I've got one leaky door (rear offside - rear nearside is always bone dry) that a local garage attempted to repair using the guide on here (only charged me £30 so no worries) - the repair worked for about eight weeks but after a torrential downpour the dreaded condensation was back. Water doesn't actually get into the car (rear footwell carpet is totally dry), it just lies on the seal, but moisture is obviously still getting into the car. The local guy is spot on so don't think he'll have any issues with having another go - I just don't have much confidence it'll work for long.

I'm one of the least practical people going so doing it myself is out the question - I'd need a new door if I attempted it! Should I bite the bullet and go to a stealer for them to attempt it with a 'repair kit' or admit defeat and live with it?

Don't live with it - it's a right royal pain in the a*** when it gets colder, as the car will start icing up inside.

I managed to fix it myself (six months ago and still bone-dry), and I am a complete DIY retard - there's a really good YouTube video guide that you can follow.

Check the door alignment.

Is it pulling in enough to compress the seals?

Is the gap around the door equal all the way around?

Whilst repairing it as described by the guide on this site usually works, you might have to replace the the seal. These things are not cheap so see if someone is breaking a car.

Don't live with it - it's a right royal pain in the a*** when it gets colder, as the car will start icing up inside.

I managed to fix it myself (six months ago and still bone-dry), and I am a complete DIY retard - there's a really good YouTube video guide that you can follow.

Hiya,

Have you got a link for the video. I am being rubbish and cannot find it? Lived with ice for two years now :(

Thanks loads!

It could be that the sealant used was not adequate, of the correct type, or that they did not smooth it well enough.

Link to video

I've got a few doors to do, but the rain seems to be relentless at the moment. Want to do it when it's had a chance to dry out.

Edited 23 September, 201015 yr by anewman

Thanks for the advice - going to give the local garage another bash at it then take it from there. Only downside of an otherwise good car.

I got in my car this morning to find there was condensation every where & a soaking wet floor.

After checking all the seals I found the issue... A bottle of water spilled on the floor

haha nice...I did this last year

you can buy a tool to remove the interior trim from halfords, helped me a lot! Might be worth buying a few of the plastic clips before you start incase you lose your patience and break one!!!

Might be worth buying a few of the plastic clips before you start incase you lose your patience and break one!!!

One?

When I did my rear doors recently I broke 7 clips out of 14.

3 on 1 side, 4 on the other. I had foreseen this so bought a bag of ten

before I started. Going to order 20 more today as I need to do the front doors too

And then theres Mrs Grrs car which could do with a seal up as well

but it's not as bad as mine.

Part number is 5J0 867 276

These are a revised trim clip and differ from the pale blue ones fitted on the car but work just fine.

The original blue type have a separate foam/rubber washer but the newer ones are white, have an integrated

rubber cup and are a little sturdier than the pale blue ones.

Edited 27 September, 201015 yr by grr666

Water doesn't actually get into the car (rear footwell carpet is totally dry), it just lies on the seal, but moisture is obviously still getting into the car.

I'd be willing to bet that water has actually got into the carpet. Mine looked like this (carpet appeared dry, water sat on the seal), but when I went over the carpet with a VAX-type machine, it pulled loads of water out - apparently, the carpet's quite thick, and can hide the presence of moisture for a bit.

The local guy is spot on so don't think he'll have any issues with having another go - I just don't have much confidence it'll work for long.

I'll admit, I don't like the "official" fix - it just seems like a bodge. When I do mine, the carriers will be removed, and the seal replaced with a new one. Until then, I've found that pegging a bin-liner onto the storage pot in the door card, so that the end of the liner covers the seal and runs down onto the sill can help, because any water that runs down the carrier will be forced onto the sill and out.

Until then, I've found that pegging a bin-liner onto the storage pot in the door card, so that the end of the liner covers the seal and runs down onto the sill can help, because any water that runs down the carrier will be forced onto the sill and out.

A bit like this

Yeah, a lot like that! (except I've turned it around so it's lengthways, running a bit up either side of the door)

Yeah, a lot like that! (except I've turned it around so it's lengthways, running a bit up either side of the door)

Hey!! That's no bin bag I'll have you know.

Only the finest off cut of shower curtain is good enough

for my car

Edited 27 September, 201015 yr by martinch

Booked in for tomorrow so I'll see how it goes...

I did mine a few weeks ago, and yesterday i realised they are still leaking onto the rubber sill..

Another go at it should get it sorted!

Hi,

I bought my 2006 vRS about 10 days ago. On wednesday it absolutley hammered it down all day and night. Today I have just discovered that both the back passenger mats and floor carpets are completly saturated.

I was aware that the Fabias had a tendancy to do this when reading up on common faults. Am really gutted that it has leaked so badly! I am hoping that such downpours wont be too frequent. My husband is going to attempt the DIY sealing using the YouTuve video guide. I really hope this works as this is very annoying and problem that shouldnt happen! :(

Edited 30 September, 201015 yr by vRSmax