wet seat belt

gsx95

My car was in a rainstorm yesterday (parked with the top up), and when I went to drive it afterwards, the driver side seat belt was wet. The further out I pulled it, the wetter it was. I couldn't find water anywhere else. Has anyone seen this before? Probably not related, but the car has been in the shop twice for hitting the tonneau when opening...which is still not fixed.

gbhrps

gsx95,

Years ago I had a similar situation with a 77 Corvette, no water visible but the seat belt was soaking wet the more I pulled it out of its retractor well in the floor of the B pillar. I traced the water egress to the weatherstripping at the back edge of the driver's window glass.

Yours will be similar, in that water is getting by some seal and finding its way into the floor well where the seat belt retracts. The only way to find out where will be to pull the inside panels beside and behind the driver's seat and the floor threshold, peel back the carpeting and see what you find.

You may even have to sit in the car on the passenger side with the top up, and the driver's seat forward after pulling those panels, etc. Then have someone direct a water hose off the roof of the car while you watch to see where the water comes in. Been there, done that.

Gene

gsx95

Yup....it looks like the rubber weatherstrip on the bottom of the top may be slightly gapped where it touches the edge of the tonneau...back to the dealer!