Hi all as you may have seen on the news its been a bit wet around here in Somerset over the last few days :rolleyes:but my problem has been there for a while. the rear passenger central locking has been playing up and as I was driving along it would be trying to lock and unlock and sometimes all the other doors and tailgate locks would be clicking:( .Ive found that the inside of the door was damp but behind the membrane.The leak path is from where the outer window seal goes around the pillar,leaving a tapered gap starting from about 4mm.Has anyone got any tips on how to make this watertight as I cant see that fitting a new seal will improve this.Thanks Jon

Try some black silicone sealent to fill the gap.If its against the glass apply some grease to the glass and then use the sealent.

I would guess they all have a gap there, almost by design?

I would have throught there be some drainage holes in the bottom of the door to let the water out, although I have not had a look.

thanks for the reply.There are drain holes in the bottom of the door but it still stays damp inside which causes the cables and plugs to feel wet.It is a design fault but was wondering if any others had had probs with this and found a way to deal with it.spent all afternoon with the WD40 and amalgamating tape waterproofing the cables and plugs so hopefully this will work

I have never been inside the rear doors - just the front ones - to replace the passenger door glass, and the opener cable on the drivers side - so I am not aware of their layout.

My parents are in Somerset, but higher up so avoided the flooding issues :-)

My octy used to leak in heavy rain and might still do, although I think I have cured most leaks - the ultimate cure was a garage :-)

At least you don't have rusty vertical bars in the rear windows...

http://www.matthewames.co.uk/briskoda/20080402_rust_rear_windows/05-PICT4049.JPG