[Evilmoretea]

So the girlfriend managed to spill about 400ml of water on the floor. Some went on the floor mat but seems some has mad it to the rear of the car via the railing where the seat is held on.

Noticed some water in the speaker grille under the car. It’s Sunday so dealers shut and I’m flying for work tomorrow for 3 days. Is there anything under this part of the car that will get damaged (besides speaker) if water is there and is there any drainage in that area?

[eli371]

Sounds like it's time for a trade - and I don't mean the car lol

[bungleaio]

There is likely to be a few wires in that area but other than that it's just the speaker. Very simple to replace yourself if the speaker has stopped working.

[Evilmoretea]

Originally Posted by bungleaio

There is likely to be a few wires in that area but other than that it's just the speaker. Very simple to replace yourself if the speaker has stopped working.

Speaker hasn’t stopped working, yet, but I’m worried about water say down there
The connectors are apparently sealed. But still. Don’t want it going mouldy or getting somewhere else. Wondering if there’s drainage.

Looking at taking it to dealer tomorrow but paying hundreds in labour 😭😭

[nype]

If it’s just water I would leave it, keep an eye on it. The stuff on the floor including the speakers must be water resistant.

[Evilmoretea]

Originally Posted by nype

If it’s just water I would leave it, keep an eye on it. The stuff on the floor including the speakers must be water resistant.

Yeah just water, my research makes me think there’s nothing else sensitive in that area. I’m not certain exactly how much water was spilt as the girlfriend has gone from saying a whole bottle to a 1/4 bottle.
The speaker cutout seems to just be a hole in the floor housing the speaker with nothing else nearby. Wondering if there is a few mm of water in that can it drain out?

[nype]

Originally Posted by Evilmoretea

The speaker cutout seems to just be a hole in the floor housing the speaker with nothing else nearby. Wondering if there is a few mm of water in that can it drain out?

It should evaporate pretty quickly. I would imagine the materials are all plastic / rubber, nothing absorbent. Like boat speakers must be. But I’m assuming…

[bungleaio]

Originally Posted by Evilmoretea

Yeah just water, my research makes me think there’s nothing else sensitive in that area. I’m not certain exactly how much water was spilt as the girlfriend has gone from saying a whole bottle to a 1/4 bottle.
The speaker cutout seems to just be a hole in the floor housing the speaker with nothing else nearby. Wondering if there is a few mm of water in that can it drain out?

There is no where for it to drain out otherwise there would be a hole in the floor. None of the connectors are water sealed as they are all internal so not exposed to the elements.

It's dead easy to get the speaker out, lift the seat up and undo the four bolts, you can rock it back without disconnecting the cables. Then undo the grill over the speaker, then the bolts that hold the speaker in. You can then mop up any spilt water.

It will look like this

[Evilmoretea]

Originally Posted by bungleaio

There is no where for it to drain out otherwise there would be a hole in the floor. None of the connectors are water sealed as they are all internal so not exposed to the elements.

It's dead easy to get the speaker out, lift the seat up and undo the four bolts, you can rock it back without disconnecting the cables. Then undo the grill over the speaker, then the bolts that hold the speaker in. You can then mop up any spilt water.

It will look like this Attachment 3570155

Thanks this is pretty much what I was looking for.

[Fronzdan]

Do you have a garage and a fan? You could leave the door open and have a fan blowing across the floor. It’ll evaporate quicker.

[Evilmoretea]

Originally Posted by Fronzdan

Do you have a garage and a fan? You could leave the door open and have a fan blowing across the floor. It’ll evaporate quicker.

Have neither of those but no worries. Not cost me £120 for dealer to pop out the seats and remove speaker, no water found. Overpriced - yes. But have peace of mind now.
Whilst I was there managed to blag £250 off of an M Performance spoiler as well.

[nype]

Originally Posted by Evilmoretea

managed to blag £250 off of an M Performance spoiler as well.

Hoping that “blagging” is a good thing?

[Evilmoretea]

Originally Posted by nype

Hoping that “blagging” is a good thing?

Ah yeah English slang. “The action of obtaining something through persuasion”

I found another dealer selling the M Perf spoiler on eBay for £340 but didn’t do much to check how authentic that was. Called my dealer while the car was there. They said they would price match and reduce the labour cost without even double checking haha

Helped they had a spoiler sat on the shelf