72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 I brought two new window rubbers from east kent trim and i fitted them in yesterday and ive gone out to my car today and the drivers foot well and the rear parcel shelf are soaked When i fitted the rubbers I pushed out the screens,removed the old rubber,cleaned around the edge of the screen's and then put the new rubber onto the screen,feed some string around the inner seal part.Then me and my mate aligned the screens and put pressure on while my dad pulled the string through they fitted in fine. So i really so not know whats wrong and to be honest i dont even want to look in my car at the moment because it is absolutely soaked in there Has anyone got any ideas as to what ive done wrong??
Capripete Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 I would say the mistake you made was buying from East Kent trim by all accounts.
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 I would say the mistake you made was buying from East Kent trim by all accounts. Where else could i have got them??? That was the only place i could find
razersedge Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 my mate buys all his window rubbers there and never had any problems could it be there not seated properly in the corners or there is some thing in the rubber grove (some of the crap you cleaned off)
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 Ive gone out and looked again and its only leaking in one corner on each screen (both bottom drivers side corners???)
Capripete Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 Some interesting reading here: http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... +kent+trim
razersedge Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 sounds like its not seated properly as a guess you fitted the screen's passanger side first (the side you started from)
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 sounds like its not seated properly as a guess you fitted the screen's passanger side first (the side you started from) Does that mean they gotta come out again? And we started on the bottom right corner of the windscreen heading towards the passenger side and on the rear one we started in the bottom drivers side heading towards the passenger side and its both the drivers side bottom corners leading??
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 Did you use any sealer mate? No (Should i have?)
razersedge Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 is the top of the rubber on the drivers side in properly because the water could be running down the rubber to the lowest point try moving the screen one hand each side inside and outside and move it about (saw its a 4 door) and see if that stops it if not you might have to redo it but before you do see if any one else has any other ideas there will be other posts shortly
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 is the top of the rubber on the drivers side in properly because the water could be running down the rubber to the lowest point try moving the screen one hand each side inside and outside and move it about (saw its a 4 door) and see if that stops it if not you might have to redo it but before you do see if any one else has any other ideas there will be other posts shortly Good thinking mate i didnt think of that thanks for the help and ive just thrown my car cover on for now to stop it filling up like a fish tank
DEP Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 Did you use any sealer mate? No (Should i have?) Gotta be worth a try mate, especially if your car is left outside most of the time.
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 Did you use any sealer mate? No (Should i have?)
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 Did you use any sealer mate? No (Should i have?) Gotta be worth a try mate, especially if your car is left outside most of the time. Right so this could be another option then What sort of sealer should i use?
razersedge Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 Did you use any sealer mate? next time try smearing the string in grease its a water repelant and it drys hard over time and it wipes off, i use it to seal lights in driveways rarther than silicone it works better
ann_capri Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 you can get that black sealer s**t in a yellow tin lee cant remember what it's called he think's it's called dum dum,it is designed to be used with pop in window rubber has a sealer which is meant to be used get some of that and you will have no more leek's
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 you can get that black sealer s**t in a yellow tin lee cant remember what it's called he think's it's called dum dum,it is designed to be used with pop in window rubber has a sealer which is meant to be used get some of that and you will have no more leek's I think i know the stuff you mean but i did'nt think you had to use any sealer with a new rubber? I thought they would just seal?
ann_capri Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 you can get that black sealer s**t in a yellow tin lee cant remember what it's called he think's it's called dum dum,it is designed to be used with pop in window rubber has a sealer which is meant to be used get some of that and you will have no more leek's I think i know the stuff you mean but i did'nt think you had to use any sealer with a new rubber? I thought they would just seal? the trouble with new rubber's like so many new part's they are reproducion or patten part's,and int alway's the best fitting some time,lee has had this problum him self and that's how he sorted it, a 60 yr old man told him to do it
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 So whats that sealer called i will have to get some and have a go at that
ann_capri Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 dum dum he think's it's black s**t in a yellow tin it's been a while and the last time was about 5yr's back,he said it's like window putty
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 dum dum he think's it's black s**t in a yellow tin it's been a while and the last time was about 5yr's back,he said it's like window putty Right okay in will see if i can track some down
ann_capri Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 he also said are the drain hole's unblocked and dhe said how did you fit them,is the rubber all pulled in on the inside so you can see the lip all the way round,on the outside is the rubber flush with the panel's with no bulger's
72mk1escort Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 he also said are the drain hole's unblocked and dhe said how did you fit them,is the rubber all pulled in on the inside so you can see the lip all the way round,on the outside is the rubber flush with the panel's with no bulger's Drainholes??? I did'nt know there were any? And yes all of the rubber is pulled through onto the inside and there is no bulges on the outside anywhere
ann_capri Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 you need the dum dum then,and that will sort it,the reasion he asked about drawin hole's is that a lot of car's do have them
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