Wet Rear Floor?
08-09-2009, 06:40 AM
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My Ride: 550i 2009 Mod. with tints all around. Got Splitter and Spoiler coming. May do an exhaust.
Anyone know why the rear passenger floor is wet after I went thru a rain recently? I went thru a bit of high water say 4 inches off the ground say for only 3 seconds at the side of the road where the drains overflowed up onto the road and figured the water rolled up past the threshold door seal or some how got in to the under body seals at body joints. I did read the most recent Roundel Mag and there was a good article in it about the front passenger floor getting water in from the heater box broken seal on a 325 model because the heater box had a clogged drain plug. Thanks to every one on the E 60 Forum. Happy motoring in a True drivers car. Dan
08-09-2009, 08:07 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Other members have reported clogged sunroof drains to be the culprit, although the water may have been present in other locations. A site search should turn up something. Good luck. I found this:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...amp;mode=linear
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...amp;mode=linear
08-09-2009, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='970161' date='Aug 9 2009, 12:07 PM
Other members have reported clogged sunroof drains to be the culprit, although the water may have been present in other locations. A site search should turn up something. Good luck. I found this:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...amp;mode=linear
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...amp;mode=linear
Thats what I am thinking too.
08-23-2009, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DTD' post='970098' date='Aug 9 2009, 10:40 AM
Anyone know why the rear passenger floor is wet after I went thru a rain recently? I went thru a bit of high water say 4 inches off the ground say for only 3 seconds at the side of the road where the drains overflowed up onto the road and figured the water rolled up past the threshold door seal or some how got in to the under body seals at body joints. I did read the most recent Roundel Mag and there was a good article in it about the front passenger floor getting water in from the heater box broken seal on a 325 model because the heater box had a clogged drain plug. Thanks to every one on the E 60 Forum. Happy motoring in a True drivers car. Dan
I had the same problem (rear floor getting wet) on my E39 5 Series. It ended up being a seal inside the rear doors that the dealership said was probably not repaired properly when a window regulator had been worked on in the past. I think it was roughly $250 for each side and the problem was solved. Sorry, I forget the exact name of the part and I no longer have the car or the receipts for the repair. When I described the issue to the Service Advisor, they knew immediately what was the cause.
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08-23-2009, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Joesph530' post='986115' date='Aug 23 2009, 10:25 AM
I had the same problem (rear floor getting wet) on my E39 5 Series. It ended up being a seal inside the rear doors that the dealership said was probably not repaired properly when a window regulator had been worked on in the past. I think it was roughly $250 for each side and the problem was solved. Sorry, I forget the exact name of the part and I no longer have the car or the receipts for the repair. When I described the issue to the Service Advisor, they knew immediately what was the cause.
GOOD LUCK!
GOOD LUCK!
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