Water ingress

[tiasnilsson]

I have a motorhome built on a 2010 Ford Transit chassis.
Just before putting it into winter storage, I noticed water underneath the floor mats on both the driver’s and passenger’s sides.
I removed the mats, which were completely soaked, and dried the metal floor thoroughly. The vehicle is now stored indoors and the mats are still removed.
I’ve checked under the plastic scuttle panel around the windshield wipers but couldn’t find anything obvious that would explain where the water is getting in.
I’m trying to research this as much as possible before it’s time to take the motorhome back out, and I’d really appreciate any tips or ideas on other areas I should check.

[knobby1]

I have a motorhome built on a 2010 Ford Transit chassis.
Just before putting it into winter storage, I noticed water underneath the floor mats on both the driver’s and passenger’s sides.
I removed the mats, which were completely soaked, and dried the metal floor thoroughly. The vehicle is now stored indoors and the mats are still removed.
I’ve checked under the plastic scuttle panel around the windshield wipers but couldn’t find anything obvious that would explain where the water is getting in.
I’m trying to research this as much as possible before it’s time to take the motorhome back out, and I’d really appreciate any tips or ideas on other areas I should check.

Common area for water to get in is the plastic windscreen trims on both sides, the clips that hold them on often break, water gets in through the holes for the clips and runs down the inside of the "A" pillar and finds its way into the matting under the rubber floormat. You can fit new clips and seal them with RTV so it doesn't happen again.

Lord Knobrot (Smithy)

[DanMK7uk]

Yes I had as knobby said on both of my mk7s.

Little tip for lining the clips up, as can be a pain, I found placing some masking tape on the windscreen so the edge of the tape is centre of the pillar hole, then place the trim back on, with no clips make some faint marks on the trim to line up with the tape edge then put the clips on, centre of clips to the mark on the trim. Will save you some swear words !

Silly idea, just needed 4 or so threaded blind pockets on the A pillar, 4 bolts and cover caps i dare say there are many vans with soaked floor mats around. Most of these vans are not enthusiast owned like ours.

How I ended up being a Transit enthusiast I don’t know!

Lol