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Originally Posted by mausr
Mine windows have also started to squeak after the car parked 10 hours in rain, so I did what the relevant TSB requested: - replaced the weather seals (the ones at the bottom of the windows)
- replaced the guides
- aligned the window
The result? On the very first rainy day, they squeaks like before. Here are the "fun" facts: - I received the 6th(!) iteration of the seal
- even if the new seal looks completely different that the original one, the main issue still not resolved: the felt is simply not pushed enough to the window to do its job
- replacing the guides is not necessary, they can be cleaned and reused (if not damaged, e.g. due to icing)
- window alignment is not necessary as the seals/outer guides cannot be adjusted. The only thing can be adjusted is the inner guide, however, its position can be marked.
- the window does not need to be removed, contrary to the TSB, the outer guides can be replaced by lowering the window and removing the inner guide first
So I got tired and waxed the guides directly.... |
Good info. Mine are squeaking but also scratching the glass on the outside really bad. I haven't taken mine apart yet but what do you think is contacting the glass that causes it to scratch? What do you think needs replacing to keep it from scratching more? Is the seal what is scratching the glass?
One of these days I need to pull the door apart to see how it all fits together.