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40zr1 · 03-30-2021

Water stays in the channel of rear window glass, isn't there a rubber drain tube that can be installed by drilling a hole in the corner. Would anyone know of a vendor who sells this? And what's it called?
Thanks

viper107 · 03-30-2021

Ecklers has been selling them for years

mcich7781 · 03-31-2021

Don't do it!!!.
Don't drill holes there!!!

There is a possibility of creating stress cracks in the body in that area. It is not worth the risk.

Spend $4 and get a Baby Nasal Aspirator Bulb and keep it under the seat.

Works perfect takes a minute to suck up the water.

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40zr1 · 03-31-2021

Thanks for the replies! Gonna play it safe and not drill.
CJ

Mystic ZR-1 · 03-31-2021

Just swipe your wife's turkey baster out of the kitchen drawer, works great.
She won't miss it till Thanksgiving....

WARP TEN · 03-31-2021

Actually, I installed those drain tubes on both of my ZR-1s and they worked fine. No issue of stress cracks but needed a long drill bit. However, on the '95 when I was drilling the hole on the passenger side the lights blinked on and off so I stopped. Later took it to Marc and he said I had drilled into a wiring harness. Fortunately did not do much damage and Marc finished the drilling. I had done the drilling without dismantling any of the interior in the hatch area. I would, in hindsight, recommend you pull back the carpeting so you can see everything when you drill. --Bob

rush91 · 03-31-2021

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcich7781

Don't do it!!!.
Don't drill holes there!!!

There is a possibility of creating stress cracks in the body in that area. It is not worth the risk.

Spend $4 and get a Baby Nasal Aspirator Bulb and keep it under the seat.

Works perfect takes a minute to suck up the water.

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That is a BRILLANT idea!! This will replace my old method of using a shammy to soak up that water.

Norwegianmopar · 04-04-2021

Our Admiral Blue 94 has the holes and tubes, and it works fine. Our old 91 did not have them, and it felt like a gallon of water each time I towel dried the car after washing it.

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A26B · 04-04-2021

I drilled mine to install the drains, 19 years ago and no cracks.

Young1 · 04-04-2021

Wash, 80 mph air dry, what shammy?

03-30-2021	#1
40zr1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boutte, LA 70039 Posts: 33	drain hole Water stays in the channel of rear window glass, isn't there a rubber drain tube that can be installed by drilling a hole in the corner. Would anyone know of a vendor who sells this? And what's it called? Thanks

03-30-2021	#2
viper107 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: st louis mo Posts: 739	Re: drain hole Ecklers has been selling them for years __________________ 95 admiral blue z(sold)/ / 93 ruby z(sold) 91 steel blue z/95 aqua z haibeck 510, 91 callaway 415 areobody #5

03-31-2021	#3
mcich7781 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Morris, IL Posts: 175	Re: drain hole Don't do it!!!. Don't drill holes there!!! There is a possibility of creating stress cracks in the body in that area. It is not worth the risk. Spend $4 and get a Baby Nasal Aspirator Bulb and keep it under the seat. Works perfect takes a minute to suck up the water. Sent from my SM-G955U using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app

03-31-2021	#4
40zr1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boutte, LA 70039 Posts: 33	Re: drain hole Thanks for the replies! Gonna play it safe and not drill. CJ

03-31-2021	#5
Mystic ZR-1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 2,629	Re: drain hole Just swipe your wife's turkey baster out of the kitchen drawer, works great. She won't miss it till Thanksgiving.... Last edited by Mystic ZR-1; 03-31-2021 at 11:02 AM.

03-31-2021	#6
WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,145	Re: drain hole Actually, I installed those drain tubes on both of my ZR-1s and they worked fine. No issue of stress cracks but needed a long drill bit. However, on the '95 when I was drilling the hole on the passenger side the lights blinked on and off so I stopped. Later took it to Marc and he said I had drilled into a wiring harness. Fortunately did not do much damage and Marc finished the drilling. I had done the drilling without dismantling any of the interior in the hatch area. I would, in hindsight, recommend you pull back the carpeting so you can see everything when you drill. --Bob __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough"

04-04-2021	#8
Norwegianmopar Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Norway Posts: 346	Re: drain hole Our Admiral Blue 94 has the holes and tubes, and it works fine. Our old 91 did not have them, and it felt like a gallon of water each time I towel dried the car after washing it. Sent from my SM-G955F using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app __________________ Roy Martin 1994 ZR-1 #112 Admiral Blue/Black Dana 4:10 Aluminum flywheel Corsa exhaust Watson headers Haibeck chip 470 HP/399 RWHP 1991 ZR-1 #400 White/Red (SOLD) Dana 4:10 Powder coated engine Haibeck performance chip Borla exhaust

04-04-2021	#9
A26B Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arcadia, OK Posts: 3,401	Re: drain hole I drilled mine to install the drains, 19 years ago and no cracks. __________________ Jerry Downey JERRYS LT5 GASKETS & PARTS http://www.jerrysgaskets.com 1994 *ZR-1*, Black/Black, Lingenfelter Aerobody, 416cu in, 3.91 gears, coil-over susp, Brembo brakes, etc. 2016 Black-Red, 3LT-Z51 Auto 8-speed.

04-04-2021	#10
Young1 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 901	Re: drain hole Wash, 80 mph air dry, what shammy? __________________ Steve Young 1991 ZR-1 Quasar Blue Metallic/Black #729 Second Owner 1991 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Black #2040 SOLD 1990 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Saddle #1670 SOLD Double your happiness.....complain half as much.