Leaking Winshield?......

[roadieguy]

I need some help. Up the driver side of my windshield, is a long semi rubber/plastic piece that it a trim for the windshield to the A Pillar. This piece is loose, and lately when a really hard rain comes, I have water on the floorboard of my driver side floor.

I am nervous to take the LC to a windshield guy, b/c I'm sure they 'll just want to replace the entire windshield to fix the loose trim piece. I've also heard stories that removing a windshield, more than often ends of breaking it.

So any suggestions on what of sealant I could use to adhere that trim piece back to the windshield, and see if this fixes my problem?
The sealant would need to adhere to glass on one side, and then the rubber/plastic trim piece on the other.

 

[1loudLX]

check your sunroof drains.

 

[roadieguy]

Dumb Question I know, but where exactly where those be? Would they be visible with the sunroof open?

Maybe the water is running down the crack of the driver door from the sunroof?............

 

[1loudLX]

in the sunroof, open it and in the corners there are drains. pour some water in, if it doesnt come out the bottom of the truck then that might be the problem

 

[roadieguy]

Here are some pics of the trim piece that's loose, and where the water is located. I'll go outside in a sec try pouring the water like you suggested

 

[roadieguy]

Well the passenger side drain flowed great, but low and behold the driver side was clogged. So I ran some bailing wire through it and some gunk flowed from the bottom. So hopefully this fixes the water in the floor board.

Any ideas on fixing that black trim piece on the outside of the windshield? I'll still like to fix it if possible and cost effective. Just for piece of mind.

Thanks for your help 1loudlx! : ) good man.

 

[danny noonan]

After going through the carwash I have water on both floorboards. Both sunroof drains are clear. Leaking windshield?

 

[2000UZJ]

run a nice strip of shipping tape down both sides of windshield. Run hose over both sides for a few and see if the water appears. If no water you found your problem

 

[syrtus]

Well the passenger side drain flowed great, but low and behold the driver side was clogged. So I ran some bailing wire through it and some gunk flowed from the bottom. So hopefully this fixes the water in the floor board.

Any ideas on fixing that black trim piece on the outside of the windshield? I'll still like to fix it if possible and cost effective. Just for piece of mind.

Thanks for your help 1loudlx! : ) good man.

I discovered the same exact problem today going through the carwash. Did clearing the sunroof drain fix the leak, or did the loose trim have something to do with it? Did you ever discover how to fix trim?

 

[roadieguy]

The leak ended up being the sunroof drain. Once I ran some fairly flexible bailing wire through it the the leak never came back. The black trim piece was something I never fixed. It remained loose, but water never came in from it being loose.

Run the bailing wire through it, and move the wire up and down so it's kind of like cleaning a long pipe "so to speak", and then get a hose that you can control the pressure with, and shoot water through it. If it's your sunroof drain, then a whole bunch of gunk will fall to the ground just on the inside of the front tire, on the side that is clogged.

Good luck!

 

[00N8]

A used LX470 I looked at today had the exact water issue in the driver's floorboard as described here. I immeidately thought it was a significant issue, but think now that some bailing wire and compressed air can fix this issue. Thanks all for posting this issue.

 

[Sledhead800]

Windshields seem to be a problem on these 100s for some reason? are they set in sealant like most others or do they use a gasket?

 

[Joe Bink]

I hear ya

Not more than an hour ago, I returned from the glass shop after having the windshield replaced in my 2000 to stop a leak. It was a newer windshield, probably replaced by the car dealer before I bought it. They had used epoxy glue, the type sold at home depot etc to glue the windshield in place and had missed several spots around the body so water was pouring in. The glass guy said he sees a fair amount of the 100 series that have water leaks and they have all been due to poor windshield sealing, some even on factory windshields. Apparently, Toyota used rivets to hold the side molding in place which can loosen over time. The glass guy said screws are a better solution, because they will not loosen if you off-road or drive on rough services. Total cost for glass was $228. No insurance involved.

 

[Sledhead800]

Mine leaks air at speed with a nice whistling sound.