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[reallybig]

it appears that the window seal is too short and there are two gaps at either end so water has been pouring down the inside of the door and into the car

 

whats the easiest way of drying out the door

 

and is there a simpler way of blocking the holes without replacing the seal or shall i just go and buy a new one

[lewBlew]

Is the plastic sheeting under the door card missing or is it leaking from somewhere else?

 

http://optauto.easys...Plastics/Fronts

 

Try a hairdryer inside the door to dry it out

[Dan]

  Check the door drains are clear, the doors are not designed to be completely dry.  The seals aren't quite the same as modern seals and as they age they harden up so there will always be some water present.

[reallybig]

erm door drains? and there's no plastic at all

 

theres no holes in the bottom of the door and the only holes are for the door card to click in

[lewBlew]

There should be a drain hole in the bottom (as in underside) of the door!!   Has it been filled/repaired over?

 

That, and the missing plastic sheeting, might explain why it's pouring inside. It's supposed to go straight down and outside via the aperture between the door and the doorstep. No problem with having water inside the door, it's meant to do in and straight out again.

 

If you don't want to shell out for the proper plastic sheeting you can use duct tape over all the gaps and push the door card clips through it where you need to. Worked for me for a while.

 

Other possibility is it's rusted at the bottom and water's getting through the rust. Quite possible if you have no drain holes!

[reallybig]

door is only 3 years old so shouldn't technically be rusty. I'll get some of those plastic things and check for the door drains again. might gaffa tape up the window gaps aswell.

[Dan]

  Don't tape up the window gaps, it will look terrible and won't last.  Gaffer tape over the door voids was factory standard for decades, personally I've never actually seen a door with factory plastic sheeting fitted, I think it was quite a late change.  Doing that will keep the door card dry.  There should be 3 drains in the bottom of the door.

[reallybig]

woo found the drainage holes, taped up all the holes and there was a gap in the rubber door lining so pushed them together

[reallybig]

thanks all

[reallybig]

*didn't tape up the drainage holes need to wash them though

[reallybig]

with those plastic sheets how does the door card fit onto them

[lewBlew]

with those plastic sheets how does the door card fit onto them

 

I think you just puncture holes where the clips go in.

 

Sometimes even if the drain holes are clear, water gets stuck on the rubber door seal and comes in. Some people cut a little slit in the seal where the drain holes are but I haven't bothered.

[Dan]

  Yes, some people like BL & Rover!  Genuine door seals have slots below all 3 drain holes.

[reallybig]

yeah mine has the slits.

 

got my woman to throw water at the door while i was in the car and it's coming into the car in 3 places along the door

 

try and tighten the door shutting mechanism tomorrow

 

should here be a gap in the rubber seal on the inside of the car at the bottom of the door?

[Dan]

No, the seal should be complete.  The door is easily adjusted, but don't take out both the latch plate screws at once or the plate will disappear inside the B pillar and getting it back out is more or less impossible.