Rear End Door Seal

Hi.
I suspect my Rear End Door seal is the problem. Firstly the tool box compartment gets flooded, and secondly after a day of rain the inside of the windscreen is covered in condensation. The question is: Can I rectify this without having to fit a new seal, but if I need to fit a new seal is it a job a real amateur can do out working outdoors. If I need to use a garage to carry out this work, how long should it take them so I have some idea of the costs involved.
X reg Freelander TD4S 5 Door.
Any help appreciated

take the seal off and refit it, sometimes cures it as it never goes back in 100% the same position and forms a new seal.

not hard to do yourself.

I've got the same problem as you. Not removed the seal yet as mine has split on the bottom so think only a new one would benfit in this case. Re: the tool box filling with water I got so fed up of trying to dry it out I drilled a hole in the corner in the end and drilled a few holes in the lid as well. If you go down this route be careful as there are wires near the corner under the carpet, I just missed mine when I drilled.

If you mean the sheet style seal behind the rear door plastic trim, then i changed that - this will sound a bit pikey but i used a clear thick bin liner, gaffer tape and scissors took about 5 mins and works great.

Thanks everyone.
Strange thing is neither the carpet or headlining get wet, so is it the seal or is water getting in from somewhere else?
Cheers

DefUnct said:

If you mean the sheet style seal under the rear door plastic trim, then i changed that - this will sound a bit pikey but i used a clear thicker bin liner, gaffer tape and scissors took about 5 mins and works great.

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Nothing wrong with doing it that way mate. You actually took the words out of my mouth, as I did the same thing, I thought my boot door aperture rubber was leaking but I took the boot door trim off first just in case, sure enough there was no sealing sheet at all, so poly bag gaffer tap, job done no leak.

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Well, I've done the rear door shedder plastic behind the door trim, and replaced the complete surround seal, but it still leaks as much. It seems to come in on the door hinge side, and tracks under the boot carpet to the security box. I haven't spent enough time on it to have a proper look, what I'd like to do is remove the rear door trim again, and leave it off until it really chucks it down then watch where it enters the car.................

crockett007 said:

Well, I've done the rear door shedder plastic behind the door trim, and replaced the complete surround seal, but it still leaks as much. It seems to come in on the door hinge side, and tracks under the boot carpet to the security box. I haven't spent enough time on it to have a proper look, what I'd like to do is remove the rear door trim again, and leave it off until it really chucks it down then watch where it enters the car.................

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I'd love to know how you get on with that.

Hi,

This is a very common problem it seems. I've attempted to fix this, but I've not quite got it right yet - I bought some RTV Silicone and applied it to the rubber seal where it was leaking, after cleaning it with white spirit, and some clingfilm on the door side to stop it sticking, see pic - closed the door which causes it to squish into place - leave it for at least 1 day to set, and give explicit instructions to the missus not to open the back door.

In my case she opened it anyway before it was ready - so going to have a second go. It looks like the main problem is getting it to stick to the rubber - any ideas? Any other sealants you can think of that may stick better?

Cheers.

Matt