How To Fix Wet Footwells in Your Vauxhall Corsa 

It’s a nice easy job. Good luck.

I’m not set up in the new garages yet. As soon as I’m back working and the “garages are finished” video goes live then get in touch 👍🏻

The gutter sealant I used won’t ever set. It remains tacky and mouldable. You’ll be fine.

My mate did that had that car before me.

Was a total pain in the arse. That coupled with the wet footwell were 2 major reasons we got rid of it. Driving along and the needles just dying would irritate the hell out of me. Drove all the way from mid Scotland to the North West one time with dead needles. Worse when you'd get them before the car started up. Absolute terrible design at the rear of the clock unit. Tried all sorts padding them out to give a better connection.

No worries. It’s only a hobby for me so I can’t quote but it would only be a few hours labour plus a little bit for the silicone.

Fleur Eloise my car was a corsa c too so yes 👍🏻. Good luck, it’s not a bad job to do...

No, won’t cause overheating

Haha nightmare. Wasn’t there a pollen filter over that side from m’emory?

I’ve not got the facilites just yet as I’m in between garages but when you see videos on the channel of the finished garages then feel free to get in touch

I agree. It’s a combination of factors that stem from blocked drains initially 👍🏻

I cleared the clutter out. And yes it drained better but the damage was already done hence the majority may drain away. However it’s still leaking in. Hence tomorrow got this to do 🙌🏽

Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻

@@Resto.Nation just re-edit and repost, slow down the time lapse, we 1st timers need to see all that you skipped over. The removal of the parts need to get access is confusing for a first timer: and tell us what we need (torx 20, 13 mm etc) - getting the brake pedal loose is a PITA. First timers don't know many "obvious" things- like its not obvious that you can just pull off the vacuum line. The mastic seals a large plate to the body. The plate is held on by 1/2 inch bolts (seriously, old imperial). Loosening the plate will permit better removal of old sealant and will permit new sealant to flow in the gap between the plate and the car body. After flowing new sealant, tightening the bolts up again should give a better seal rather than new sealant sitting on top of old in the gap. How do I know; I'm doing it right now for the first time and using YT to guide me.

The viewers are not interested if you need 1 or 3 hours to fix it Yes we are... I certainly need to know how long the job might take.

Great stuff!

Just gently prise it outwards with a screw driver until you can push it off of the clevis pin. It’s sprung steel so should be fine.

I haven’t got a garage at the moment so I can’t sorry.

Hi sorry to ask but what glue did u use to hold it in place as I need to do mine

Tell me about it!

Good luck with it 👍🏻

Might just be from where it’s let in so much water. Get some mini dehumidifiers to put in the car to help dry it out and go from there.

Easy! Use a universal joint and an extension for access and you’ll be fine.

@@Resto.Nation where are you mate? You sound West Country. We need this sorting on my step daughters corsa. She is In Glastonbury.

@@timgillett9156 I’m not far from you mate. Drop me an email and we can try and sort something out…

Can do yes 👍🏻

Very! They are super easy to pull apart and put back together.

Just go careful when you move the servo if your going to keep the hard lines attached like I did. Good luck. They come apart very easily.

Not at the moment sorry. I’m in between garages so haven’t got any facilities

Not unless the water ingress leads to structural corrosion

@@Resto.Nation thank you 👍

Agree with your diagnosis. Hopefully you don’t need to remove the head liner. Maybe just some plastic trim panels on the boot?

@@Resto.Nation nah, that part is fine, i've tried to remove that plastic grommet where the break light and the hose run within, and everything seems intact from there, but the damage i guess is around the back door area, driver side, that's where it's leaking from and it's impossible to reach without removing the liner

@@ahmedklai9443 how about attaching a new hose to the old one and pulling the old one out and that will pull the new one thru?

Unsure. Think I’ve seen the same video done on a van so I would say so. Same platform I would have thought.

@@Resto.Nation thx for answer.

No more then a few hours worth of money mate. Drop me an email

Mate!! I feel your pain! I’m gonna have to do mine.....or live with the unlisted added option of an indoor pool in my C!

@@Resto.Nation wer are you based ? Please contact me on mehan1@yahoo.com as I need to get this done on my car cheers 👍

No bud, only the drivers side servo plate as the passengers side was dry...

@@Resto.Nation managed to do it today. Btw as for removing the old seal: at the bottom it was so bad it almost fel out. But at the top was tough to remove. Is it okish removed as in the following pic? I decreased it to and than rinsed it with water. Now its drying. Oh and is regular silicone kit also ok? imgur.com/murDlO9

ReptilesWithLove what’s the problem?

@@Resto.Nation ironically he never replied 😂

blackestknights are you referring to the drains that I blocked earlier in the video? At the bottom with the flaps on?

@@Resto.Nation yep , mine were full of crud stopping water from exiting and pooling back to that seal. it's like if your kitchens getting flooded from your backdoor coz the drains blocked, it's not really the door thats a problem :)

Unsure sorry

No problem 👍

Shouldn’t be too far different. Can’t confirm 100% tho sorry.

You're welcome!

No worries. Good luck.

@@Resto.Nation I’ve stopped just now as the inside bolts are not easy to get into plus it’s started raining

@@madhibee5167 I remember one of them being fiddly. Try a flex/universal joint for better access.

@@Resto.Nation I will next dry day the joys of being in Scotland

@@madhibee5167 U.K. in general 😂

In Bristol mate. But have a go yourself seriously, it’s very very easy and needs no special tools....

@@Resto.Nation cool I live in Bristol. Think I would rather pay you though 😊

Lol just bring it over for a bit one weekend and we will get it sorted.

@@Resto.Nation will definitely do. Your a star. Do I call you first. Would be heaven to get it sorted

Drop me an email on resto_nation@icloud.com and we can sort something. We can do the job together. Learn on the job.

The rear relay fuse box would cause that one it's just next to the battery tucked under the passenger side windscreen, leaves and water get stuck between that and the side of the car. Just take the cover of and resealable with waterproof silicone.

There's an old foam seal on the inside of the cover, just reseal over that