My car has no drain holes and my towers still flooded before installing the weather strip. The weatherstrip cures the issue perfectly.

 

They were flooded from the factory.

 

That’s interesting. My 2021 doesn’t have the drain holes either, but my passenger side shock tower was bone dry. Drivers side had water in 3 compartments. I installed the AOR covers on both sides.

 

You are contradicting yourself, why would it be a concern that my drain holes are now closed when your late 2020 has the cowl with them sealed off from the factory? I guess mine would drain out the same way yours does. GM just proved the drain holes aren't required.

 

It would be great if the ASK TADGE section was available for the C8.

If this water in shock tower was a major concern for the team of Corvette engineers i think that they would find a solution to save any potential warranty related cost in the future.

My toys never see rain and only get wet a couple time per year when its time to do a real detail and not just wipe down with INSTA SHINE and a micro fiber cloth.

I can appreciate those that do use their Vette as daily or live in climate where rain is frequent but I am still not sure if its a real long term concern that GM would not have spent the money to make plastic covers or some other design to prevent water from sitting in top of the strut towers.

I know there lot of discussions about the fastners be exposed to water but I have news guys there are countless fastners on the car that are subjected to water and salt spray and much more environmentally less than perfect condition.

Pretty sure GM utilized fastner that won't rust when exposed to being exposed to repeatedly getting wet.

What do you think the fastners on the bottom of the struts are exposed to water everytime the car is driving in the rain or over salt covered roads that the car is exposed to for those that DD their cars in northern areas where salt is used on the roads.

I think there maybe a lot off concern over nothing.

But our friend MAGIC GLASS keeps coming up with what he believes are the perfect solution to his problem. Magicglass AKA MacGyver give him a BLACK RAG he can solve any Corvette issue . Lol

 

I certainly didn’t invent this issue. My goal is a simple and sane fix and I do believe I have fixed it here.

 

Interesting! Mine was just the opposite of yours - water in the shock tower on the passenger side, and driver side is totally dry. But mine was the 2020 model so it has the drain holes under the windshield on the passenger side. If the drain holes are not there or plugged the water will flow to the end of that groove on the side of the car, as there are extra drain holes there. Maybe that's how the water got into the driver side tower for the cars that has no drain holes under the windshield.

But regardless, I like what MagicGlass did in trying to find a low-cost solution. I too bought a set of AOR covers - ordered them last week so they are on the way, but I kind of regretted a little bit for paying $55 for that solution, because later I thought about that we could just cut a sheet of plastic sheet to cover the top of the shock tower and tape it on the edge to secure and seal it on the tower using deck tape, and that would be a less than $10 solution that also works. That $55 by AOR plastic cover is a way-over-priced solution. Wrap and seal the tower top with a plastic sheet cover, combined with weather stripping on the battery covers, should definitely prevent the water getting into the towers.

 

I bought the AOR solution. But I struggled with this. Why? I could just as easily Saran-wrapped the struts and it would have been a 10 cent (if even) solution. But geez... We just paid $80k-ish for this car! Thus, I opted for the more befitting solution. Now, if I could just figure out a more elegant solution to the front lift fluid leak aside from wrapping a shop towel around it...

 

But $595 for a different color of paint on the calipers is OK?

 

Of course there are plenty of other fasteners that are exposed to water conditions. The difference here in the strut towers is that water will puddle up and keep the hardware submersed in water with no way for the water to drain. There have already been people who have shared pictures and videos of the hardware rusting. I would say it is a legitimate concern.

I agree it would be nice if this could be brought up in an "Ask Tadge" conversation to get his feedback on the issue.

 

I’m sorry!! 😞

 

Doesn't it seem a bit odd that GM chose to block off the drain holes on the cowl directly above the passenger side tower to remedy the situation and not put in extra seals all over the place? I think you're looking up a dead chickens *** for an egg salad sandwich.

 

Mmmm now your making me hungry Phil

 

This whole thread is mind boggling....spray foam, duct tape, grease, saran wrap, towels, foam tape, shower caps, GEEEEZ!....ALL to save $55 on an $80,000 car! The AOR covers work and look professional!

 

Wait. Corvettes can be driven in rain ??

 

What's wrong with the GM 2021 solution, i.e., fill the little holes in the cowl below the windshield on the passenger side?

 

I'm going to stretch a couple of these over the towers. With Covid going on I have no other use for them.

 

Corvettes' YES. Healeys NO!

 

Nothing at all if that was where the water was coming from.

 

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how many posts do we need for this minor issue?