Towpack
Well-Known Member
This thread convinced me I needed one of these endoscope thingies. First place I wanted to check was the sills. This is where the sunroof drains into on an 80 and fills up with water when the sill drains get blocked and the water spills over into the front footwells soaking the carpets, as has happened to me on a couple of occasions. I'm amazed 80's don't suffer from rotten sills more than they seem to.
From the top of the sill looking down at the bottom seam....
The drain slot can be seen here, a grommet sits in the round hole. The black stuff is dirt and debris presumably washed down from the sunroof and ends up blocking the drain slots. No corrosion though thankfully. You'd think it'd be a perfect rust trap with such a daft sunroof drain setup.....
From the top of the sill looking down at the bottom seam....
The drain slot can be seen here, a grommet sits in the round hole. The black stuff is dirt and debris presumably washed down from the sunroof and ends up blocking the drain slots. No corrosion though thankfully. You'd think it'd be a perfect rust trap with such a daft sunroof drain setup.....