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Old 07-01-2016, 09:35 AM   #2
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Re: Leak in doors with new rubber

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Originally Posted by jsera View Post
I have replaced the seals on the vent windows and the rubber strips and felt that run along the bottom of the window and noticed a gap after it was all put together as the vent window is sandwiched as follows: outer door/rubber bottom strip/vent window/felt strip/and inner door metal. Should I have cut the rubber strip and the felt strip which run along the bottom of the window so that they stop before the vent window?

As it is right now the rubber exterior strip doesn't allow the vent window rubber to seal on the metal of the door and water does get in.

Could anyone post pics of their trucks vent windows where it interfaces with these strips?

I always trim mine to fit. You will always have some leakage into the door and there are drain holes/slots in the bottom of the door to help alleviate the problem. Just make sure that the drain holes/slots are not plugged up with junk..... Some of the replacement window wipes are not as wide as the original and do not seal against the glass.

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