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Old 05-25-2009, 09:59 AM
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Last night my Jeep got filled up with water. Is there any possible way to get the water out without me removing the interior?
Old 05-25-2009, 10:39 AM
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use a high powered shop vac thats what my buddy used. add a little soap and scrub it and clean it while you at it it works out pretty good
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The passenger side has a pad underneath the carpet, either for noise or heat absorbtion. It will hold water in it, It might be worth it to pull it out.
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but seriously

you MUST take the whole interior out

taking it out and letting it dry is much easier and cheaper than taking it out, letting it dry and replacing your floors in a year
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iv had the same problem with my jeep to i buried it in water twice have the water on top of my seats trust me you want to take the carpet out and clean it good its not hard at all to take it out i can do it in about 45min...what i did with mine is that i took that sound detoning crap out from below the carpet it makes it alot easier the next time to get the water out
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Heres a pic if any of you guys wanted to see it.
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looks like you had good company at least. I flooded a blazer a few years back, got lazy left the carpet in the front and once i got around to getting it all out it took weeks for the mold smell to go away. Do it right the first time and never look back
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Pull it. Herc it. Put it back. But before you put it back cut up in a way that you can pull it out without pulling the seats. Also make drains, I did a write up you can find by searching.
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Pull everything, clean it, let it dry in the sun for several days. Leave the Jeep opened up too.

If you don't it will stink forever.
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