foot step rubber wet
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foot step rubber wet
I have noticed that when it rains the passenger side (right in my case) foot step rubber is wet.
Window not open I've noticed the bottom of the door rubber is wet
Could it be rain rolling down the door and just collecting as rubber is perished ?
I'm sure one of you have had this so can tell me how to rectify.
Many thanks
Window not open I've noticed the bottom of the door rubber is wet
Could it be rain rolling down the door and just collecting as rubber is perished ?
I'm sure one of you have had this so can tell me how to rectify.
Many thanks
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Re: foot step rubber wet
Not another dumb question
Could be from around the windscreen, check for rot/rust in the corners and lift up mat to see if wet underneath

Could be from around the windscreen, check for rot/rust in the corners and lift up mat to see if wet underneath
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Re: foot step rubber wet
it feels like a dumb question !
its the lower foot step (sorry should have said) there isn't any water under the mat etc (that's the other side with the leaky windscreen rubber and rot !) no water anywhere else apart from lower foot step...
its the lower foot step (sorry should have said) there isn't any water under the mat etc (that's the other side with the leaky windscreen rubber and rot !) no water anywhere else apart from lower foot step...
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Re: foot step rubber wet
Check behind your door card. Could be water running inside the door and exiting via a damaged or non-existent waterproof membrane. Had similar on mine, although I noticed it when the door speaker could no longer hold in to the porridge caused as the door card disintegrated.
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Re: foot step rubber wet
sternal wrote:will do when it stops raining !
Without the rain, you wouldn't have a problem, so long as you didn't wash it

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Re: foot step rubber wet
try swapping the scraper seals around ie inside ones to the outside and vice versa, should just pull out
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Re: foot step rubber wet
try swapping the scraper seals around ie inside ones to the outside and vice versa, should just pull out
just went and did that alas that wont work cos they had the felty stuff on one side and rubber on the other they are left and right pairs...
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sternal wrote:try swapping the scraper seals around ie inside ones to the outside and vice versa, should just pull out
just went and did that alas that wont work cos they had the felty stuff on one side and rubber on the other they are left and right pairs...
Swap with the other side door. Inner drivers side becomes outer passenger side.
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Re: foot step rubber wet
will do no time now till tomorrow eve, cheers will give it a go and see if it stops the leak....if that is where the leak is from...love these vans !
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Re: foot step rubber wet
might not be the problem but it is another step of the elimination process which can be ticked off, and its not cost a penny.
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Re: foot step rubber wet
Remove door card and check that the membrane underneath isn't letting water in the door.
And the scrapers DON'T stop water coming into the door but the plastic membrane does. There are holes in the bottom of the door to let the water out.
I had a problem where water was entering the door through the hole in the bottom of the 1/4light seal (as it should) but it was hitting the door speaker which directed it inside the door card. I solved it by fitting a new diy membrane that went behind the speaker too.
And the scrapers DON'T stop water coming into the door but the plastic membrane does. There are holes in the bottom of the door to let the water out.
I had a problem where water was entering the door through the hole in the bottom of the 1/4light seal (as it should) but it was hitting the door speaker which directed it inside the door card. I solved it by fitting a new diy membrane that went behind the speaker too.
Re: foot step rubber wet
wont have a chance till the weekend as its to dark by the time I get home but another thing to check
cheers guys
cheers guys
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