R56 Bottom door seal
#78
did you have them check your front windshield seal? When your driving on the highway next time press the top protion of your front windshield forward and see if that makes it go away....its crazy but there is a known issue with the seals on the windshield not being so great...theres even a video on youtube with this guy pushing on it to make it go away...many people have had the problem but they fix it under warrentee.....let me know what happenes
#79
did you have them check your front windshield seal? When your driving on the highway next time press the top protion of your front windshield forward and see if that makes it go away....its crazy but there is a known issue with the seals on the windshield not being so great...theres even a video on youtube with this guy pushing on it to make it go away...many people have had the problem but they fix it under warrentee.....let me know what happenes
#80
now it may not be as intense (and as fast haha) as on this video but ive heard that many here noise (not that whistle just wind noise) at highway speeds.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoid=18387179
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoid=18387179
#85
I am experiencing wind noise directly attributed to cabin leakage originating from the driver's side window. At approximately 90 mph+, the window losess its seal in the upper-foward corner. I've tested this on many occacians by lightly pressing on the glass in the area of suspician. This increases the amount of wind noise entering the cabin.
If only I had someone to push from the other side at high speeds. That could solve the problem.
In all seriousness, I need a technician to inch the glass up a millimeter or two to create better contact with the rubber seal around the door.
If only I had someone to push from the other side at high speeds. That could solve the problem.
In all seriousness, I need a technician to inch the glass up a millimeter or two to create better contact with the rubber seal around the door.
#94
According to my MA it's exactly that - they no longer serve any purpose as the result of a design change. Although I wouldn't be surprised if he's just telling me that because he doesn't want to put in an order for some...
#95
Wonder what the design change might have been? The sill area on my car (came without sills) looks identical to another car at my dealer which had the seals. Same shape, etc. Could be they determined the seals were doing anything and not needed I guess. Just a weird thing since dealers don't seem to have a straight answer.
#96
Wonder what the design change might have been? The sill area on my car (came without sills) looks identical to another car at my dealer which had the seals. Same shape, etc. Could be they determined the seals were doing anything and not needed I guess. Just a weird thing since dealers don't seem to have a straight answer.
#97
#98
So if the omission was based on a "design change" I wonder what that was. Would it mean that the bottom of the doors in later 07's were somehow different than the earlier ones? I've read threads about rust in pre-07 models but that had to do with the seal around the door, not the sweep in question. I bet they just decided they really weren't necessary and they could save a few bucks (pounds) per car by leaving them off.
FWIW I do notice less water on the sills after washing.
FWIW I do notice less water on the sills after washing.
#99
So if the omission was based on a "design change" I wonder what that was. Would it mean that the bottom of the doors in later 07's were somehow different than the earlier ones? I've read threads about rust in pre-07 models but that had to do with the seal around the door, not the sweep in question. I bet they just decided they really weren't necessary and they could save a few bucks (pounds) per car by leaving them off.
FWIW I do notice less water on the sills after washing.
FWIW I do notice less water on the sills after washing.
#100
My $.02 ...
I asked my MA to help me get the seals installed. What I'm up against in Pennsylvania is lots of slush and loose snow during the winter. I don't expect that bottom strip to keep anything dry. But, it might help keep some of the more solid stuff out.
By-the-way, my MA didn't flinch and got the seals and my chrome-line-rear-cup-holder-trim-piece ordered straight away - no questions asked.
Peace !
Spearsy
By-the-way, my MA didn't flinch and got the seals and my chrome-line-rear-cup-holder-trim-piece ordered straight away - no questions asked.
Peace !
Spearsy