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, Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:17:09
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Sadly, the rear quarter window seals are no longer available from Saab; no aftermarket supplier has yet figured out that they could sell these.
The easiest fix I've tried is to graft in a small piece from a donor seal.
Instructions:
Remove the seal;
locate the seam where the ends are melted together;
cut the seal open there;
re-install the seal, being careful to fully and completely push it into the corners, maximizing the gap where you've cut the seal;
cut a piece from the donor seal that is just a tiny bit longer than the gap and press it into place; and
shore it up with silicone, if you'd like (I've found that it doesn't leak).
Meanwhile, once you've got the seal grafted in, take some silicone and push it up under the seal at the bottom, forward corner of the window frame, between the seal and the body, on the inside of the vehicle. This is the most common leak point.
NOTE: The holes in which the three screws that attach the rear quarter window latch are fairly easily stripped, so gently snug the screws down when re-attaching.
Regarding your shrunken door seals: prior to messing with them, check to ensure that, when closed, the door surface is parallel to the quarter panel at the trailing edge of the door. You may need to adjust the striker plate if the door sits proud of the quarter panel and is not closing sufficiently tight.
If the striker/door position looks good, next look at the rear, vertical portion of the window frame where it mates with the door itself, toward the back of the door, above the handle. The frame is welded here (horizontal weld, facing toward the inside of the car) and those welds are prone to cracking. If yours has cracked, then there's a chance that the seal is fine but that, due to the crack, the door simply doesn't fit closely enough to the body any more. You can ***CAREFULLY*** apply some force to the window frame and bend it in ***JUST A LITTLE***, which may solve your problem (roll the window down before you do it). I have done this with a couple doors without issue. The real repair is to re-weld, however.
posted by 65.102.159...
, Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:17:09, Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:30:58
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