rust hole under kinder seat

[bjudd]

Just found a rust hole under kinder seat.  Was there a drain hole tube here?

Advice?

Thank you,

Brian

[douglas dees]

There is a drain in the lower rear  soft top seal on the passenger side that directs the water out tof the soft top compartment. It is the size of a pencil. I don't believe there is a drain the floor under the kinder seat.
Doug Dees

[Bonnyboy]

Its really hard to tell from the photo but it looks to me like there was a previous repair below the current rust hole next to where it meets the carpet .  My guess is that the rust came from below and just broke through the previous repair. 

I don't have a kinder seat but had enough water to rust through the bottom of the metal below the parcel shelf on both sides.  In the picture I attached you can see that it was repaired previously so there appears to be a path for water to collect in that area.   

[stickandrudderman]

There's no drain hole there but I put one in when I restore a car.
It's a water trap and they always rust there.
I've recently seen an example where an owner spent €140,000 (yes, that one for regular readers) less than two years ago and it's already started to rust there..

[Nate]

I'm no rust expert but it looks like the corrosion started on the undercarriage side and wormed it's way up.

[bjudd]

Thanks for the input.  I'll let you know what I find when I dig into the wound.