sa utah Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Thought this picture would be interesting to all those with soggy door card bottoms. It’s quite clear how this leads to a wet under carpet https://photos.app.goo.gl/Mp68QGZtxFPYUvWA9 I took the door card as off mine an sealed the metal inner panel by loosening the bolts and easing the panel forward before using a flexible sealant a long the bottom edge. Tightened up and refitted and all is good again. Even in today’s constant rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeside Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Good job! It is a real problem on the 87's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Interesting. Been mentioned many times over the years, but on my 986 it just drips to the outside of the lip on the sill, so no wet floor carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa utah Posted November 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 I’ve been wondering however where the water that ends up inside the door is supposed to drain from........ it’s certainly not via the 4 rubber bungs in the door bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Don't know if the 987 is the same, but on the 986 there are two slots under the door seal where the water drains out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa utah Posted November 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 (edited) There are certainly holes on the door seal which is part of the car body..... I mean the water which enters the door itself via the window seal where the actual window drops into. mince the water is in there where does it normally go ? I’d have thought there would be some drainage in the door bottom. incant say I’ve ever thought about this on any of my other cars over the years. Edited November 23, 2019 by sa utah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Look under the seal which runs along the bottom of the door. They are quite small, so easy to miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa utah Posted November 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Cool. Will look tomorrow if it stops raining ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeside Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Please let it stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Same issue with mine today.No water ingress in my 5 years ownership.Heavy rain in SE England yesterday and today I have a really wet carpet just along the bottom edge of the drivers door carpet. I lifted up the internal carpet and it’s dry. Can I replace a gasket or is silicone the best way to fix? Any advice would be wonderful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjam Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 I used "butyl rope" to do mine, after recommendations from others - something like this: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07W5LXSP4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 the old seal disintegrated and can be scraped out pretty easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 Any use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjam Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 987 is completely different! Lots of videos on YouTube (like below), but they all make the step of separating the door card clips a lot easier than I found it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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