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[tunnie]

RE my leaking rear door seal, inspected it this morning, the actual seal bit to the door looks ok, there no marks on it, its still soft, not hard.

I think its creaping in underneath it... you have the metal sill, then the rubber seal, the flap at the bottom where the rubber meets the metal, i think its getting in there, then comming in through underneath the internal plastic skirting.

I want to try and seal it along that edge, any ideas on some kind of sealant i can use?  :-/

[JamesV6CDX]

No idea - silicone bathroom sealent?

[Timbuk]

No idea - silicone bathroom sealent?

Not as daft as it sounds, but i would use clear Tunnie, white might stand out a bit too much

[Gaffers]

you can get black sealant here, surely it is available in UK DIY stores....?

[markey mark]

RE my leaking rear door seal, inspected it this morning, the actual seal bit to the door looks ok, there no marks on it, its still soft, not hard.

I think its creaping in underneath it... you have the metal sill, then the rubber seal, the flap at the bottom where the rubber meets the metal, i think its getting in there, then comming in through underneath the internal plastic skirting.

I want to try and seal it along that edge, any ideas on some kind of sealant i can use?  :-/

have you tried adjusting the door bud ?? :-/

[JueV6]

or even try a different seal tunnie i'm sure mark or myself would lend you one to see if it cures the leak.

[Richie London]

you can get black sealant here, surely it is available in UK DIY stores....?

frame sealant, more flexible

[TheBoy]

Have you proved thats where its coming in?

[tunnie]

Have you proved thats where its coming in?

Its the only place it can be, i put that toilet paper on the sill, that prob did act as a wick.

But behind it, the carpet that runs up to the plastic skirting was damn.

I am thinking putting just a smear with a finger along that line to see if that fixes it.

I opened the door today, the seal is defo working felt it almost suckered on.

Door does not need adjusting, there is no movement on it, no noise from it at speed. When shut you can't feel any movement pushing against it.

Bar a whole in the chassis, i can't see any other possible place for it to get in.

[iainb]

Idea:Take the door card off and check if the water tight membrain is leaking, if so reseal it
You can make the rubber door seal swell by steaming them.
If you pour some water over the glass some will go inside the door and exit through the drain holes at the bottom of the door,I suspect the membrain is has dislodged
Iainb

[tunnie]

by membrain, do you mean this?




or the rubber seal against the window  :-/

[iainb]

Nice picture of your probable leak point.
Gaffer tape comes to mind as long as your not going to want remove them again

[tunnie]

Nice picture of your probable leak point.
Gaffer tape comes to mind as long as your not going to want remove them again

Its taken from the how2 i made on door lock replacement. - That image shows the drivers front...

Cheers for the idea, i will pop the door card off at the weekend.

[iainb]

Sorry yes the plastic film with glued edges.
Some call them shedders.

[tunnie]

Sorry yes the plastic film with glued edges.
Some call them shedders.

Personally i have never had that door card off, maybe it has been off before, and not put back right.

I have only recently discovered the wet floor as i never use the back seats, the water does smell stale it could have been there for some time, i did get a lot of water out the second time i Vax'd it.