DETUNED

So my car is pretty old....13 years. The first sign of leakage was in my trunk. I noticed water in the 2 corners in my trunk and came to realize my drain was glogged and my weatherstripping had a tear in it. Easy enough, I unglogged the drain and grabbed a weatherstrip for the trunk from another car and the junkyard. That fixed that problem.

NOW, I get water behind my passenger and driver side seat. I live in Florida and lately it's been POORING every single day. The water is under the carpet and it seems like it's coming from the corner of the door. This isn't just a little bit of water but a lot! dirver side more than the passenger. I grabbed weather stripping (upper door jamb one) from another wrecked car and it didn't do anything.

Does anyone have this same problem? How much is the door strips from the dealer? can it be something else?

THanks

Peter

np20412

I think OLT might have some info for you....I seem to recall a thread he posted a few weeks ago regarding the solution to weatherstripping problems within the doors, pm him or somethin i'm too lazy to search

ant1k

i had a similar problem except that it was the trim along the top of the rear windshield but grinded the rust out and filled it in with silicone for a quick fix . eventually i will have a new weather strip and a body shop fix it. but from that one spot water got all the way to underneath the front passenger floor and it rusted out a lot of parts in my trunk also.

CompuMan

I had just that leak through my driver's side door. My problem was the door hinge. It was wearing out and did not let the door set in the frame properly. I had to replace it (the hinge) and now there is no problem. Somehow, your problem May be in how your door fits in it's frame.

ki_soarer

check the vapor barrier between the door and the door panel. we have this problem a lot at BMW.

np20412

We drive Lexus's....

j/p, it is known that our doors get leaky after a while, but I'm tellin you, OLT nailed the problem a few weeks ago.

DETUNED

OLT shoudl speak up

got_trd

No problems here...

O. L. T.

iTrader: (17)

buy lot's of clear silicone.

remove all seals and silicone behind them and put them back in place. Close all doors and let it sit overnight. While you are at it, remove the interior trim and seal around the front and rear glass. Lastly, the sunroof drain can clog and back up into the rear of the car............ how you get that clean is your best guess.

For door panel wetness and discoloration you generally have only 2 options - do it in this order......... (after doing the above)

remove the door panel and reseal the plastic skin very good.

replace the seals that line the window.

ant1k

how much was the hinge and where did you get it ffrom?????

Project300

I had a leak that came in near the speaker in the passenger door. For years I thought it was the sunroof drains, but I finally traced it to the upper windshield seal. I took black RTV and carefully applied it along the entire seal by pressing it in with my finger and smoothing it out. Now there are no leaks and it looks great.

skousenjr

iTrader: (1)

I have my car at the body shop, and have the same issue of a leak, they suggested and had the problem with a older truck, the rubber flap on the outside that keeps the window from smacking the door, and also in my guess some of the water out, mine is cracked and broken and dose not even touch the glass anymore, he suggested finding a new one, if i can to see if that would fix it, any one know the part or have one around from door they don't use?

aliga

iTrader: (147)

take a pic of the part you need, i should have it.

skousenjr

iTrader: (1)

not my pics don't have a cam, but should give a idea, its just the black strip on the outside that is between the glass and the door.

carson_ny

i wish i never have this problem! but i see that where my driver and pass window there is some kind of rubber (the one that it rubbed when the window goes up and down) and it is loose. should i be concerned? I dont or at least i think i dont have any water leaking into the car