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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Does anybody else have problems with their drivers windows sealing on the innerstate? I'v adjusted it many times but seems useless everytime...the wind noise is horrible going down the innerstate...any suggestions besides adjusting the screws in the door?
 
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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i have the same problem.....
there are 2 ways you might be able to fix it....
new weather stripping on the car.....alot of times the air will leak in from up by the side mirror....
another is by trying to move the hook part of the door latch inward.....then the door will seal tighter..

another common cause of the leaking is from worn out hinges on the door, which will cause the door to sag....you can try adjusting them and see what happens....it is easy to tell if its from the hinges, just open the door and lift it up a little, and check how much play there is

i need to just adjust the bolts on the slider inside the door because i never re adjusted them after puttin in my tinted windows....but my old r/t leaked from by the mirror
 
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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I thought he was talkin bout the weather strip. cause I locked my keys in my car once an I had to ply away part of the weather stripping to pull bak the window. an now whenever I get on the highway you can really hear the wind blowin thru the lil crack...wat I do is jus open an then close the window. I think wat happened to mine was I pulled the WS to much that it doesnt seal good when you open an close the door. but if you open an close the window while the door is closed it'll go bak in place. dunno if that helps.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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it also helps to have the drivers window down a little....then roll down the passenger window a couple inches....then roll up the drivers window....then the pasenger window
 
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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haha yes I'v done that a couple of times to change the pressure in the car...works for about 5 seconds...is it costly to replace the weather strip?
 
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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it isnt horrible.....but it isnt free either
 
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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The funny crap is I can seal up the back but starts leaking front, or move towards front and start leaking back again. :/

Gonna keep on trying to adjust it, mebbe I should remove the plastic panels for easier access
 
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