Water in the sills
09-11-2015, 04:55 AM
#11
Moderator (Ret.)
Lewissa81 points out the "common" places for a leak to enter the sills. For me, it was the rubber plug (behind the battery) that rain from the cowl area would drip down to.
Another spot to check is the lower front fender corners (closest to the front door area). Open the front doors, and with a coat hanger (wrap tape around the ends, then bend a small hook at the end), insert it into the lower front opening of the door, into the front fender area. You'll be amazed at how much debris you will pull out. This is where the water is supposed to drain down to from the windshield/cowl area to the ground. Over the years, it fills with leaves and other crap, and plugs the drainage area here. The water finds another area to drain.
Another spot to check is the lower front fender corners (closest to the front door area). Open the front doors, and with a coat hanger (wrap tape around the ends, then bend a small hook at the end), insert it into the lower front opening of the door, into the front fender area. You'll be amazed at how much debris you will pull out. This is where the water is supposed to drain down to from the windshield/cowl area to the ground. Over the years, it fills with leaves and other crap, and plugs the drainage area here. The water finds another area to drain.
09-11-2015, 07:11 AM
#12
Senior Member
To properly seal the third brake light housing, you have to remove it, remove any old silicone (if it was sealed this way once before), then place a bead of new stuff, and let it cure according to the instructions on the tube! Many folks slap a bead on, then instantly bolt it on. This makes the silicone act like industrial strength epoxy glue; it will be difficult to remove the assembly again; some have ruined the paint, or busted the assembly trying to remove it later to change a bulb.
09-23-2015, 07:52 AM
#14
Any news?
09-23-2015, 01:28 PM
#15
I got double hit on mine. Both of my sills were soaked due to my 3rd brake light leaking. Once I got that fixed it went to just the drivers side sill. Put a bead of silicon across the top of my rear window and it stopped completely. Ended up just getting a whole new rear window from Safelite. Actually cost $50 less than what the dealer wanted just for the weather stripping. Plus a lifetime national warranty was a big thing for me.
09-24-2015, 02:37 PM
#16
over the weekend i took the hose to the lower window on the drivers side.
Water came in from behind the main wire area. I noticed there a rubber gommet that has just running along that black nylon/rubber (i think) anchor arm for the door. It looks like to should be fixed to the cabin body...
I can see water hitting that and running into the cabin through that open hole.
Would anyone be willing to take a picture of their door where the wiring enters and this nylon/rubber arm to show how it should be seated?
thanks!
Water came in from behind the main wire area. I noticed there a rubber gommet that has just running along that black nylon/rubber (i think) anchor arm for the door. It looks like to should be fixed to the cabin body...
I can see water hitting that and running into the cabin through that open hole.
Would anyone be willing to take a picture of their door where the wiring enters and this nylon/rubber arm to show how it should be seated?
thanks!
09-24-2015, 11:06 PM
#17
Senior Member
The nylon/rubber thing is called a door check. The rubber seal around it is supposed to be unattached. There's no point in trying to place it a certain way, it will move on its own. I got a new one from Tasca for about $40, but I suggest exploring other points, unless you can definitively prove that's the entry point.
Your leaks sounds like mine. If you take the three parking brake bolts out, move it out of the way, and pull the carpet back, you'll see a body seam in that corner. Once I found that, I could watch water flowing down and into the sill. I filled it with silicone as far up as I could reach, and that finally did the trick.
Your leaks sounds like mine. If you take the three parking brake bolts out, move it out of the way, and pull the carpet back, you'll see a body seam in that corner. Once I found that, I could watch water flowing down and into the sill. I filled it with silicone as far up as I could reach, and that finally did the trick.
09-24-2015, 11:19 PM
#18
The nylon/rubber thing is called a door check. The rubber seal around it is supposed to be unattached. There's no point in trying to place it a certain way, it will move on its own. I got a new one from Tasca for about $40, but I suggest exploring other points, unless you can definitively prove that's the entry point.
Your leaks sounds like mine. If you take the three parking brake bolts out, move it out of the way, and pull the carpet back, you'll see a body seam in that corner. Once I found that, I could watch water flowing down and into the sill. I filled it with silicone as far up as I could reach, and that finally did the trick.
Your leaks sounds like mine. If you take the three parking brake bolts out, move it out of the way, and pull the carpet back, you'll see a body seam in that corner. Once I found that, I could watch water flowing down and into the sill. I filled it with silicone as far up as I could reach, and that finally did the trick.
I'll hopefully give it another go this weekend and specifically look for the above.
Cheers