Soaking wet passenger door?

[DuncanM]

Hi there,

I know this has been covered before but I am having trouble with the search coming up with a definitive answer.

Basically my passenger door is getting soaked in this weather. Is it just the seal at the bottom of the door?

Drivers footwell gets pretty wet too but Doesn't bother me that much .

Duncan

[Buster4.2]

I've noticed the bottom half of my passenger door closest the hinge gets damp sometimes as well - interested in possible solutions.

[GCerbera]

It's possibly the seal at the top of the door and water is running forward and down
to collect under the speaker?

The seal will eaither have started to perish or it has been pinched a little allowing
the water through.

[DuncanM]

Hi Graham,

Not convinced it's the top as it is all very low on the door.

I'll get it sorted sometime, after the manifolds and the suspension .

Still loving it .

Duncan

[GCerbera]

Hi Duncan

Do check it out, my first Cerbera used to be soaked right under the driver's side
door speaker and the seal at the top of the door was to blame.

Felt like a wet spunge on the door trim.
Changed the seal and all was well.

Glad to hear you're still smitten.

>> Edited by GCerbera on Wednesday 18th August 11:59

[RichardP]

Duncan

Look at the roughly triangular-shaped piece of rubber at the top RH corner of the passenger door (looking from the inside). The water runs down from the top of the drain channel in the door aperture seal until it reaches the door/glass/seal interface. If this piece of rubber hasn't been thinned down (compare it to the driver's one) then it might be leaving a gap for the water to run into. The reason the bottom of the door appears wet is that the water runs down the inside of the door card and collects at the bottom. The best way is to simulate rain and let a hospipe run on the roof of the car and watch the water run down the door seal.

As for the drivers footwell there are plenty of potential leak points. Again, let a hose run on the roof and get your head inside the footwell to see where the water is coming in. You don't really want a wet interior otherwise you will get bad misting problems when the weather gets cooler and electrics and damp environments tend not to mix too well!

Richard

[DuncanM]

Thanks Richard,

if it's the top seal then I'll get a new one fitted asap as it squeeks like hell anyway!

As to the drivers footwell, I've heard it can be a nightmare finding where the water gets in but I'll have a crack at finding it .

I need a decent car cover for the winter methinks (no garage).

Time for a search then .

Duncan

[RichardP]

Duncan

There is a comprehensive list of potential Cerbera water ingress points on here somewhere. I'm sure you'll find it if you do a search.

Richard