I searched and searched and found lots of suggestions but nothing like my problem....or what I think my problem is. I am the new owner of a 97 collectors edition. The PO had a nice garage and it lived inside. My garage houses the FJ40, so the 80 is in the driveway. Last week we had tropical storm like rains (10") in North FL. Front carpets were soaked. I sourced the DS leak to wiring coming thru the firewall grommet. Fixed that. PS is another story. Took the mirror apart. Took the door apart. Applied lots of water to very specific locations. It is not the sunroof, windshield, XM antenna wire, AC drain, or any of the other likely culprits.
I am focusing in on the glass runs (the part where you would rest your elbow if the window is down....not the rubber gasket that the window slides up into....those seem good). Look at the pics and you can see a small GAP at the front end of the runs...near the morror. Also, the PO installed the rainshield things and had to cut teh gasket for the side mirror. What I think is happening is that water is being channelled into the GAP and running down the inside of the door. The PO also put in aftermarket front speakers that are deeper that stock. The water hits the speakers and runs out the speaker hole in the door panel and runs down the door panel to the carpeted portion at the bottm of the door panel and then wicks into the floor carpet & padding.
Question 1: anyone else have this problem and identify this as the problem?
Question 2: suggestions for fixing?
Question 3: what is the likelyhood the runs shrink and pull back over time, thus leaving that GAP. Does anyone have new runs they could measure the lenght of and then post up for me to compare to my old ones?
Question 4: anyone ever seal up the hole that the side mirror wiring goes thru when you pop off the cover on the bottom of the mirror housing?
My plans are to order new runs and side mirror gasket, and then probably put a bead of silicone on the speaker when I reinstall.
thanks in advance for any help. Hopefully once I get this solved I can focus on more fun improvements.
more pics coming....
I am focusing in on the glass runs (the part where you would rest your elbow if the window is down....not the rubber gasket that the window slides up into....those seem good). Look at the pics and you can see a small GAP at the front end of the runs...near the morror. Also, the PO installed the rainshield things and had to cut teh gasket for the side mirror. What I think is happening is that water is being channelled into the GAP and running down the inside of the door. The PO also put in aftermarket front speakers that are deeper that stock. The water hits the speakers and runs out the speaker hole in the door panel and runs down the door panel to the carpeted portion at the bottm of the door panel and then wicks into the floor carpet & padding.
Question 1: anyone else have this problem and identify this as the problem?
Question 2: suggestions for fixing?
Question 3: what is the likelyhood the runs shrink and pull back over time, thus leaving that GAP. Does anyone have new runs they could measure the lenght of and then post up for me to compare to my old ones?
Question 4: anyone ever seal up the hole that the side mirror wiring goes thru when you pop off the cover on the bottom of the mirror housing?
My plans are to order new runs and side mirror gasket, and then probably put a bead of silicone on the speaker when I reinstall.
thanks in advance for any help. Hopefully once I get this solved I can focus on more fun improvements.
more pics coming....