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willeaper

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Mar 24, 2014
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Help!
After these recent amazing thunderstorms, I have some water getting in down the d/s door pillar area, above the boot release catch.
I would welcome any advice, thanks
 
check the condition of your door seal, can you see where the water is coming in or do you just have wet carpet in the drivers footwell? if its just a puddle and you have been driving in the rain check the condition of the rubber bung in the drain hole under the carpet (y)
 
Thanks for your reply,I can see the water coming in down between the door seal and the cover above the boot release catch, it is defo not coming in through the floor when driving...................
 
Or maybe it just needs resealing, especially in the corners. Pull the seal away along that pillar. Squeeze the U section together in case it's opened up. Refit, pushing the corners in first (mirror area and bottom of A pillar), then push the straight section in. Recheck the corners to make sure they're still tightly fitted.
 
Loooks like it is the door seal, do you know if new ones are available?
Thanks for tips, much appreciated.
 
Looks like I will need new door seal, anybody got any new ones?
I've searched t'internet with no result so far......
 
You'll be lucky to find a door seal, unless you get lucky with a breaker - or of course find somebody throwing away a Cougar.

You might try a smear of silicone grease around the seal, this seems to "refresh" them and also gives a bit of a sticky layer to seal better against?
 
Reseating seems to have worked for mine mate, I think it was just because the car was parked on a slope during that heavy rain rather than there bring actually anyyhing wrong with the seal.
 
backseateducation said:
Reseating seems to have worked for mine mate, I think it was just because the car was parked on a slope during that heavy rain rather than there bring actually anyyhing wrong with the seal.
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Matt, just had another look at the photo of your house and I think you need to be parking 'nose in' to avoid the risk of your boot flooding. Parking 'nose down' can lead to the water overflowing from the channels on each side of the tailgate instead of running away behind the rear lamp clusters.
 
Thanks mate.
The other night with the biblical rain it was parked like that but also on the path at the side of the drive so was tilted slightly sideways too.
 
So far so good so dry.... ! after reseating with silicone!
Will report back after tomorrows predicted heavy rain....... thanks for advice.....
 
Have checked regulary after rain, and again after LOTS of rain on Bank Hol. Monday, and pleased to say is is totally dry inside now...

reseating door seals defo works, thanks for advice guys.......
 
Quicksilver said:
Matt, just had another look at the photo of your house and I think you need to be parking 'nose in' to avoid the risk of your boot flooding. Parking 'nose down' can lead to the water overflowing from the channels on each side of the tailgate instead of running away behind the rear lamp clusters.
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Yes, I found this out when I washed my coug yesterday, as our drive slopes down towards the road and I had reversed in. Usually when mine is parked up she has her coat on lol!!!!
 
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