03-30-2021 | #1 |
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Boutte, LA 70039
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drain hole
Water stays in the channel of rear window glass, isn't there a rubber drain tube that can be installed by drilling a hole in the corner. Would anyone know of a vendor who sells this? And what's it called?
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03-30-2021 | #2 |
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: st louis mo
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Re: drain hole
Ecklers has been selling them for years
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03-31-2021 | #3 |
Join Date: Jun 2015
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Re: drain hole
Don't do it!!!.
Don't drill holes there!!! There is a possibility of creating stress cracks in the body in that area. It is not worth the risk. Spend $4 and get a Baby Nasal Aspirator Bulb and keep it under the seat. Works perfect takes a minute to suck up the water. Sent from my SM-G955U using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app |
03-31-2021 | #4 |
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Re: drain hole
Thanks for the replies! Gonna play it safe and not drill.
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03-31-2021 | #5 |
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: drain hole
Just swipe your wife's turkey baster out of the kitchen drawer, works great.
She won't miss it till Thanksgiving.... Last edited by Mystic ZR-1; 03-31-2021 at 11:02 AM. |
03-31-2021 | #6 |
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: drain hole
Actually, I installed those drain tubes on both of my ZR-1s and they worked fine. No issue of stress cracks but needed a long drill bit. However, on the '95 when I was drilling the hole on the passenger side the lights blinked on and off so I stopped. Later took it to Marc and he said I had drilled into a wiring harness. Fortunately did not do much damage and Marc finished the drilling. I had done the drilling without dismantling any of the interior in the hatch area. I would, in hindsight, recommend you pull back the carpeting so you can see everything when you drill. --Bob
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Re: drain hole
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That is a BRILLANT idea!! This will replace my old method of using a shammy to soak up that water. |
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04-04-2021 | #8 |
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Re: drain hole
Our Admiral Blue 94 has the holes and tubes, and it works fine. Our old 91 did not have them, and it felt like a gallon of water each time I towel dried the car after washing it.
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04-04-2021 | #9 |
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Re: drain hole
I drilled mine to install the drains, 19 years ago and no cracks.
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04-04-2021 | #10 |
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Re: drain hole
Wash, 80 mph air dry, what shammy?
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