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My convertible top has a leak but before I deal with that, I need to know how to drain the water out of the area behind the rear seats but in front of the trunk. I can hear it sloshing around so I assume there are drain holes that are clogged up but I can't find them. The interior isn't wet and the trunk is dry. If someone could describe a specific drain location or even better, post a pic, I would be eternally grateful. Thanks.

is it in the plastic behind the seats when your top is up?

After closer inspection, it does look like at least some of the water is on top of part of the vinyl/plastic behind the seats (when the top is up as you say). It appears to broken away from whatever was securing it and is holding some water from wherever it's leaking. Still, I'd love to know where the drain holes are so that I can make sure that they are open before I start pouring more water in to find the leak(s).

Did you ever find out where the drains are? Id like to know myself.

How about the drain lines for the moon roof, anyone know where those are?

well this is actually another topic but i unscrewed the screws behind the rear tires, the mud flaps i guess you can say its that, and well when i did that i had like a gallon of water drain, where is that water from??

Recent experiences with my vert has led to these findings. There's a frame "rail" that runs on both sides underneath the skirts. Along the rail is a "flange". There are three drains in each flange. The drains are oblong, approx. 1/16" wide(width of a quarter). Approx locations are at the side mirrors, door handles, and middle of the quarter windows. Supposedly there are other drain locations with removeable plugs. Please let us know how you make out with this.

Fuzzy

take pictures of the locations

If you can fix it that would be great, but if you can't try a car cover. I had a late model caravan that had a leak (somewhere) and everytime it rained I had water in it. So I just bought a car cover for it. I put it on everytime the forcast calls for rain. the interior stays nice and dry. they're pretty cheap these days. got mine from empire for $80.

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my roof was leaking from the sunroof shade and i found that if you remove the pillars that run along between the hatch back window and the back seat there is a tube. I stuck a really long wire down the tube and cleared it out...no leaks since. I would imagine that the convertible would have a similar design.

I had a similar problem, including lots of water on the passenger side floors. Ended up taking my '96 vert to a leak specialist, because nobody, including the dealer, could figure out the leak source. The top is designed so that water will drain into the body cavities just in front of the rear wheels. There are drain holes there. They can become clogged. Check the cavities first. Also, the drain "gutter" that channels the water to the cavities from the rear window area may need to resealed. Good luck.- Fuzzy