Miata Mailing List: February 2000, Message #152

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I have noticed three major problems every time I go through my car wash.

#1 - Every time I go through the high pressure water, it manages to sneak 
into the car by going between where the window meets my top on the driver 
side.  IS there any way to seal this up better to make sure I don't get wet?

#2 - After I leave the car wash my brakes don't work well at all! ! !  Its 
like trying to brake on ice, I often have to leave two or three times as much 
braking space as I normally would.  I don't know why this would be, I thought 
maybe because the tires were wet, but I don't have this problem in the rain.

#3 - Finally I've noticed a swishing sound.  I don't know what it is, but it 
sounds like quite a bit of water (maybe a gallon) swishing around.  At first 
I thought that maybe I had a leak in my trunk but, upon inspection the trunk 
was totally dry.  Is it possible the water is getting in teh area between the 
trunk and the seats underneath the boot?   Or could it be in the door some 
how?  I'm not sure where it is, but I do know that I hear teh swishing sound 
up to 12 hours after I leave teh car wash.

Any advice is appreciated.

Rob Pribush
'91 Red