Door Leak
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SP6 Animal

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6,015 posts

239 months

Friday 7th August 2009
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I have started to notice when i clean my car the carpet gets a bit wet at the bottom corner hinge side of the door.
I have now replaced the door seals which has made the matter worse now both doors.
When you open the door the water is sitting in the groove in the gasket so i assume overflows into the car.
Should this gasket have drainage grooves my chim did?
If so how do you form them.
I guess the water runs down the door piller getting in behind the door mirror.

shep1001

4,620 posts

218 months

Friday 7th August 2009
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SP6 Animal said:
I have started to notice when i clean my car the carpet gets a bit wet at the bottom corner hinge side of the door.
I have now replaced the door seals which has made the matter worse now both doors.
When you open the door the water is sitting in the groove in the gasket so i assume overflows into the car.
Should this gasket have drainage grooves my chim did?
If so how do you form them.
I guess the water runs down the door piller getting in behind the door mirror.
Cut the dimples out and stick the seal back in with impact adhesive. Do a search on 'tamora door leak' there is a pic of a T350 that shows this.

SP6 Animal

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6,015 posts

239 months

Saturday 8th August 2009
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shep1001 said:
SP6 Animal said:
I have started to notice when i clean my car the carpet gets a bit wet at the bottom corner hinge side of the door.
I have now replaced the door seals which has made the matter worse now both doors.
When you open the door the water is sitting in the groove in the gasket so i assume overflows into the car.
Should this gasket have drainage grooves my chim did?
If so how do you form them.
I guess the water runs down the door piller getting in behind the door mirror.
Cut the dimples out and stick the seal back in with impact adhesive. Do a search on 'tamora door leak' there is a pic of a T350 that shows this.
I don't know what you mean by dimples.
Can't find any more info with the search.
Cheers

shep1001

4,620 posts

218 months

Saturday 8th August 2009
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SP6 Animal said:
shep1001 said:
SP6 Animal said:
I have started to notice when i clean my car the carpet gets a bit wet at the bottom corner hinge side of the door.
I have now replaced the door seals which has made the matter worse now both doors.
When you open the door the water is sitting in the groove in the gasket so i assume overflows into the car.
Should this gasket have drainage grooves my chim did?
If so how do you form them.
I guess the water runs down the door piller getting in behind the door mirror.
Cut the dimples out and stick the seal back in with impact adhesive. Do a search on 'tamora door leak' there is a pic of a T350 that shows this.
I don't know what you mean by dimples.
Can't find any more info with the search.
Cheers
I Will email you a pic later

Shep

SP6 Animal

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Saturday 8th August 2009
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shep1001

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Saturday 8th August 2009
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SP6 Animal said:
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Paul

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Shep

Barry Ashcroft

1,958 posts

250 months

Saturday 8th August 2009
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Andy can you send the pic my way please.

shep1001

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218 months

Saturday 8th August 2009
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Barry Ashcroft said:
Andy can you send the pic my way please.
Barry YHM

Shep

SP6 Animal

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Saturday 8th August 2009
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Thanks shep exactly the area it's coming in.

LeeT350c

575 posts

210 months

Sunday 9th August 2009
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Looks like you've got this one sorted now Paul after seeing how mine has been done today.

Have fun with you list of other items!!

Cheers

Lee

SP6 Animal

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Sunday 9th August 2009
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LeeT350c said:
Looks like you've got this one sorted now Paul after seeing how mine has been done today.

Have fun with you list of other items!!

Cheers

Lee
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SP6 Animal

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239 months

Sunday 16th August 2009
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All sorted now no door leaksbiggrin


Cut a small hole in the bubble part of gasket fold under and glue then fold under again and glue this forms a drainage dimple.
Simplesthumbup

NickT

402 posts

257 months

Thursday 20th August 2009
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This might actually explain the leaks in my car! scratchchin

I've had some bodywork done on the car and the door seals have been removed and re-fitted during this work but have just been randomly fitted now I look at it!

I've always wondered what the stuck down bits were for on the seals, to be honest I thought it was maybe someone slippling with the glue in the factory. I shall try moving the seals around now I can see where the two bits are supposed to go. Thanks for posting the photos!

SP6 Animal

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239 months

Thursday 20th August 2009
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My join is halfway up the dor post if that helps.

NickT

402 posts

257 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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If I possition my 'dimples' so they are as per the photo above (both along the bottom of the door) the join where the ends meet is now in between the two 'dimples' on the bottom of the door. Does this sound right? I can't remember where they were before but I do recall having one dimple near the door mirror in the past...

I washed the car on Sunday and still had some water in the passenger footwell but I didn't check it before hand so it might be old water.

Barry Ashcroft

1,958 posts

250 months

Saturday 3rd April 2010
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Andy can you send me the pics again (New laptop)I need to get this mod done so I can start using the car again.

Ta

shep1001

4,620 posts

218 months

Saturday 3rd April 2010
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Barry Ashcroft said:
Andy can you send me the pics again (New laptop)I need to get this mod done so I can start using the car again.

Ta
Back on Monday will send it then

Andrew

Barry Ashcroft

1,958 posts

250 months

Saturday 3rd April 2010
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Perfect cheers mate thumbup

al 350i

974 posts

224 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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hi andy could you send me some photo's aswell please.


SP6 Animal

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239 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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Unfortunatly i have deleted my pictures but you don't need them just create a pair of dimples using superglue to act as drainage channels the water sits on the top groove and comes out of the dimples if you don't have these water will overflow into the car.
Maybe not the case on all cars but most will have these dimples.