Door seals

[Blacky]

Just got some pics sent through from a member who is finishing off an EK sedan - they were about to send the car to the trimmers, pulled it out of the shed and washed it to clean it up and it filled up with water through the doors - opinions on these seals please ???





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[Errol62]

I can’t really tell from the photos, but it almost looks like they are back to front. The flap bit should be facing in to the opening.


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[Errol62]

But let’s face it, ina perfect world, these cars leak. May have gone a bit heavy on the hose? I always try and avoid directly squirting any seal areas.


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[62ekute]

I'd dry it off and give it another squirt to trace where it's getting in ... pic from my thread ... my new seals needed to be 'trained' on this corner .. water got through (and followed the arrow)

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[Blacky]

Got more info , it’s leaking past the glass and into the door - as they do.

Problem isn’t really a problem

[Errol62]

That is a design feature, just like in a brick veneer house.


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[62ekute]

From memory (damn it), one of the outer rubbers I looked at blocked the drain holes in the bottom of the doors (when closed) .. whereas another kit had notches to let the water pass through

[Harv]

The Rares rubbers have the front door drain notches, but depending on how they are laid/stretched they do not always align to the door drain holes. It's worth the time to fettle the notches so that they do.

Cheers,
Harv