Re: WOW ... stop the rust while you can ...
I have had my new 2006 coupe for six months and I finally decided to check for the rust.
Made a very interesting observation.
Pulled of both sides of the weather stripping, just a quick inspection for now but didn’t find any rust, but did find the remains of a brownish looking sealant.
I also noticed that the weather stripping was slightly damp and had a musty smell. The car has seen rain once and has not been wet washed for at least eight weeks!
I couldn’t understand where this moisture was coming from? I then squeezed the weather strip and I couldn’t believe what I saw…..water appeared on the surface of the weather strip. It would appear that the strip itself has moisture internally, is in fact porous and is acting like a sponge! Does it contain some kind of foam? Is this what you all meant about the strip holding water or did you mean it was just holding water against the metal?
Even if you wipe the weather strip dry and clean out the channel when you reinstall the weather strip you are right back where you started with a wet channel. I know the POR should protect the channel but surely we must be able to get the problem fixed.
How is the inside of the weather strip getting damp?
Last edited by mbd; Nov 5, 2007 at 10:51 AM.