get access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeeot Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Psych0matt, you got it right on the edit. about the door jamb vent: I would never have guessed that. It seemed like the top's hydraulic cylinders and maybe some other things were in the way of moving it towards the front of the car. Do you think a long (floor) extension on a vacuum cleaner could reach down there if the top were lowered partway? If it has to come out to be cleaned, and it's taped in with doublesided tape, couldn't it just be pulled upward and out? Also, where does it drain to? I just don't like the idea of water storing up in some secret hole and starting rust problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripp Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 it drains out the rockers there are some small holes for it to go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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