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12-30-2005 | 02:17 PM

#1

Taz

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'05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

Howdy-

This is kind of hard to explain, but when it rains, water collects b/w the
seal and the door itself so that it puddles on what you might call the
pseudo running board. It collects enough that you can hear a faint splash
when opening the door after a storm.

It doesn't come to the inner panel of the door, but the underside of the
vinyl is wet.

Any ideas?

TIA-

G

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12-31-2005 | 06:43 PM

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Art M

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Re: '05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

"Taz" <taz@theworld.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.SGI.4.61.0512301414460.14695803@shell01. TheWorld.com...
> Howdy-
>
> This is kind of hard to explain, but when it rains, water collects b/w the
> seal and the door itself so that it puddles on what you might call the
> pseudo running board. It collects enough that you can hear a faint splash
> when opening the door after a storm.
>
> It doesn't come to the inner panel of the door, but the underside of the
> vinyl is wet.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA-
>
> G

If you mean outside of the bottom seal my '03 does that too. I always
figured it was due to the towers of my bike rack breaking the seal at the
top.

--Art

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12-31-2005 | 06:43 PM

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Art M

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Re: '05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

"Taz" <taz@theworld.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.SGI.4.61.0512301414460.14695803@shell01. TheWorld.com...
> Howdy-
>
> This is kind of hard to explain, but when it rains, water collects b/w the
> seal and the door itself so that it puddles on what you might call the
> pseudo running board. It collects enough that you can hear a faint splash
> when opening the door after a storm.
>
> It doesn't come to the inner panel of the door, but the underside of the
> vinyl is wet.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA-
>
> G

If you mean outside of the bottom seal my '03 does that too. I always
figured it was due to the towers of my bike rack breaking the seal at the
top.

--Art

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12-31-2005 | 06:43 PM

#4

Art M

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Re: '05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

"Taz" <taz@theworld.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.SGI.4.61.0512301414460.14695803@shell01. TheWorld.com...
> Howdy-
>
> This is kind of hard to explain, but when it rains, water collects b/w the
> seal and the door itself so that it puddles on what you might call the
> pseudo running board. It collects enough that you can hear a faint splash
> when opening the door after a storm.
>
> It doesn't come to the inner panel of the door, but the underside of the
> vinyl is wet.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA-
>
> G

If you mean outside of the bottom seal my '03 does that too. I always
figured it was due to the towers of my bike rack breaking the seal at the
top.

--Art

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12-31-2005 | 06:43 PM

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Art M

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Re: '05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

"Taz" <taz@theworld.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.SGI.4.61.0512301414460.14695803@shell01. TheWorld.com...
> Howdy-
>
> This is kind of hard to explain, but when it rains, water collects b/w the
> seal and the door itself so that it puddles on what you might call the
> pseudo running board. It collects enough that you can hear a faint splash
> when opening the door after a storm.
>
> It doesn't come to the inner panel of the door, but the underside of the
> vinyl is wet.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA-
>
> G

If you mean outside of the bottom seal my '03 does that too. I always
figured it was due to the towers of my bike rack breaking the seal at the
top.

--Art

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01-02-2006 | 07:49 PM

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Taz

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Re: '05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

Saturday, at 6:43pm, Art M penned:

<> If you mean outside of the bottom seal my '03 does that too. I always
<> figured it was due to the towers of my bike rack breaking the seal at
<> the top.

Yeah, that's the ticket. I don't have any racks up top, but I think I
might take it in soon. Having the rain get caught and freeze seems like a
really bad thing.

Thanks-

G

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01-02-2006 | 07:49 PM

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Taz

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Re: '05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

Saturday, at 6:43pm, Art M penned:

<> If you mean outside of the bottom seal my '03 does that too. I always
<> figured it was due to the towers of my bike rack breaking the seal at
<> the top.

Yeah, that's the ticket. I don't have any racks up top, but I think I
might take it in soon. Having the rain get caught and freeze seems like a
really bad thing.

Thanks-

G

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01-02-2006 | 07:49 PM

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Taz

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Re: '05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

Saturday, at 6:43pm, Art M penned:

<> If you mean outside of the bottom seal my '03 does that too. I always
<> figured it was due to the towers of my bike rack breaking the seal at
<> the top.

Yeah, that's the ticket. I don't have any racks up top, but I think I
might take it in soon. Having the rain get caught and freeze seems like a
really bad thing.

Thanks-

G

Reply

01-02-2006 | 07:49 PM

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Taz

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Re: '05 A4 - Water collecting b/w door and seal

Saturday, at 6:43pm, Art M penned:

<> If you mean outside of the bottom seal my '03 does that too. I always
<> figured it was due to the towers of my bike rack breaking the seal at
<> the top.

Yeah, that's the ticket. I don't have any racks up top, but I think I
might take it in soon. Having the rain get caught and freeze seems like a
really bad thing.

Thanks-

G

Reply