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Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 426 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts I had a major brain fart last night and left both of my windows down and it ended up monsooning all night. Registered User
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Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Portland Posts: 2,734 The flux capacitor may have gotten water in it, should def. check that. On a non serious note, what do you think would happen if you left your bedroom window open and it rained? Things get wet! Gasp! The shock! What happens when things get wet? Mold! Stench! The shock! The gasp! What happens when electrics get wet? Things stop working and need to be dried out, the shock! What happens when you knock your head? Some sense might get put in it. So first thing, knock your head on something then report back... Member Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 426 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Quote: Originally Posted by arsenal The flux capacitor may have gotten water in it, should def. check that. On a non serious note, what do you think would happen if you left your bedroom window open and it rained? Things get wet! Gasp! The shock! What happens when things get wet? Mold! Stench! The shock! The gasp! What happens when electrics get wet? Things stop working and need to be dried out, the shock! What happens when you knock your head? Some sense might get put in it. So first thing, knock your head on something then report back... Great answer jackass. If you have nothing helpful to say, why don't you hit the back button and post elsewhere instead of writing this useless junk? I was just posting to see if anyone had any tips to dry out the interior so I wouldn't get any mold or nasty smells, not looking for your smartass answer.
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NY, NY Posts: 1,932 Likes: 0 Has not happened to me but I would assume letting it air dry or sun soak with top down would help.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Jag528 Quote: Originally Posted by arsenal' timestamp='1366410085' post='22486147 The flux capacitor may have gotten water in it, should def. check that. On a non serious note, what do you think would happen if you left your bedroom window open and it rained? Things get wet! Gasp! The shock! What happens when things get wet? Mold! Stench! The shock! The gasp! What happens when electrics get wet? Things stop working and need to be dried out, the shock! What happens when you knock your head? Some sense might get put in it. So first thing, knock your head on something then report back... Great answer jackass. If you have nothing helpful to say, why don't you hit the back button and post elsewhere instead of writing this useless junk? I was just posting to see if anyone had any tips to dry out the interior so I wouldn't get any mold or nasty smells, not looking for your smartass answer. Okay, sorry. Step 1. Open windows (but they're already open so you can skip this step)
Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 25 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts I saw somewhere that if you close the windows/top and put the air conditioning/heat on full it will dehumidify the car. Just make sure to use a shamwow to get the majority of the water out first. Ur not the first person on here that this has happened to Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 867 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts I put the top up and let everything fog up in the sun. Wipe it clean off the windows and interior and keep repeating TIL its clean Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 699 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Just for future reference...I have done this a few times before and the best solution is get out any puddled water, then close it up, turn the heat on high and let it run. It'll dry it in a little while (30 minutes) and no worries about musky smell or mold. Member Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 426 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Quote: Originally Posted by aero3685 Just for future reference...I have done this a few times before and the best solution is get out any puddled water, then close it up, turn the heat on high and let it run. It'll dry it in a little while (30 minutes) and no worries about musky smell or mold. That's pretty much what I did and it seemed to do the trick. It's been a couple weeks now and everything seems fine no smell or mold Thanks everyone for the tips. Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post hamziz S2000 Wash and Wax 15 08-09-2012 11:10 AM ohkun Vancouver BC S2000 Owners 9 11-25-2010 11:20 PM Scot Car and Bike Talk 9 10-24-2007 03:55 PM tesseract S2000 Wash and Wax 8 07-22-2005 02:51 AM Zoinks Texas - North Texas S2000 Owners 2 09-20-2001 05:37 AM
How do you dry out a car left in the rain?Place a portable dehumidifier in the vehicle and roll the windows up. If you have a portable dehumidifier handy put it in your vehicle's back seat or trunk (if you have an SUV) with the doors closed and windows rolled up. Doing this will pull and residual moisture out of the vehicle's fabrics.
What to do if inside of car gets wet?Keep the car's doors open and leave the fans running for at least a day inside your garage. This should thoroughly dry out any remaining moisture. If you can, station a dehumidifier in your garage while the fans are running to take as much wetness out of the air as possible.
Is it bad if rain gets in your car?While raining, the rainwater enters into critical parts of the car. In this situation, the electrical parts of the car get affected. If water enters through the engine inlet air tubing the engine will be permanently damaged so that makes the car as unstartable or sluggish.
Is it OK to leave car windows open?Leave windows (slightly) open
Leaving your windows slightly open allows air to circulate through the car – particularly as the hot air inside rises. However, if your car is parked outdoors, we don't advise leaving more than a couple of centimetres gap between the top of the window and the door frame.
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