HUGEEE mold problem pleasee help!!!!

My 99 was starting to leak behind the pedals... when it rained the mist from the tire soaked the carpet.... got rid of it a few weeks later with the rust recall......

 

Do you have any ~10 year old girl cousins? I've found that their tiny ass hands are useful for getting in places I cant.

 

yes, like i said i noticed the smell and the damp floor like two weeks after i bought the truck but it wasnt that bad till now.

God i know!!

I am close to that point ^^^ verry close

 

i tried my nephew hes 12 but hes no bigger that a minute...he only got up to his wrist and he couldnt reach it.

 

this is the makings for a lifetime movie seriously though gotta get it cleaned up and totally sucks because its your daily driver

 

after you clean all the mold out put a coat of KILZ down to help prevent further growth.

 

Yeahh but im driving the tahoe that just sits in the garage. so its fine just sitting in the drive tore all to crap....i guess...

i remember that but i gotta find the leak first.

 

okay i took the dash out....and i DID find the leak. However it looks as if SOMEBODY else has had the problem before me. its coming from like the metal in the top of the dash. like a crack or something where 2 pieces of metal meet. It looks like some one has used bathroom or window caulk on it! Its all gooped up and running down the back of the firewall and it looks like a big mess.....ill take a pic of it tomaro take into consideration that i have to do this little at a time because i AM very allergic to this crap. Im wearing respirator thing but im still being cautious

 

Thanks but im probably going to just seal it up with some caulk and spray it down with bleach, shoot it down with febreeze and sell the crap out of it

 

do us a favor... when you do, don't blatantly LIE about it...

remember, a LOT of true Tacoma enthusiasts are on multiple boards and can be a very small community...

you may want to sell it on craigslist or somewhere that folks likely will not run across your previous posts...

would suck to be labelled a liar... as a moderator over on Custom Tacos, I may need to lock your sale thread over there... sorry about that...

http://www.customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1650443#post1650443

 

Yeah wtf I spotted this and blew up your thread over there. Don't be selling us problems on our forum. Mike I 2nd you lock that thread.

 

if your alergic ..get the mold out..fix the leak...buy new carpet..or sell the truck for a new taco..but tell the client why your selling it..otherwise shit can come back to you

 

its fixed....new carpet ordered

 

Good job Cole....I have been following this thread......leaks can be tough and I think you handled it well. You can kill the mold and mildew once you fix the leak....just spray everything with Lysol and let it dry out thoroughly.....again, good job man. This will help future owners with similar a similar problem. Remember, the lowest cost vehicle is almost always the one you already own.

 

I bet the moisture is either coming from a torn window seal causing it to leak after it rains or possibly an A/C leak. Normal A/C condensation will not cause this amount of moisture resulting in mold. I assume there is not a sweet smell of antifreeze? If so, that's another issue.