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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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When I bought my truck the windshield had been replaced at some point.. When it rains really hard a few drips of water will come down on the inside of the windshield. There is no rubber molding around the window but would a silicone around the top part be ok?

Also, I went mudding in some pretty watery mud..and after about 45 min of mudding i noticed a little bit of the brown junk on my passenger side door molding. (right by the "infinity" plastic cap) The door shuts fine and doesnt seem to have any problems but i don;t know how it got in there since it didn't come inside the window on the passenger side...any ideas?
 
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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well your truck is a 2003.. its probably just your weather striping starting to show signs of age...
 
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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I checked the weather stripping and it's still flexible with no cracks or anything...maybe I'll look again
 
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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 01:11 AM
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My mechanic swears by using silicone to fix things like that, you can purchase silicone online at xiameter
 
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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 01:51 AM
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do you have a sunroof?
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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no sunroof...its just around doors
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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weather striping doesnt haven to be cracked to be bad... but simple just squashed more or less just weak and doesnt create a positive seal. Its common on older vehicles Especially if ppl have a tendency to slam doors.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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can I just go to any auto store and get new seals or do I need to order them off line?
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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check out www.rockauto.com .. they might have some good prices if they sell them!
 
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