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Thread ID: 110738 2010-06-30 03:47:00 Leaky car seals Barnabas (4562) PC World Chat
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1114704 2010-06-30 03:47:00 Ive got a 99 Toyota Celica that is letting in a bit of water. Specifically the passenger seatbelt will be wet after a good downpour. Im guessing the seals have perished around the window somewhere but Im not to sure where to go to get them replaced. Do automotive glass places replace seals or is it a job for my mechanic? Any ideas? I know I could just ring them but thought ppl here might have an idea.

Thanks.
Barnabas (4562)
1114705 2010-06-30 04:18:00 Try a panelbeater.
:)
Trev (427)
1114706 2010-06-30 04:40:00 Yeah they do replace the seals for windows. If you need panelbeating think about if you wanna go thru with it. A repair job may not be the end of your probs. You may have other areas needing work too, with leaks you may get areas that get rusted. There is also a possibility that after the work if it is around closing areas or door, boots etc .. you may find that they don't align up exactly right......

Your mechanic normally refer you elsewhere ...
Nomad (952)
1114707 2010-06-30 04:57:00 Probaly not worth fixing drive the japper to Pick a part park and run. prefect (6291)
1114708 2010-06-30 06:15:00 Do automotive glass places replace seals .

They sure do. Not expensive either. Had that done on an old classic I had once.
pctek (84)
1114709 2010-06-30 12:45:00 Have a look at the seal around the hatch. Alex B (15479)
1114710 2010-06-30 21:24:00 if you have strips on top of the roof like where the roof rack rails are suppose to be or the rails themselves if you have them attached. Nomad (952)
1114711 2010-07-01 03:33:00 thanks for the replys guys. Ill try a glass place then. Hopefully no rust as its usually garaged so seldom gets wet outside.

Cheers
Barnabas (4562)
1114712 2010-07-01 06:21:00 First thing to look for is the rubber sitting out of place, they can pop out/off. I don't know what rubbers are worth but I know that pricing up a new rubber for my drivers door was $320 (commodore) which I could not justify so went second hand.

If the seat belt is wet id say its more likely the passengers door is leaking, and its pretty uncommon to get rust on the top of doors because water seldom gets a chance to sit there
hueybot3000 (3646)
1114713 2010-07-01 10:47:00 Does the window rattle when closing the door? Test with window down at different heights. My rear window was rattling (when wound beyond half way down) due to a partial perished door seal, from the window chewing some of the seal in the runner channel. Fortunately only cost about $6 dollars to buy from pick a part (www.pickapart.co.nz) (price list) but bit of a pain to install it myself. kahawai chaser (3545)
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