Originally Posted by blackcrossfire07
I asked the guy at a body shop to check it out for me. I said it was a common problem. He didn't want to do it.... told me a little rust is bound to happen and said it is best not to pull the strip off (because getting it back on is a pain). I offered to pay this guy (who has been doing this 30 years) and he could have easily done the job and made money but he refused. He felt like it wasn't worth it.
By the way, water does run down through the door when it rains and out the bottom holes. No car is 100% water tight. They are all designed to let water flow through the inner panels of the door (most of the water flows on the outside).
I have to tell you that you don't need a body guy to check the bottom of your door yourself; taking the rubber out of the track and then reinstall is not a difficult thing to do.
I hope that when somebody checks this, you get it treated with rust inhibitor for future because this can be serious as you have seen from an earlier post. Even a little sign of rust in this area indicates that moisture is being trapped under the rubber. It is a vulnerable area for rust damage. Many readers of this thread have checked the area themselves and then treated the problem to avoid future damage.
Your body man is taking a very 'uninterested' view about this............bigger 'fish to fry', I guess.