FlyingPete
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I think I've figured out why the door bottoms of a defender always go rusty, and why the water always gets in the footwells despite the door seals fitting properly.
What appears to be happening is the water is running off the window and being collected by the rubber strip at the bottom. It then runs forward (my drive is on a very slight slope) and when it gets to the end of the strip where it isn't long enough, runs down the gap and into the door! Hence the steel frame goes rusty at the bottom, and the door finds its way inside.
I'm thinking of filling the gap with some black sealant. Apart from cursing the guy who designed and/or built it, is there any better way of stopping the leak?
What appears to be happening is the water is running off the window and being collected by the rubber strip at the bottom. It then runs forward (my drive is on a very slight slope) and when it gets to the end of the strip where it isn't long enough, runs down the gap and into the door! Hence the steel frame goes rusty at the bottom, and the door finds its way inside.
I'm thinking of filling the gap with some black sealant. Apart from cursing the guy who designed and/or built it, is there any better way of stopping the leak?