Mysterious hole in td5 bulkhead

Me and my dad have been striping the inside of our td5 90 for a interior rebuild and found this hole. We can't figure out what it's for, there was just a floor mat covering it

Any help would be appreciated!

Needs a big grommet, look and see what is on the same place on the RH side of the footwell??

Cheers

charlie revis said:

there was just a floor mat covering it

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If it is any consolation, mine has the same hole in it, But I covered it in duct tape and refitted the mat.

Cheers

I think you'll find them in most cars!
Dunno why either but think they may simply be for draining purposes.
Also for the interior rebuild do you really think " striping the inside " is a good idea? Why not polka dots!

comments here suggest they are drain holes too.
Although on a marque not normally to be mentioned here on pain of excommunication!
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/gallons-of-water-in-footwells-2005-x3.498704/

Hole for steering shaft on LHD vehicles

Cheers for the replies, I think we will just cover it and sound proof over it then.

Has someone drilled an access hole to get to the clutch space cyclinder?

Its in the wrong place to be the lhd steering imo, the steering mechanism passes through the bulkhead above the footwell doesn’t it?

EDIT: I zoomed in and can see it’s a double skin hole. So came from the factory like that

Steering shaft - really? Funny place to put your steering column.

It’s the hole for the air conditioning pipes to run through, from the engine bay into the blower unit that mounts under the dash. Block it off and seal well if not needed.

Retroanaconda said:

Steering shaft - really? Funny place to put your steering column.

It’s the hole for the air conditioning pipes to run through, from the engine bay into the blower unit that mounts under the dash. Block it off and seal well if not needed.

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Ahh cheers that would explain it, it doesn't have Aircon and we arnt adding it so that's another job to do.

Yep it’s for air con