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Front windows weather strip repair/replace /solved
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16 Sep 2019 20:24 - 16 Sep 2019 22:53 #213582
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Hi all need some advice re the outside weather strip on front windows of 2011 SZ3.
If it is raining i send the windows down when windows come back up still has rain on it not been wiped anywhere.
When windows are up can push a piece of writing paper all the way along without any resistance between window and the outside rubber strip.
Can the strip be repaired or seal improved should i just fit new ones.
If i need new strips could i do it myself also would someone please tell me the correct name for the strip and or the part numbers where would i buy them.
The inside strips seem really good you can see the window push them aside when coming up.
Thanks
If it is raining i send the windows down when windows come back up still has rain on it not been wiped anywhere.
When windows are up can push a piece of writing paper all the way along without any resistance between window and the outside rubber strip.
Can the strip be repaired or seal improved should i just fit new ones.
If i need new strips could i do it myself also would someone please tell me the correct name for the strip and or the part numbers where would i buy them.
The inside strips seem really good you can see the window push them aside when coming up.
Thanks
Last edit: 16 Sep 2019 22:53 by noba.
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17 Sep 2019 02:35 #213590
by Lambert
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
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Replied by Lambert on topic Front windows weather strip repair/replace
Dreadnaught is the same age and even when new the outer seals hardly touched the glass. I have considered swapping them but given that they weren't great to start with I haven't bothered to much.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
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17 Sep 2019 06:26 #213593
by Scimike
Yokohama Geolanders, Sony head unit, NAUTILUS Air Horn, DRL conversion, Rear cargo space, Elvis Bobblehead, transfer Guard, Indian hanging Elephant, Koni Heavy track dampers, Custom SS exhaust, Voodoo Doll, Adventure Rack with LED ight bar, vintage ERIBA caravan usually attached (yes it's slow)
Replied by Scimike on topic Front windows weather strip repair/replace
Our 2009 is the same, sending the window down then up fails to remove water as the outer seal does not touch the glass that much. Maybe they are all the same even from new?
Anyway I push lightly against the glass as it's on the way up, this is enough to make it wipe against the seal. Easy enough to do as you can reach both sides from the drivers seat from within the Jimny.
As it's a before I drive action it's good enough for me, so never considered changing them.
All the best
Mike
Anyway I push lightly against the glass as it's on the way up, this is enough to make it wipe against the seal. Easy enough to do as you can reach both sides from the drivers seat from within the Jimny.
As it's a before I drive action it's good enough for me, so never considered changing them.
All the best
Mike
Yokohama Geolanders, Sony head unit, NAUTILUS Air Horn, DRL conversion, Rear cargo space, Elvis Bobblehead, transfer Guard, Indian hanging Elephant, Koni Heavy track dampers, Custom SS exhaust, Voodoo Doll, Adventure Rack with LED ight bar, vintage ERIBA caravan usually attached (yes it's slow)
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17 Sep 2019 08:08 #213598
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Front windows weather strip repair/replace
If they press firmly on the glass, any grit on the seal scribes a vertical line on the window :ohmy:
It never occurred to me to change them on my 18 year old Gen3, the bottom of the door wasn't rusty, and water never got inside the car, and as said above, a light press on the glass would wipe it if I wanted.
It never occurred to me to change them on my 18 year old Gen3, the bottom of the door wasn't rusty, and water never got inside the car, and as said above, a light press on the glass would wipe it if I wanted.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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17 Sep 2019 17:48 - 17 Sep 2019 17:50 #213623
by noba
Replied by noba on topic Front windows weather strip repair/replace /solved
Thanks all for your replies, looks like my jimny is as it should be so will not be having new weather strip.
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17 Sep 2019 18:43 #213627
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Replied by Daniel30 on topic Front windows weather strip repair/replace /solved
There is a few good glass sealants that will make the rain run off a bit better so it's not so bad.
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