Can anyone give an explanation for the unused drillings in the offside chassis rail? There are 2 about 300mm behind the cross brace under the gearbox that penetrate through into the drivers footwell.
The only closure here is the backing to the interior trim that is glued to the inside of the body panel.
Having removed the carpet to inspect the floor panel, it was evident that at some time in the past water had soaked into the wood.
As I've only owned the car from April this year and not had it out in the wet, it is clear that this happened some time back in cars history.
There are another pair of drillings in the chassis rail further back which penetrate the area under/behind the drivers seat. Again, you can actually put a screw driver in and push against the backface of the interior trim.
Other than to let water into the car interior I can't think of any purpuse for these drillings.
Any reason not to plug and seal with grommets?
Jon
