infrasilver
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My Targa has had small leak into the rear N/S seat swab a few times over the last couple of years but it's been nothing to worry about until now, the last couple of weeks I'd noticed water coming in (still only slightly) but a lot more often when it's wet or I wash the car. The heavy rain over the last week has made the seat wet and the carpet underneath so I was in the garage last night trying to see if I can cure the issue, once and for all.
I know there are always a few Targa's leaking out there, so I thought I do a DIY/FAQ on the subject.
Firstly I pulled the side rail curtains away above the B pillar to reveal the drain tubes, it has only ever been the N/S that's leaked but I thought best to check both sides. These just pull out working from the end along and push fit back into its groove when done.
I looked at the tubes and they were both seated fine and still held in with their cable ties, they both have a hard bit of tube inside the rubber drain for strength to allow the cable tie to grip it to its mount, I pulled these hard tubes out and found a blob of crud in the N/S tube which I cleaned out.
I put an electrical screwdriver up the tube to clean as much out as possible, this how much was actually in there, about a pea sized ball when all put altogether.
I have a compressor but I didn't have a narrow enough fitting to blow through the rubber tube so I got a bike pump and piece of heat shrink to make a blowing device which worked clearing any last bits out, did both sides even though no dirt was present in the O/S tube.
I decided to put slightly longer pipes back in the rubber drain to make sure any water went out the B pillar drain like it should and then cable tied it back in its mounting points.
I got some water and saturated the area and nothing came into the car so hopefully that is fixed for a long time to come.
I know there are always a few Targa's leaking out there, so I thought I do a DIY/FAQ on the subject.
Firstly I pulled the side rail curtains away above the B pillar to reveal the drain tubes, it has only ever been the N/S that's leaked but I thought best to check both sides. These just pull out working from the end along and push fit back into its groove when done.
I looked at the tubes and they were both seated fine and still held in with their cable ties, they both have a hard bit of tube inside the rubber drain for strength to allow the cable tie to grip it to its mount, I pulled these hard tubes out and found a blob of crud in the N/S tube which I cleaned out.
I put an electrical screwdriver up the tube to clean as much out as possible, this how much was actually in there, about a pea sized ball when all put altogether.
I have a compressor but I didn't have a narrow enough fitting to blow through the rubber tube so I got a bike pump and piece of heat shrink to make a blowing device which worked clearing any last bits out, did both sides even though no dirt was present in the O/S tube.
I decided to put slightly longer pipes back in the rubber drain to make sure any water went out the B pillar drain like it should and then cable tied it back in its mounting points.
I got some water and saturated the area and nothing came into the car so hopefully that is fixed for a long time to come.