I left my sunroof open ALL weekend

[Mo0o]

Do you have a garage that you can pull into and open up the doors/windows

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
You'll want to pull the seats and carpet out (or at least lift the carpet to get air underneath), then place a large fan/s blowing into the car with all doors open for 12-24 hours (or until carpet and padding is thoroughly dry). Wet/Dry vac where possible. You'll need fans blowing on the seats as well. If you don't do this your car will forever smell like a Chevrolet.

Good luck.

How much would this cost at a detail shop?

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: James Bond

Originally posted by: spacejamz
just out of curiousity, why would the sun roof be open in area where there was a possiblity of snow? do you normally drive with the sun roof open when it is cold outside?

was it fully open or just tilted?

Weather wasn't bad during my drive home on Friday. Keep in mind, good whether for me is like 50F and above... And yeah, if it's sunny I'll open it up, even if it is cold.

The real problem is that the sunroof close process will stop if the passenger door is opened. I had a friend with me that day, and he probably opened his door before it finished. It's all a routine for me, so I may not have noticed...

I fucking hate that... my car's auto window will stop rolling up when the passenger opens their door.... when will car companies figure to tie it to the drivers door only?

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Do you have a garage that you can pull into and open up the doors/windows

No. Right now I have my sunroof and back windows cracked.

Edit: I've got the car on blasting full eat with A/C engaged. I just added a space heater to the passenger seat.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: James Bond

To close my sunroof I just push a single button and jump out. It's silent.

Because I had someone with me, this process was a little different than normal. It was also dark out.

Well, I haven't had time to play with a BMW sunroof but at least on a Honda, my sun roof goes "whrrrrrr... ka-thunk" to close it. Makes it hard to not realize it didn't close.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: Kaido
Note to self: Never get a car with a sunroof :Q

Only if you're the type to forget to close it when you leave the car.

Yeah but it's an honest mistake, anyone can do it!

I dunno but to me, having your sunroof open after parking is as unbelievable as leaving your car doors open. I'm refraining as much as I can from making further comments but it's simply mind boggling.

You must be infallible. Never did any wrong ever did you? I'm sure that you walked right out of your mom and promptly took a shower to get rid of that icky red stuff. I bet you never wet your diapers and pooped right in the crapper. I guess we're just lucky to have someone special like you on board.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: mugs
That's really unfortunate... I always worry that I'm going to do that. I don't use my sunroof often, partly because I'm afraid I'll leave it open.

Originally posted by: TuxDave
I dunno but to me, having your sunroof open after parking is as unbelievable as leaving your car doors open. I'm refraining as much as I can from making further comments but it's simply mind boggling.

You didn't think this post through, did you?

Probably not. What am I missing?

It's much easier to leave your sunroof open than to leave your doors open. Your sunroof is outside of your line of sight, and you have to physically touch your door to open it.

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
no :camera:'s?

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Not much to see, but yeah.

 

[buck]

Covered parking FTW!

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: zoiks
You must be infallible. Never did any wrong ever did you? I'm sure that you walked right out of your mom and promptly took a shower to get rid of that icky red stuff. I bet you never wet your diapers and pooped right in the crapper. I guess we're just lucky to have someone special like you on board.

:roll: You leave your sunroof open too?

 

[tenthumbs]

Take all the carpets out. If you get any mold at all, the interior of your care will reek.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Wow... that seriously sucks. I really hope you can dry everything out ok.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: mugs

It's much easier to leave your sunroof open than to leave your doors open. Your sunroof is outside of your line of sight, and you have to physically touch your door to open it.

Since the OP knows that his sun roof to may not close completely (due to a friend opening a door), you either push a button and look up to make sure it closes vs pushing the door close and looking to make sure it actually closed. I can't really argue what is easier, but unless I'm the 90th percentile of common sense, I figure it should be pretty routine for most people to check.

 

[shocksyde]

I did something similar a few years ago.

I left my passenger window open an entire weekend. Coincidentally, it rained 8 inches (no joke) that weekend.

Luckily nothing broke, but my car smelled like complete ass for 6 months. I let it dry out as well as I could, and continually put carpet cleaner and baking powder on the floors.

Leaving the sunroof open sounds even worse, though. I have a feeling your car's electrical system is in trouble.

 

[mxyzptlk]

That sucks, I've left my top down a few times in the rain, but never for longer than than like twenty minutes or so. Sorry about your car. Hopefully it wont be too bad.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: James Bond

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
You'll want to pull the seats and carpet out (or at least lift the carpet to get air underneath), then place a large fan/s blowing into the car with all doors open for 12-24 hours (or until carpet and padding is thoroughly dry). Wet/Dry vac where possible. You'll need fans blowing on the seats as well. If you don't do this your car will forever smell like a Chevrolet.

Good luck.

How much would this cost at a detail shop?

I don't know about a detail shop, but a decent aftermarket sunroof shop would probably run $400 or so.

 

[Insomniator]

wow

 

[sswingle]

That'll buff right out?

 

[BoomerD]

Dood...just throw some Sham-WOW!'s in the interior of the car! Duh...


It sux when that happens. My wife left the sunroof in vent mode one night...and it rained.

The inside of our 735i got soaked.

I had to dry things and run a couple of fans in the car for almost a week to get things dried out properly.

Fortunately, it was an older car (1990) so it didn't have all of the more modern electronic doo-dads that BMW incorporates into the newer cars.

 

[meltdown75]

this is a perfect opportunity for you to buy domestic

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: James Bond
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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You won't have any mold after 2 days - just get some of those industrial blowers and blow air though the car with ALL doors/windows/things open. If you're lucky the car will dry out and the lights will go away.

Do you hae a garage you could use?

 

[BW86]

aww man that sucks

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: halik

You won't have any mold after 2 days - just get some of those industrial blowers and blow air though the car with ALL doors/windows/things open. If you're lucky the car will dry out and the lights will go away.

Do you hae a garage you could use?

Okay - that's good news on the mold. At this point, that is what I'm worried about the most.

I'm going to rent a dehumidifier and I'll run that. Should I let it go overnight?

My poor seats

 

[WaTaGuMp]

My name is Bond DUMB bond.

 

[mugs]

Do you have a wet/dry vac? If not, borrow one - a good one. A good shop vac will suck 95% of the water out of the carpet and any padding and cushioning there is. It'll work a LOT faster than a dehumidifier, leaving the dehumidifier to dry out the remainder.