LX470 Rain Leak On Floorboard (clogged sunroof drains & fix)

Quick video showing how I solved a rain leak into my front floorboards on my 1999 Lexus LX470. Ended up being a clogged drain inside of my sunroof. My sunroof is also broken so I had to unbolt it to clear the clog.
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[@jakedsnake5106]

Finally!.. a simple quick video of a common problem being solved. Thank you!

[@fiveohmxco]

Ha, appreciate your comment! Yea I searched for one and couldn’t find it, so I made it!

[@philbashaw4237]

I have the exact same problem on my 99 LX470! Same color as yours too. Thanks for posting this

[@fiveohmxco]

Awesome! Glad to hear it was helpful! Hope it solves yours too

[@SMM11997]

Thanks man ! you are a lifesaver ! i was trying to figure out where this water is coming from specially that its very close to a fuse box !

[@fiveohmxco]

Yea I was terrified when I first saw it! Hopefully this is your issue. If it doesn’t solve it, look up the windshield seal next. I’ve heard that’s a lot harder to fix tho so 🤞

[@skladner]

So helpful! Exactly my issue. Thanks for being so thorough.

[@fiveohmxco]

Awesome! Glad to hear it was helpful!!

[@memevasq13]

Thanks man I was looking all over for a video!! Really appreciate it!!

[@fiveohmxco]

Thanks for the comment! Was kinda worried this wasn’t going to be useful to anyone else so I really appreciate the feedback!!!

[@NEONPARADlSE]

Thanks for this video! I have to replace the sunroof seal and this video is going to make it much easier

[@fiveohmxco]

Glad to hear it was helpful! Appreciate the feedback

[@Asian_Connection]

This is extremely good video thank you

[@fiveohmxco]

Thank you!!

[@TheAtomiser]

Thanks for a clear video, really appreciated

[@hanxor]

Literally just did this to my car cuz of a thunder storm - thanks for the weed wacker tip

[@fiveohmxco]

No prob! Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@NiAlfie]

Perfect, needed this

[@arthuralexander2257]

my one wet the fuse box that led to many system fails ,i poured some detergent down the drains first.thanks for removal tip will cleanup seals next time

[@fiveohmxco]

I’m hoping I caught mine before it killed anything.. time will tell 🤞

[@Arobert1403]

That was a huge help. Thank you.

[@fiveohmxco]

Thanks for the feedback! Glad it was helpful

[@al1383]

Thanks, wife's lexus doing the same thing

[@hedge313]

My floorboard looked exactly like yours. Water was in the exact same place. When I poured water into my drain tubes, it leaked out, but probably not as fast as it should. I cleaned out my drain tubes today. Hopefully this was my problem.

[@fiveohmxco]

Hope so! I still check mine after heavy rains paranoid it’s gonna leak again. If this doesn’t fix it might be the windshield, I’ve read that could be an issue too. Sounds harder to fix

[@ManzanitaRecords]

Great video! Thanks for sharing

[@fiveohmxco]

No prob! Appreciate the feedback!

[@seancoyle6920]

This saved me!

[@fiveohmxco]

Love to hear this!!! 💯

[@mattmalcolm534]

When the sunroof drain tube is clogged, do you know how the water makes its way to the floorboard? Great video!

[@fiveohmxco]

Thanks. I think it goes through the roof somehwere and down the A pillar (side of the windshied) and then dumps like halfway down the front of the door

[@davidmartin7589]

After a car wash, my electrical system went nuts. The car wouldn’t turn off, although the vehicle ran fine. $18k later I have replaced sunroof seals, cleaned drains, replaced wiring harnesses and new carpet kit. Stay on top of this folks

[@fiveohmxco]

Omfg. That’s terrible

[@davidmartin7589]

@@fiveohmxco on top of that the $5k extended warranty sold by Autonation refused to cover it even though the Veritas deluxe package included enhanced electrical . At 113k miles I hope to drive this for a long long time

[@davidmartin7589]

@@fiveohmxco also worth noting… black mold was underneath the carpets. Beware

[@fiveohmxco]

@@davidmartin7589 yea after all that it sounds like a car to keep for the rest of your life 😅. At least she’s got low miles