HELP (!) Left My Windows OPEN in Heavy Rain...!!!

[Pacquiao]

It was blazing hot this afternoon, so I left all the windows open at about 2.5 inches. Then we took my girlfriend's car to a restaurant that was 45 minutes away. It rained hard for about 15 minutes straight according to my roommate... When I got back, it had stopped raining. The window gauges were soaked, so I wiped them up very quickly and tested them. They're fine. Shockingly, the carpeting and seats were only slightly damp. I lifted the floor mats and it wasn't wet underneath at all. So questions:

- the window switches probably took the biggest hit... does anyone know if they drain somewhere? Like drain holes?

- is there any risk of mildew/rotting?

It's mostly sunny at 89 degrees tomorrow, so I'm gonna lower my windows while I am at work and let that shit sit in the sun. Hope my Yaris isn't ruined.

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[mazilla]

The doors themselves should have drain holes in them at the bottom. The two fronts on my car has about four holes if I recall correctly. I wouldn't worry about it...

[auxmike]

Buy vent shades/rainguards for your car. Then you would have hardly any issues.

[JumpmanYaris]

Buy vent shades/rainguards for your car. Then you would have hardly any issues.

It wouldn't help if the window is wide open lol 2.5 is a good gap

[SilverBack]

PM CTScott. He knows the anatomy of the Yaris like there's no tomorrow.

[auxmike]

It wouldn't help if the window is wide open lol 2.5 is a good gap

2.5 isn't too bad, with rain guards it's about an inch exposed area.

[CTScott]

There are thick sound absorbing mats under the front carpet that can absorb an incredible amount of water. When I pulled Crashy's carpet (which wasn't wet to the touch) they were completely saturated. Sitting with the windows open in the hot sun will help, but you might want to stick a household dehumidifier in the car (with the windows up) for a night or two. I left my Xterra's windows down in the rain a couple of Summers ago, and did the dehumidifier trick. I pulled over a gallon of water out of the car overnight.

The dehumidifier will also help with drying out the innards of the window switches.

[auxmike]

Dehumidifier's a great idea. I used bath towels and a shop vac in my Saturn once. Put car on the ramps so all the water rolled to the back.....

[Pacquiao]

Hmm...

No household dehumidifier here... I'll just take out the floor mats and crack the windows 3-4 inches while I am at work tomorrow. Direct sunlight, no shade. I'm hoping for high heat and very dry temps.

So do you think there can be any permanent damage/rotting/rusting anywhere?

If the interior is soaked, then my windshield should be ultra foggy and wet on the inside in the morning, right?

:cry:

[CTScott]

Hmm...

No household dehumidifier here... I'll just take out the floor mats and crack the windows 3-4 inches while I am at work tomorrow. Direct sunlight, no shade. I'm hoping for high heat and very dry temps.

So do you think there can be any permanent damage/rotting/rusting anywhere?

If the interior is soaked, then my windshield should be ultra foggy and wet on the inside in the morning, right?

:cry:

Your biggest worry is stink, rather than rust. Crashy only had light rusting of the top side of the floor boards after sitting outside for over a year with no windows (the spare tire was actually completely under water).