door leak: type 89 coupe

[Huw Powell]

Richard van der Hoff wrote:

> I got in my car this morning to discover an inch of water in the driver's
> side footwell.
> 
> It's my assumption that the first thing to do is to replace the seal, but
> since the seal /looks/ ok, and the local Audi dealership has just quoted
> me 150 quid for a new seal, I thought I'd ask who else has experienced
> this one - it must be a fairly common problem! This is the type 89 coupe,
> with the frameless windows.

> "There is only one door gasket on a coupe."

I have a similar problem with my 90Q sedan.  It depends a lot on which 
direction my car is facing and the direction the rain blows in from.

There are at least two gaskets to wonder about - the big, compressible 
rubber one that surrounds the door, and, in my case, I suspect the outer 
window seal thing - since it looks like it isn't touching the glass with 
the window closed.

I also get a cold breeze blowing "through" the door when driving, I 
figure these two issues are related.

Haven't really tried to fix the problem yet, so this post is a bit light 
on the "btdt" side.  If I was to get serious about figuring out what 
part to replace, I'd probably do some experimenting with a garden hose. 
  That's how I found that the passenger B-piller outer cover was 
pinching the door gasket a bit, causing my pass. rear footwell lake!

-- 
Huw Powell

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