marvin1
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Is burso psychic? "We had a heavy rainstorm tomorrow......."
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Leaking door seals
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DW58
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Is burso psychic? "We had a heavy rainstorm tomorrow......."
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burso
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Is burso psychic? "We had a heavy rainstorm tomorrow......."
Marvin apparently this post was posted yesterday, forecast says there will be another rainy day today. So yes, yesterday "tomorrow" is today. Hope this clears it for you mate.
Markc
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looked at mine today after some heavy rain and its the same ,nothing to worry about imho
marvin1
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looked at mine today after some heavy rain and its the same ,nothing to worry about imho
It was ever thus with the MK5/6 and now MK7. It's when the water appears inside the car that you need to start worrying!
My new TSI is the same except when you open the rear doors water drips from the door frame and seals on to the seats. This has not happened on any other car I've owned including a Mk 4 golf. I had a look in three other cars today at the same time and in none had water gotten in past the door seals. I'm waiting to hear back from the dealer on the issue.
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Geomets
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It's probably because of the safety standards and the aerodynamics of the vehicle. The doors (which are the weakest part of a car) have to be fitted with steel bars etc. and have to be curved for better aerodynamics. This is no Porsche nor Lamborghini but just a good hatch so we can't have them all. I would wait for the seals to bed-in too, as they need a little "water-time" to work properly.
The car was back into the VW service centre where they told me the seals are working the way they were intended to work. When pressed they told me that VW are aware it's an issue but they can't do anything about it at present.
My car is now a month old the water dripping in is only getting worse as the weather gets worse. Not happy!
My car is now a month old the water dripping in is only getting worse as the weather gets worse. Not happy!
burso
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Thanks for the update. It is ridiculous to have these issues in a 2013 car of the year. VW will say the seals are working as long the water doesn't get into the interior, however I have never experienced this with any of my previous cars. The inside frames are wet all the time as I cannot be bothered to wipe them everytime it rains.
caravaggio
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Same happened to my car when I washed it. Also around the boot.
DW58
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Yup - totally agree with JohnV, design fault but not really a major issue - it's never bothered me in the Mk6 other than another area requiring regular cleaning.
marvin1
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Yes, a lot of fuss about nothing UNLESS water actually comes into the car when driving or if you are inside and observe same when parked up. Water naturally gets behind those seals designed to reduce wind noise but the actual sealing is the metal of the door contacting the big squashy interior seal. Obviously any water getting passed the the wind seal will settle on those door metal parts and may/will drip off when the door is opened - annoyingly, however.
What he said............these are NOT water seals, they are for wind noise only.