Hey guys,
Yet another water leak thread. Before the pitchforks come out, I have searched and feel like I've read every thread on here, several times in some cases, to figure out what's going on before replacing and fixing a bunch of stuff on the truck but here I am.
In preparation for the rainy season, I spent an inordinate amount of time and money last summer waterproofing my 80 and replaced the following with brand new, Toyota OEM parts:
The areas of the carpet/floorboard that are dampest are closest to the door jambs/plastic piece that hides the wiring harness. The rear passenger side (2nd row) is the wettest, then the front passenger. The front driver floorboard is slightly damp, and the 2nd row driver side floorboard/carpet is pretty wet also. The further away the spots are from the doors/door jamps, the dryer they are. Here is a picture of the wettest spot, passenger side 2nd row:
There was also lot of wetness/water under the plastic door jamp cover pieces that clip into the body/holes in the door jambs, on all four doors:
More alarming, I discovered some water inside the actual door panels, and some of the water was actually trapped in the plastic coverings under the door panels which are now starting to show rust
The weatherstripping around the doors also had standing water on the bottom of all of the four doors:
I am at my wits' end here, thinking that replacing all rubber would have taken care of this. Worst part is I have no idea how the water is getting into the cabin, and why/how the water is getting into the doors where all of the new rubber pieces were replaced.
Please help with any pointers/ideas. The truck is drying in the garage right now. It will rain here again in 2-3 days. If necessary, I am going to strip out all of the door panels/interior and leave it outside/drive in the rain to see where the water is getting in. Ideally I would have a list of places/items to monitor or address before it rains, to see if I am stopping the water from getting in.
Thanks in advance.
Yet another water leak thread. Before the pitchforks come out, I have searched and feel like I've read every thread on here, several times in some cases, to figure out what's going on before replacing and fixing a bunch of stuff on the truck but here I am.
In preparation for the rainy season, I spent an inordinate amount of time and money last summer waterproofing my 80 and replaced the following with brand new, Toyota OEM parts:
- weather stripping/moulding around the windshield, installed by a reputable shop and 99.9% sure it's not a source of any leaks
- all four belt panel mouldings on all doors, inside and outside
- belt panel mouldings on the rear sliding windows
- rubber weatherstripping for every window
- rubber weatherstripping for outside of every door
- weather stripping/mouldings around the backs sliding windows
- plastic louvre/vent pieces behind the rear sliding windows
- removed and had the carpet cleaned, and plugged all unused holes in the floor board with the Toyota vinyl stickers, wherever they were missing.
The areas of the carpet/floorboard that are dampest are closest to the door jambs/plastic piece that hides the wiring harness. The rear passenger side (2nd row) is the wettest, then the front passenger. The front driver floorboard is slightly damp, and the 2nd row driver side floorboard/carpet is pretty wet also. The further away the spots are from the doors/door jamps, the dryer they are. Here is a picture of the wettest spot, passenger side 2nd row:
There was also lot of wetness/water under the plastic door jamp cover pieces that clip into the body/holes in the door jambs, on all four doors:
More alarming, I discovered some water inside the actual door panels, and some of the water was actually trapped in the plastic coverings under the door panels which are now starting to show rust
The weatherstripping around the doors also had standing water on the bottom of all of the four doors:
I am at my wits' end here, thinking that replacing all rubber would have taken care of this. Worst part is I have no idea how the water is getting into the cabin, and why/how the water is getting into the doors where all of the new rubber pieces were replaced.
Please help with any pointers/ideas. The truck is drying in the garage right now. It will rain here again in 2-3 days. If necessary, I am going to strip out all of the door panels/interior and leave it outside/drive in the rain to see where the water is getting in. Ideally I would have a list of places/items to monitor or address before it rains, to see if I am stopping the water from getting in.
Thanks in advance.