[Hoggy]

I wouldn't trust that jack they are infamous for being shite

Hi, If that is the only jack, I Must agree, especially in that position on end of sill.
Hoggy.

 

[YELLOW_TT]

Nice work good write up cheers

 

[phil5556]

I've spent about 3 days searching for a how to for this!

Great write up cheers, we need to do this/get it done. Nearly everything says you need to take the roof off, great to see there is another way!

 

[reece1591]

This has helped loads considering I was going to rip the panel off to change the roll bars to me new ones will be doing this at the same time as believe my passenger side is clogged up abit.

Did the new tubes came from Audi I'm guessing anyone got a price?

 

[YELLOW_TT]

This has helped loads considering I was going to rip the panel off to change the roll bars to me new ones will be doing this at the same time as believe my passenger side is clogged up abit.

Did the new tubes came from Audi I'm guessing anyone got a price?

Price and a part number if anyone has them

 

[phil5556]

I just paid £55 Inc vat from TPS this afternoon for a pair.
The guy that took the order wasn't sure if they came with the gromets on the end, but they do come as a complete unit.

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[YELLOW_TT]

I just paid £55 Inc vat from TPS this afternoon for a pair.
The guy that took the order wasn't sure if they came with the gromets on the end, but they do come as a complete unit.

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Cheers have you got the part number should be on the bags they came in and on the parts them self

 

[reece1591]

will get some of these on pay day then

 

[phil5556]

I just paid £55 Inc vat from TPS this afternoon for a pair.
The guy that took the order wasn't sure if they came with the gromets on the end, but they do come as a complete unit.

Sent from AutoGuide.com Free App

Cheers have you got the part number should be on the bags they came in and on the parts them self

Have just updated my other thread viewtopic.php?f=2&t=562177&p=3835081#p3835081

 

[John Stratton]

Phil ,

I have replaced one of mine but need to do the other sometime . Would you mind if I ask how you managed to get the tube fixed onto the tray outlet . I know when I did one of mine it was a real struggle but managed it by attaching some thing to the tube and pushing the tube up through one of the panel holes .

I can only think that you probably had a large knot at the grommet end and pulled upwards from the tray top .

Thanks.............John

 

[Archersam]

this post was really really helpful and put me in good stead to investigate mine which err I have been delaying for several years. What I found was somewhat odd. Mine is a 2000 roadster and I have owned it since I think 2003, yet I don't have those condom style drain tubes! Mine are solid rigid tubing, a bit like conduit or water pipe! The spring just removes from the bottom and out with it comes all the crud. There does appear to have at some stage been some product wrapped round the spring but the lack of it doesn't affect the drain and it isn't leaking into the car.

It was a very pleasant surprise.

One thing that I did find out though is that there is a "skirt" that makes the channel for when the roof is up. If you have the roof half way up/down you can see the plastic cover and under this sit the skirt. Mine had completely come loose so any drips from the rear edges of the roof past the body were leaking directly behind the parcel shelf carpet. I think that plastic part is a roof off job so for the time being I have managed to gaffa tape it up ok and it isn't leaking so far.

 

[droopsnoot]

Also see this thead: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=562177 for some more photos on how to strip down the interior to gain access to swap the tubes, pipe measurements and so on.

 

[TTQ NC]

I have a 2002 Quattro Roadster. I had water leaking into the cabin so badly that I had to replace the carpet. After tearing everything out, I performed a water test on the convertible top and found water running into the trays on both sides (as pictured in posts below). I then stopped what I was doing and did a search online - coming across this series of posts which proved to be immensely helpful.

We took a plastic coated, flexible clothesline and ran in down the drainage tube. At the bottom, we unscrewed two screws on the panel in the wheel well, rather than taking the tire off. Using a screwdriver, we popped the panel open enough to be able to work from the bottom of the drainage tube. As the wire came down the tube, it began to push a white spiral wire out of the canal. There was a small amount of a rubber substance attached to the wire, which had obviously wrapped around the wire but had completely corroded. We pulled all of the wire out, all of the junk from the rubber substance and other dirt in the form of decayed leaves from the drainage canal (see photos of wire and rubber).

We again tested the clearance of the canal by directly running a small stream of water from a hose into the drainage trays. On both sides, the water gushed out of the canal holes at the bottom and no water drained into the car. We installed the carpet and it all looks beautiful. MY QUESTION IS: By taking out the wire, did we do ourselves in later on??? Will the material inside the canal that is left collapse? It felt like a plastic liner, but I am not sure.

 

[westo3]

Great post. Quite ingenious with the rope

 

[droopsnoot]

We again tested the clearance of the canal by directly running a small stream of water from a hose into the drainage trays. On both sides, the water gushed out of the canal holes at the bottom and no water drained into the car. We installed the carpet and it all looks beautiful. MY QUESTION IS: By taking out the wire, did we do ourselves in later on??? Will the material inside the canal that is left collapse? It felt like a plastic liner, but I am not sure.

I believe, but am not sure, that the strip of rubber attached to the spring is a strip of adhesive tape that is supposed to stop it moving along the tube. Mine had something similar. If I recall correctly, I shoved the spring back up in the tube.

 

[Hacksawcats]

Whats happened to the photo's?

 

[silverbug]

In a word , Photobucket :twisted: .
Did you click on the link above though ?
It still has photos that work and describes it well....

https://www.ttforum.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 2&t=562177

 

[Hacksawcats]

In a word , Photobucket :twisted: .
Did you click on the link above though ?
It still has photos that work and describes it well....

https://www.ttforum.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 2&t=562177

Ahh, Great, Many thanks

 

[Hacksawcats]

In a word , Photobucket :twisted: .
Did you click on the link above though ?
It still has photos that work and describes it well....

https://www.ttforum.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 2&t=562177

Ahh, Great, Many thanks

Good stuff! I've read it now. Good job you told me before I put it all back together! Many thanks

 

[silverbug]

In a word , Photobucket :twisted: .
Did you click on the link above though ?
It still has photos that work and describes it well....

https://www.ttforum.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 2&t=562177

Ahh, Great, Many thanks

Good stuff! I've read it now. Good job you told me before I put it all back together! Many thanks

No worries .
It does look as if the best way to check if the drain tubes are naffed on a roadster is to remove the rear wheel arch liner and remove / look through the grommet that's half-way up.
It's one of the few jobs on my car left to do, not that I have any leaks, but want to check for peace of mind .