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07-08-2011, 12:06 PM
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#1 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 89
My XLR/V(s):
2004 Xenon Blue XLR |  make sure you check your trunk drain!!!
make sure you pull up the carpet on the driver's side of the trunk and check the drain tube at the bottom of the well that houses sensitive electronics to make sure it is free and clear to drain off rainwater if you have a leaky trunk and you drive your XLR in that kind of weather. I never drive mine in bad weather but I decided to take a look anyway and I found a screw lodged in my drain tube. Doing this little 30 second check now could save you $100's in repairs in the future if that well fills up with water and doesn't drain off.
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07-08-2011, 12:39 PM
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#2 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lindenhurst, IL (Far North Chicago Sub)
Posts: 956
My XLR/V(s):
2005 Black XLR (Volant intake, Corsa Performance Exhaust), 2000 Black DTX |
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Originally Posted by james04xlr  make sure you pull up the carpet on the driver's side of the trunk and check the drain tube at the bottom of the well that houses sensitive electronics to make sure it is free and clear to drain off rainwater if you have a leaky trunk and you drive your XLR in that kind of weather. I never drive mine in bad weather but I decided to take a look anyway and I found a screw lodged in my drain tube. Doing this little 30 second check now could save you $100's in repairs in the future if that well fills up with water and doesn't drain off. | Thanks for the tip, James - going to check mine tonight. 
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07-08-2011, 01:38 PM
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#3 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Richmond,VA (Long Island, NY Transplant)
Posts: 432
My XLR/V(s):
2006 Gold Mist Met. XLR |
Thanks James!!!!
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Last edited by XFireXLR; 07-08-2011 at 01:41 PM.
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07-08-2011, 02:14 PM
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#4 | | Member
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Pottsville, PA
Posts: 98
My XLR/V(s):
2004 XLR Crimson Pearl/Ebony |
I have never had my car out in the rain it is a garage queen. I will not take it out if the weather is bad. Also I have only washed it with a hose a few times. I use my duster on it and then I wax it. I must have 50 coats of wax on it. I will check the drain hose just in case.
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07-08-2011, 03:25 PM
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#5 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Richmond,VA (Long Island, NY Transplant)
Posts: 432
My XLR/V(s):
2006 Gold Mist Met. XLR |
Could you tell me in a little more detail of how to pull up the carpet, how far and where the well is located. Don't want to appear dumb but also I don't want to rip apart the carpet and end up screwing something up. 
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07-08-2011, 03:36 PM
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 22
My XLR/V(s):
2005 Blue Steel XLR |
If I found the right spot, Open the truck, go to the closest to the bumper on the drivers side and pull the carpet back up a foot. There is a removable cover there over a tub with all of the goodies, and the drain hole will be in the upper right corner of the tub.
You can also see it from underneath the car.
I found it helps to have a nice flash light, it is a ways down there. 
Last edited by Dockery; 07-08-2011 at 03:49 PM.
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07-08-2011, 08:21 PM
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#7 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hamilton Ontario Canada
Posts: 232
My XLR/V(s):
2009 XLR Crystal Red Metalic | dry, thanks
Thanks for bringing this issue up once again  it finally inspired me to get off my butt and check mine. Happy to say that my compartment is clean and dry as a popcorn fart! 
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07-09-2011, 01:40 AM
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#8 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Richmond,VA (Long Island, NY Transplant)
Posts: 432
My XLR/V(s):
2006 Gold Mist Met. XLR |
Dockery.....many thanks for the pic and write up!
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07-09-2011, 07:40 AM
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#9 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 1,101
My XLR/V(s):
2004 Light Platinum, President, "Midwest Marauders" |
You can also give the drain a quick check by crawling underneath the car and squeezing the tip of the plug. It makes sure it hasn't "sealed" shut with road dirt or tar. You can also feel any junk that might be in there (I had a dead bug in mine a couple of years ago).
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07-09-2011, 09:58 AM
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#10 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tarheel State
Posts: 343
My XLR/V(s):
2005 XLR |
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Originally Posted by XLR ED I have never had my car out in the rain it is a garage queen. I will not take it out if the weather is bad. |
Crimson Pearl had never seen rain either, until we went to Aheville and Biltmore House this past April. It rained pretty good that first night.
But after I got home and got her washed up, it somehow appears that she suffered no damage from getting wet! 
But I certainly can see why you folks that live in the colder climates would not want to take your car out during the winter. I wouldn't either!
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Last edited by Crimson Pearl; 07-09-2011 at 07:21 PM.
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07-09-2011, 10:18 AM
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#11 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 22
My XLR/V(s):
2005 Blue Steel XLR |
Mine is a driver 6-7 months of the year. The balance is storage. It will not touch the salt of the Wisconsin winters. While I won't take it out on a rainy day, I also won't get upset if I'm caught out in a shower.
And I tend to wash and dry cars a lot. I love to detail them. Makes sure I know every imperfection on it.
If you are a washer too, then while the trunk is open and you are wiping everything dry, get in the habit of taking a quick peek in the well every time while the trunk is open.
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07-09-2011, 02:12 PM
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#12 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 89
My XLR/V(s):
2004 Xenon Blue XLR |
Dockery- great pic. You beat me to it. I found a torx head screw in my drain that looks like it was probably dropped in there during assembly. The screw had no marks on it at all.
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07-10-2011, 11:08 PM
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#13 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lincoln, NE
Posts: 296
My XLR/V(s):
2007 XLR-V |
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Originally Posted by XLR ED I have never had my car out in the rain it is a garage queen. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Crimson Pearl Crimson Pearl had never seen rain either, until we went to Aheville and Biltmore House this past April. It rained pretty good that first night. | Sorry!!!,,,,,,, I have to laugh to myself when I hear "my car's never be in the rain". If you've ever been thru the BG plant, and seen the "leak test". I don't think (no disrespect here) God can even make it rain as much as the " leak test puts these cars thru!!! And it water recycled thru again and again,,,, I'd think it worse than rain as far as cleanness.  | |
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07-11-2011, 01:49 AM
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#14 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southern CA
Posts: 3,210
My XLR/V(s):
2004 Black Raven |
You're right, Chad ... I remember that too! 'The Leak Test' 
We've been thru some horrible rains traveling from CA to KY - the rain didn't bother me, but it was disturbing to come upon the puddles that were almost as high as the door sills .....
If water is getting into that tank - you might want to check those deck lid seals ....
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07-11-2011, 08:31 PM
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#15 | | Pit Crew
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Richmond,VA (Long Island, NY Transplant)
Posts: 432
My XLR/V(s):
2006 Gold Mist Met. XLR |
Finally had the the time to locate and check mine and the area was bone dry and the drain tube was clear. Cannot understand why Cadillac did not make the cover panel more secure.
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