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Originally Posted by medic2154
 Just bought a 2004 Mustang Convertible 40th anniversity edition. I fell in love with the car as soon as I saw it on the lot. I bought the vehicle from a Toyota dealership and they assured me the vehicle was in good running order and that the top wouldn't leak...NOT. They suck, I found the problem myself and want to know if I can fix it or should I find a real mechanic. The trap on the drivers side is blocked.....Toyota cant seem to get it cleaned out. Any advise appreciated. |
Haha, what is it about Mustangs ending up at Toyota dealerships? I got my 2004 GT Vert from a local Toyota dealership a couple of years ago
I had an intermittent leak that ended up with water in the driver's side rear floor, but it was only damp carpet, no smell or mildew or anything.
Last year I developed a leak at the bottom 2 corners of the glass, so I'm looking into fixing that. By the way, I found that while water got in during rain and car washes, if my Wolf (Evolution III material) cover is on the Stang, not a single drop of water gets in. (and the cover isn't even water proof!)
My solution so far is to keep it covered when rain is called for (more than 30% chance, or raining when I leave in the morning), and to put a super absorbent cloth-like chamois in the soft well, folder up. The chamois has absorbed a lot of water, and all I have to do is wring it out, and it's good to go again. When I wash the car, the chamois gets about 1/2 full of water, and after a week's worth of heavy rain, there was about a 1/2 inch of water in the well, and the chamois was soaked to the point it dripped when I was pulling it out of the car.
So if your leak isn't too bad, just fold a chamois length-wise and put it in the well, and it'll at least keep the water from sloshing around and getting out of the well.
I am going to get the fabric repair kit (Vinyl, type B) from Cabelas that was recommended, or take it to a convertible top guy who glued in a patch for me when my first crease turned into my first peel. I'd rather just fix it myself.
-John