S7 Footwell/tunnel

[Guest gazza1591]

Hi all

 

Had to remove my pedal box and redo it all on removing the box I thought I would have a look about the foot well and on removing the carpet on the centre tunnel at the front I noticed that the side panel is not attached to the front panel at. All? Have attached a couple of pics anyone help me out as to what may have caused this or how it should be joined and look??

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hh5h077ezte4sy0/20171104_155119.jpg?dl=0

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rs03gtjdai88uoy/20171104_155128.jpg?dl=0

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4pc585evym9im49/20171104_155137.jpg?dl=0

[IanS]

The front panel is just to keep the engine fumes from the cockpit.

The joints should be filled with sikaflex or something similar, though fumes in an open toped car are probably not much of a problem unless the exhaust is realy leaking in the engine bay.

[Guest gazza1591]

Ah really on a closer look today it did look like there was some. Kind of filler in there

[GambolGold]

I too own an S7. Your photos show the side of the car on the right and the bulkhead which faces your feet on the left. There is no connection between the panels here. Someone has stopped the draft with sealant.

Edited November 4, 2017 by GambolGold

[Guest gazza1591]

Hi yes that's correct. As you sit in tbe car facing the engine the tunnel side is not connected to the footwell end plate at all, it's just some. Silicon of some kind but there is a gap at the top that if I put my fingers in from the outside by the gearbox tunnel I can see them in tbe top corner of the footwell if thst makes sense

[geoff shep]

I think they were all the same - presumably it would not be possible to attach the bulkhead to the outside wall without weld marks appearing on the outside surface of the car.

[Guest gazza1591]

I'm on about the the side panel thst runs down the left leg as you sit in tbe car here not the outside panel

[geoff shep]

Ah yes, I see now, but interesting that it is not attached. In my unwelded zintec version there was a flange supplied to bolt the tunnel sides to the footwell bulkhead on each side.

[Guest gazza1591]

I thought it's strange. It's not. Attached may try get the welder in there I think