6 replies to this topic

[mattpurves1990]

Is there any way I can pull my doors in tighter to stop water from
coming in whilst it’s raining?

[sonikk4]

You can adjust the latch on the B pillar but before you do that I would smear some Vaseline around the whole of the door seal, close the door and see where it’s making contact or not as the case may be.

[Compdoc]

I had a similar problem with my boot lid. I used a strip of paper about 5cm wide and opened and closed the boot lid whilst moving the paper along, to see where it gripped. Where it did grip, it was surprisingly tight, but in one corner it just slipped out easily.

I bent the metal lip that the rubber sits on, until it gripped the paper.

[Ethel]

Gaffer tape 

 

... are you really sure it's coming past the door seals? Minis have many more ways of leaking:

 

From the interior of the doors if they aren't sealed behind the door cards

 

Check strap boots

 

Air vents

 

Under wing ducting

 

Scuttle closing panel corrosion

 

Windscreen seals

[mab01uk]

 

This is a page from an original BMC Dealership document from 1959-60 for adjusting an early Mini door to fit better with a length of wood and some brute force.....if you try it no guarantee of the end result though and at your own risk! 

Edited by mab01uk, 25 June 2022 - 03:28 PM.

[absx2]

It`s not uncommon for the rear light rubbers to perish and leak water through the boot and onto the floor pan which then finds it`s way to the front floor.

 

Toilet paper slipped under the bottom of the door cards will tell you if it`s the doors 

[Shooter63]

You could well find that your door seals are just plain knackered, my Mrs mini leaked around the doors, just get some new ones along with the check arm seals if your car has them it sorted the leak problem out straight away.

Shooter