As most of you know my VX is for sale. Well we had some significant rain here last week and I noticed the carpet wet on the passenger side. JUST GREAT!Well today I put on my detective hat and gave some thought to what was going on. The leak is something that has started recently. I also noticed my squirrel fan had started squeeling when it is very cold. So I pulled back the carpet to find it very wet. I then pulled the squirrel fan out and finally the black strip that covers the wiper arms and started applying the water to the passenger side. After about 10 minutes of this, water started dripping in. I was astonished at what a found..... There is a plastic grommet on the passenger side that is used to screw the black cover panel. Well the water is getting in though here and here is the best part. It is a straight shot to the inside of our cars. See pictures below:
Grommet from the top side:
Looking through the hole where the squirrel fan sits:
I put some silicone around the grommet and reinstalled it. I then applied liquid thread sealer to the threads of the screw. I am letting set up until tomorrow and will re-water test it then. We are supposed to get some rain on Tuesday so that will be the acid test.
I have had a couple windshields installed recently and I can see this being an issue with this grommet over time as wear is put on this piece. I am having Jerry Lemond search for me a new grommet. I'll keep the group posted on my water testing.
Reply With Quote