Water in fog light

[pomme]

Last night in brisbane we had some pretty bad rain, the only way for me to get home was to drive through a couple of flooded roads.

It wasn't deep enough to come through doors, but it was above the bumper, and with the wake would have come pretty high in the engine bay.

The engine bay has smelt better, and has leaves and crap everywhere, which isn't a great concern as a good wash should see it come good.

Front number plate was taken from me, the only thing that might pose a problem is the fog light. The left side as you look at the car is about half full, or empty if you like, of muddy water.

What is the best way to deal with this? Is it an easy task to remove + clean? Just take it to the dealer? Let it all evaporate? I'm not game to test if the light works as its submergered, but the fog lights were on last night... could that have caused any issues?



o_O $65 for replacement personalised plates

[pomme]

When i tried to go other this afternoon the clutch didn't want to work. Couldn't select gears... so off to mechanic this afternoon. I didn't bother with VW because they don't cover flood damage under warranty.

Mechanic only got it late afternoon so they will hopefully let me know tomorrow.

I can see this turning out to be an expensive rainstorm.

[insanekiwi]

I hope it doesn't cost much to get it sorted out...
Can it be dealt through insurance? (car insurance)... for flood damage etc?

[pomme]

Apprently the clutch is stuck to the flywheel, and they can't break it free and have to open it up to find out what the problem is.... so at the very least its gonna be the labour for taking off and and put the gearbox back on. The car has done about 60,000.... so whatever the issue i might just get a new clutch put on early, save on the labour, waste the rest of the clutch, ends up cheaper. As for insurance, i'll give them a call when i get a quote, though i doubt it will be worth loosing the no claims bonus.