Leak fixing - Door seal sealant

[Rusty]

I've been doing lots of work trying to get the coupe leak free so I can get the carpet back in! I've got it down to 2 spots, both if which I've traced to water wicking around the door seal where there is a join in the metal. To solve this problem, I'm going to spaff a load of sealant into the groove of the seal. Just trying to decide on windscreen sealant or silicon sealer. Thoughts? I've currently used some thin foam to prove the theory

[andy10v]

I have used silicone sealant on one, it was all I had lying about.

However I think somebody mentioned you shouldn't as its acidic.

[Monkeymagic]

Wynns do a black silicone free sealant in a trigger can it never hardens completely I even use it for exhaust joints as it withstands extreme conditions so well.

[newsh]

Take the trim off and re-seal it to the roof and re-fix with new rivets and the water won't get in there in the first place Its probably been leaking since the screen was replaced.

[Error404]

don't use silicon Andy, if it must be a sealant use a non-setting mastic
I used this stuff to reseal my screen & a-pillar trims:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arbomast-A...#ht_709wt_1139

[Rusty]

I've spent a few hours in the rain looking at it and it's getting in where the seal has been opened out a little by some of the clips etc. that are held on place by it. Some foam has stopped the leak so I'm happy to seal it up and see. I rebuilt the trims to get rid of the drips and it's made a big difference... Real pain in the derrier.

[Error404]

we should all just drill a couple holes in the floor and be done with it

[Rusty]

Yeah, it's crossed my mind 1001 times and more

Will get it all sorted and back to daily status in a few months' time.

[Rusty]

After a bit more investigation, I've still got water running down the driver's side A pillar. The passenger side B pillar seems to be fine now that I have sealed it up a little with a thin strip of foam - this suggests that my theory about the water wicking over in this area has credibility.

On the A pillar, I need to have another look at the windscreen trims and probrably take out the rivets and re-seal them on. What rivets do they use, so that I can get some in?

[Rusty]

Newsh mentions rivets in his thread but no sizes.

[Rusty]

Looking on kate (853-00), I get the following sizes -

+N 905 763 01 - A4x9x8x1.2 - Qty 16 (holds the gutter trim in place) - Qty 8 (holds the B pillar trim in place) -

+N 904 376 01 - A3.2x8 - Qty 2 (holds the top clip for the window trim in place).

[Rusty]

Found the driver's side leak or at least where the water is coming from and point go to Newsh for a correct call! Whoever fitted the windscreen should have been fired for being incompetent

Time to rebuild it properly when I get some sealant.

[newsh]

Hi Rusty, sorry I missed your question about rivets. I actually got all the rivets I needed in a pop rivet kit from eBay

I drilled all the rivets out holding the gutter trim up to the B pillar and gently lifted it away from the car enough to clean out and introduce some self adhesive gasket strip. I figured this would allow me to lift the trim easily if I needed to change the screen again. The windscreen trim had a broken rivet on the little hook shaped bracket at the top which I replaced too. Since riveting it all back down with the gasket strip in there I've had no more problems with leakage.

[newsh]

we should all just drill a couple holes in the floor and be done with it

That's exactly what i did, I had to drain the pond somehow It was like that for about 6 months!

[andy10v]

That's exactly what i did, I had to drain the pond somehow It was like that for about 6 months!

My dad suggested a hammer and a 6 inch nail!

I opted for a sponge, should be a sponge in every coupe