Water leaking from rear window seal (1 Viewer)

[2007landcruiserWA]

I searched the forums and couldn’t find anything about the specific leak, but my rear window has water seeping from it (minor). I only discovered this when I was blow drying my driveway and put it on the back of the Land Cruiser by the third break light and I’m assuming the air from that pressurized and squeezed water out of the seal from the back window. Any ideas where that leak may be coming from? I turned on the heater with windows up and did a bubble test, zero bubbles. Carpet is dry. I do go into car washes and recently had a full detail. I assume it’s leftover water from one of the above events. Should I replace the rear window seal?

 

[2007landcruiserWA]

I searched the forums and couldn’t find anything about the specific leak, but my rear window has water seeping from it (minor). I only discovered this when I was blow drying my driveway and put it on the back of the Land Cruiser by the third break light and I’m assuming the air from that pressurized and squeezed water out of the seal from the back window. Any ideas where that leak may be coming from? I turned on the heater with windows up and did a bubble test, zero bubbles. Carpet is dry. I do go into car washes and recently had a full detail. I assume it’s leftover water from one of the above events. Should I replace the rear window seal? View attachment 3744677

 

[RapidRob]

I'm betting its not an issue. It takes a while for water that gets in the tiny spaces around the rubber to dry up.
You just blew it out with your blower.

 

[chrisbruck]

Go look at my recent post under "Back floor damp - Not from rain ???"
My rear window seal was the culprit. Top left corner was no longer sealing tight and water was seeping in behind it and running down the inside... drove me bonkers trying to figure out where the water was coming from. Look closely at yours... mine was getting the carpet wet though. Yours may be doing the same but to a lessor extent.

 

[2007landcruiserWA]

Go look at my recent post under "Back floor damp - Not from rain ???"
My rear window seal was the culprit. Top left corner was no longer sealing tight and water was seeping in behind it and running down the inside... drove me bonkers trying to figure out where the water was coming from. Look closely at yours... mine was getting the carpet wet though. Yours may be doing the same but to a lessor extent.

That seems likely to me, every thing else is fine. I’m fine changing it out. did you hire somebody to change the seal for you and were they able to take out the window without breaking it to replace it?

 

[chrisbruck]

I just got some clear exterior silicone weatherstripping in a tube from Home Depot to temporarily seal it.

 

[2007landcruiserWA]

I ordered a new rear seal from the dealer today. It was 100 bucks now I just have to find someone to install it. Hopefully they won’t break the glass!