Hi,

Wondering if anyone has experienced a similar problem to this and know's what the cause is and how much to get it fixed.

After a week's holiday I've come back and found the carpet on the floor of the front driver's side of my Y-reg Fabia absolutely soaking.

The car had been standing outside my house while I was away and we all know how much rain we've had recently!

Both the floor behind the drivers seat and on the other side of the car seem relatively dry.

The thing I can't understand is that if the seal on that particular door is broken, why isn't the seat itself wet?

It's the latest in a long line of faults I've had with this car since buying it second hand from local Skoda dealer 2 years ago so I'm reluctant to get it looked at there.

Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers!

This will be your door seals and carriers, a wee search on the forum will find a quick fix, think you can do a wee fix which will cost you about a fiver IIRC.

Hope this helps

This is a common problem on the fabia.

What he said. Though you don't need quite as much wee as skodaboy says. :P

Same problem i had last year-Easy fix take of door cards and seal up around gasket on door skin cost me £5 for bathroom sealent clear type.No water leaks since:)

Hi have a look at my post on the fabia mark 1, might help.

ive just done my rear carriers, had a good look at the fronts after some heavy rain and could see water dribbling down from the bottom of the door card, i used aquirium sealent to do the back doors, which is great stuff as will still seal even if the old gaskets, which are pretty impossible to get off, are still wet, back door dry after last rain hooray lol

as above its actually the carriers behind the door cards that leak, not the rubber seals around the doors. The door cards might still be a bit wet at the bottom under the tray things or there might be some white marks left from the water :P there was on mine

as above its actually the carriers behind the door cards that leak, not the rubber seals around the doors. The door cards might still be a bit wet at the bottom under the tray things or there might be some white marks left from the water :P there was on mine

They have been white marks on door card behind my drivers seat, I thought it was the dogs dirty paws, how do I get this fixed since I doubt the dealer will fix it under extended warranty.

They have been white marks on door card behind my drivers seat, I thought it was the dogs dirty paws, how do I get this fixed since I doubt the dealer will fix it under extended warranty.

theres a decent guide here:

http://briskoda.net/fabia-i/diy-door-sealing-tutorial-costs-less-than-10-a/106846/

While you're at it i'd do all 4... probably take about 2 hours. If you give it a try be careful with the drivers door window controls panel. Theres a box that sits under it, so be careful when levering it out that you don't just pull the box off the controls I almost did that lol other than that its easy peasy.

Definitely grab some extra trim clips... 10 should be enough

just posted a quick guide to front doors as ive just done mine hope it helps