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Water in door frame after car wash

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by TundraLLama, Jun 7, 2020.

  1. Jun 7, 2020 at 6:01 AM
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    TundraLLama

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    I have a 2015 platinum that after going through a car wash will have water in the door frame. You can tell because after it is dried off and you roll the windows down and then up. The whole window will be wet to where you have to wipe it off again. I looked for weep holes in the bottom off the door but didn't see any. Does anyone have a similar issue? Remedy?
     
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    That's probably just the window felt that's wet. That's the sorta soft squeegee things that are at the bottom of the window frame. Normal. Mine has always done this.
     
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    pretty normal for all cars
     
  4. Jun 7, 2020 at 7:12 AM
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    The problem of water on the window isn't from water level accumulation in the door, so weep holes aren't going to help eliminate the problem. The moisture on the glass after you roll it down and then up is from the whiskers on the belt line molding retaining water. The whiskers (or felt) on the belt line molding perform an important function: In addition to the molding keeping water out of the door, the whiskers also keep the glass from getting scratched against the door metal as it's being rolled up and down.

    Your problem is pretty much normal and not much can be done about it. Any wax or sealant on the glass will probably worsen the problem by causing water to bead on the glass rather than sheeting off. Try cleaning the glass with alcohol, that may help. You can change the belt line moldings for new, but unlikely that will improve anything. Now, if you're hearing water sloshing in the door after washing, then you probably should replace the belt line moldings.
     

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