Door full of water
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Jim_w

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85 posts

220 months

Sunday 21st March 2010
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Been out for a blat - sooooo much fun - then washed it and realised every time I shut the driver's door a little jet of water spurted out (uncanny really as this is exactly what happened to me when I booted it in second earlier today.......laugh) Gave the door a gentle waggle and could hear loads of water sloshing about inside. I removed the bungs at the base of the door and a load of water came gushing out. I was only hand washing the car - passenger side seems dry. The window/door seal certainly seems to have a quite a gap.

So is this a quirky TVR 'feature' or do I need to make some adjustments/replacements?

Can't see any reason to put the bungs back so just left them out to let the door breathe.

All advice welcome.

Cheers

Jim

Edited by Jim_w on Sunday 21st March 20:24

L33

3,469 posts

253 months

Sunday 21st March 2010
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Do you have a seal between the drop-glass and the door? If so, any gaps in it?
You could always leave the door plugs out the bottom so the door does not get the chance to fill up with water.

Jim_w

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85 posts

220 months

Sunday 21st March 2010
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Yup - there is a bit of a gap - question is can you adjust the glass/door gap or do I just need a new seal?

Edited by Jim_w on Sunday 21st March 20:26

L33

3,469 posts

253 months

Sunday 21st March 2010
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Don't know I'm afraid bud.
From experience with previous TVRs, the drop-glasses are adjustable in just about every direction. If your handy with the tools, it might be worth wipping your door card off and seeing if something has become loose and seeing how moving it affects your gap BEFORE you go altering the adjustment willy-nilly as from previous experience with 2 wedges and a chim, they can be a pig to set up.

Also, check it is the window that has moved and not the seal before you start adjusting things.

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Jim_w

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85 posts

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Sunday 21st March 2010
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Cheers - will have a look.

Jim

shoggoth1

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Jim_w

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Monday 22nd March 2010
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Thanks Shoggoth1 - just what I needed. I always like fixes that don't require me to actually do anything!

Cheers

Jim

ginner

442 posts

264 months

Monday 22nd March 2010
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Take the bungs out of the bottom of the doors.

J

Jim_w

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85 posts

220 months

Wednesday 24th March 2010
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Already done that so I really do have nothing more to do!

Cheers

Jim