[Vwdiesel] water leaks

[HWY9FERGS at cs.com]

Val Wrote;;;;
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 08:43:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Val Christian <val at swamps.roc.ny.us>
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Rainy Season, Leaky Jetta

Well it's not snowing, yet. But it is raining, and my Jetta parked with a 
3 degree noseup attitude is getting wet footwells in the back seat. As 
near as I can tell, it's not coming from the cable feed-throughs. 

Can anyone discuss (again perhaps) the leak sources? I'm wondering
if the windshield may be leaking at the bottom, but haven't figured
out how to prove that one out.

Pointers anyone?

Val
Hi all, Just wanted to share what I know about those pesky water leaks in 
case it hasn't already been covered.  Inside the doors on the Jettas, under the 
door panel, are plastic sheets that deflect any water coming in the doors away 
from the door panels and out through little drains in the sheet metal under 
them at the bottom.  If these sheets aren't sealed completely at the bottom, the 
water will go into the car instead of out the bottom of the door.  If you 
look carefully, you will see how they designed the shape of the bottom of these 
sheets and the little holes in the door where the water drains back.  I have 
used a bead of silicone to glue new plastic sheeting to the doors (which you 
will need to do when the old stuff is damaged beyond repair). Another hint, you 
only need to seamlessly glue around the bottom half of the sheet. Good luck! 
Doug Ferguson