I own a vehicle of the type specified above, now just over 3 years old.

A few weeks ago I noticed that there was a leak at the base of both front
doors during rainstorms. The leaks seems to at the same point on both front
doors and is at about the same point as a "tongue" of rubber which is
attached to the main body of the door seal. The tongue stretches across
almost the full thickness of the door and is unattached to the door other
than by the main seal attachment i.e. the tongue is free to move for all
it's length. The water seems to be tracking across the length of this tongue
and penetrating the frame seal as a result.

Does anyone know the function of this apparently superfluous tongue of
rubber? A cursory examination of the doors has failed to reveal how the
interiors of the doors are drained. Does anyone know how this drainage is
achieved? Has anyone had similar difficulties, and if so what was the
solution, if any?

Thanks for any information/ guidance.

Regards

Pilgarlick

--
Nothing screams poor craftsmanship
like wrinkles in your duct tape.

Pilgarlick wrote:

I own a vehicle of the type specified above, now just over 3 years old.

A few weeks ago I noticed that there was a leak at the base of both front
doors during rainstorms. The leaks seems to at the same point on both front
doors and is at about the same point as a "tongue" of rubber which is
attached to the main body of the door seal. The tongue stretches across
almost the full thickness of the door and is unattached to the door other
than by the main seal attachment i.e. the tongue is free to move for all
it's length. The water seems to be tracking across the length of this tongue
and penetrating the frame seal as a result.

Does anyone know the function of this apparently superfluous tongue of
rubber? A cursory examination of the doors has failed to reveal how the
interiors of the doors are drained. Does anyone know how this drainage is
achieved? Has anyone had similar difficulties, and if so what was the
solution, if any?


Normally if a car is leaking water via the doors it is due to the
membrane liner behind the door card being missing, torn, shrunk. Or of
course the inside drain holes being blocked but I think you'd hear a lot
of water sloshing around first.

Of course if you've got a mk5 Golf and it starts leaking water start
panicking...
--
Jon B
real email to usenet at jonbradbury dot com

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Pilgarlick wrote:

Normally if a car is leaking water via the doors it is due to the
membrane liner behind the door card being missing, torn, shrunk. Or of
course the inside drain holes being blocked but I think you'd hear a lot
of water sloshing around first.

Of course if you've got a mk5 Golf and it starts leaking water start
panicking...

Why?

Because behind the door trim of the mk5 (if what I've been told is
right) instead of there being a plastic sheet it is solid steel. To get
at all the innards you actually unbolt the outer doorskin.
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Jon B
real email to usenet at jonbradbury dot com

"Jon B" wrote in message
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Pilgarlick wrote:

Normally if a car is leaking water via the doors it is due to the
membrane liner behind the door card being missing, torn, shrunk. Or of
course the inside drain holes being blocked but I think you'd hear a lot
of water sloshing around first.

Of course if you've got a mk5 Golf and it starts leaking water start
panicking...

Why?