- Jan 21, 2005
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I was gone literally all weekend - I left on Friday afternoon and arrived home last night.
When I jumped in my car this morning I immediately realized I had left my sunroof open the entire time.
My leather seats are soaked, cup holders were full of water, error lights engaged on my traction control and e-brake...
I've already made a bunch of calls and I have the following plan:
Dry out car as well as I can: Currently set temp to 91F, A/C on, back windows and sunroof cracked.
Go to detail shop and get evaluated: I was planning on detailing my car anyway - maybe I can have them evaluate any damage/mold and do a full detail while they are at it.
Go to dealership or private shop and get electrical evaluated: The traction control and e-brake lights were amber on my drive to work. Once I turned my car off and turned it back on they were not lit anymore - I still want to check this out though.
Is there anything else I can or should be doing at the moment? My insurance deductible is 500, so if worst comes to worst it looks like that is what I will pay.
2003 BMW 330Ci
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Update 03-10:
I just picked my car up from the detail shop. Both of the guys I spoke with were amazed at how little damage the car took, considering it was out there for the entire weekend.
The guy who worked on my car gave me the rundown on everything he checked. They ended up tearing apart the center console and lifting up carpet to check for water - it sounds like nothing but the seats got it badly, though.
All in all, I'm thrilled this turned out so well.
As a side note - For the past couple months, one of the speakers on my passenger door has been acting up. It seemed to be getting progressively worse and I thought I must have blown it. Oddly enough, when I got in my car today, it seemed to be working perfectly. I wonder if rewiring the center console fixed this? Maybe the guy working on my car thought he had messed it up and did me a favor?
When I jumped in my car this morning I immediately realized I had left my sunroof open the entire time.
My leather seats are soaked, cup holders were full of water, error lights engaged on my traction control and e-brake...
I've already made a bunch of calls and I have the following plan:
Dry out car as well as I can: Currently set temp to 91F, A/C on, back windows and sunroof cracked.
Go to detail shop and get evaluated: I was planning on detailing my car anyway - maybe I can have them evaluate any damage/mold and do a full detail while they are at it.
Go to dealership or private shop and get electrical evaluated: The traction control and e-brake lights were amber on my drive to work. Once I turned my car off and turned it back on they were not lit anymore - I still want to check this out though.
Is there anything else I can or should be doing at the moment? My insurance deductible is 500, so if worst comes to worst it looks like that is what I will pay.
2003 BMW 330Ci
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2
3
4
Update 03-10:
I just picked my car up from the detail shop. Both of the guys I spoke with were amazed at how little damage the car took, considering it was out there for the entire weekend.
The guy who worked on my car gave me the rundown on everything he checked. They ended up tearing apart the center console and lifting up carpet to check for water - it sounds like nothing but the seats got it badly, though.
All in all, I'm thrilled this turned out so well.
As a side note - For the past couple months, one of the speakers on my passenger door has been acting up. It seemed to be getting progressively worse and I thought I must have blown it. Oddly enough, when I got in my car today, it seemed to be working perfectly. I wonder if rewiring the center console fixed this? Maybe the guy working on my car thought he had messed it up and did me a favor?
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