Rear Passenger Windows Leaking

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Hey there everyone,

 

I've got some water coming in through the seals of the rear passenger windows, they are the sealed type windows without the latch mechanism.

 

I've had a little prod and there seems to be rust flakes in the corners, can anyone advise the best way to tackle this?

 

 

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

What condition are the seals in for starters?

 

If there's any rust that has eaten all the metal away if will need removed and replaced !

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

The seals are still pretty flexible and soft, it's a 1996 car so I don't know how it got as bad as this, there seems to be quite a bit of rust in there, I haven't removed the seals yet just in case they flex out of shape and I can't get them back in again.

 

Can that area be cut out and a new bit welded? It looks quite complex :/

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Got some photos to give everybody an idea of the problem?

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

I'll try and grab some photo's tomorrow, the car is at my Mum's house currently. I'll try and lift the seal to show where it's bad but looking at the seals you wouldn't think anything was wrong until you touched them and heard the crunch of rusty loose metal

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

I would inspect the seals closely as well, as even a 1996 car is 17 odd years old now.

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Is there anyway to replace them if they are no good? I had a quick search and couldn't find much in the way of replacements... Could a decent dose of black silicone help once the metal is welded?

 

Also, is it a big job getting the old metal cut out and new put in around that area?

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

So its the non opening windows you have ?

 

I would need to see where your rust issues are to have an idea.

 

Am sure some on here have done, or known of it been repaired that can offer sounder advice.

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Yeah it's the non-openers, I would have thought they wouldn't cause me more problems than the opening ones but alas, I've has three with opening windows and never had the metal rot.

 

I'll get some photos uploaded tomorrow I should think.

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Anything is possible I suppose.

 

The nearside seal is still sold from main dealer but the offside is NLA

 

I have a new pair in my loft.

 

Lets see the photos first before jumping the gun on anything.

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

 

Okay, so here's the state of play with the leaking in the car........ And what led me to puncture the fuel tank!