thanks bonneville_gal, i hope someone else will read your post and end up with a dry car. i traded mine in on a 2008 XXXXX, don't ask.

UPDATE: after reading (skimming) those threads, yesterday...

1. I checked the other 3 footwells and the trunk. The trunk was dry but the footwells were ALL wet, especially the soaked driver-side rear.

2. So I took it for a worst-case scenario estimate at a local body shop. First, after a review of ...

OK thanks Archon. I should've checked on the OP date. Now I'm going to open your links and leave them open until reading time tomorrow.

Cutting to the chase... I wonder how many hours labor in what you did here? . My car's only got 80k and seems otherwise in fine shape. My leak issue makes it a 'mechanics special' though, quite a loss for me on a car I've loved for 6 years. Now, if I were like you and could tear everything out ...