Re: Water getting in the channels in your rear windows ?
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:42 pm
Just wanted to add to this thread with a little info from my experience rejuvenating the window seals, in case it's helpful to anyone else...
Here's a clearer photo of the Silicone Emulsion. I got it at Lordco. I had to order it from the main warehouse, and then I picked it up at the store:
Here's the makeshift contraption I made to keep the windows from shattering on the ground after I took the bolts out:
...and I just swung the window up on the roof rack, while I was silicone-ing:
I found it useful to tape the nuts in place, so they didn't fall out of the windows:
Here's what all the fuss is about. You can see the wavy line where the seals have dried and don't seal anymore:
While I was at it, I applied silicone emulsion to the door seals as well, and found a rip above the driver's door:
...so I patched it with silicone (tub'n'tile, not silicone emulsion). Not a fantastic repair, but I concluded water wasn't coming in here, so it's just to prevent it from getting worse:
And in conclusion, this solved my humidity problem. I also did the seals in the body, above the headlight, to eliminate all traces of Wet Foot Syndrome. I've made a separate post about that. But really the first and most effective remedy was the silicone emulsion around the pop-out windows.
Here's a clearer photo of the Silicone Emulsion. I got it at Lordco. I had to order it from the main warehouse, and then I picked it up at the store:
Here's the makeshift contraption I made to keep the windows from shattering on the ground after I took the bolts out:
...and I just swung the window up on the roof rack, while I was silicone-ing:
I found it useful to tape the nuts in place, so they didn't fall out of the windows:
Here's what all the fuss is about. You can see the wavy line where the seals have dried and don't seal anymore:
While I was at it, I applied silicone emulsion to the door seals as well, and found a rip above the driver's door:
...so I patched it with silicone (tub'n'tile, not silicone emulsion). Not a fantastic repair, but I concluded water wasn't coming in here, so it's just to prevent it from getting worse:
And in conclusion, this solved my humidity problem. I also did the seals in the body, above the headlight, to eliminate all traces of Wet Foot Syndrome. I've made a separate post about that. But really the first and most effective remedy was the silicone emulsion around the pop-out windows.