Door padding looking messed up? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Ammunition · 10-06-2013, 02:58 AM

Hi all - I've had my FR-S for two weeks now, and the other day as I was getting in the car I noticed that the padding on the inside of the door was looking messed up.

I know it's from the window molding on the door, and from what I can tell I don't see a way to avoid it squishing the padding inside door like this, but it still concerned me since it didn't look good.

Is this inevitable, or is it supposed to be as bad as I feel that it looks? I noticed the passenger side wasn't quite as bad, although I have not done anything to my knowledge that would cause the padding to look that bad - even though I've had my car for awhile now I am still very careful each time I open and shut the door.

I'm kind of worried about the rubber fraying eventually if this is how it looks while the car is still (relatively) brand new. Here are a few images to better represent what I'm talking about:

Anthony · 10-06-2013, 03:05 AM

If I remember correctly, my Tiburon has that same thing going on in pretty much the same place. It's been that way for 7 years now, no problems.

Ammunition · 10-06-2013, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony

If I remember correctly, my Tiburon has that same thing going on in pretty much the same place. It's been that way for 7 years now, no problems.

Is this normal for the FR-S?

Anthony · 10-06-2013, 03:34 AM

Don't know.

j2digit · 10-06-2013, 05:48 AM

kinda hard to imagine that the window glass would do that but i guess its possible. to me it looks like somebody tried to jimmy open your car through the windows like with one of those flat metal type car door opener that worked on older cars. just throwing it out there.

ft_sjo · 10-06-2013, 06:05 AM

That part of the door frame is adjustable. You can slide it up or down. Perhaps it needs to go down a bit.

hotpanda1 · 10-06-2013, 06:12 AM

someone tried to break into your car man!! mine looked the same, then the got pissed and smashed my window and stole my prescription sunglasses lol

Burrcold · 10-06-2013, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hotpanda1

someone tried to break into your car man!! mine looked the same, then the got pissed and smashed my window and stole my prescription sunglasses lol

Exactly my first thought when seeing the pics.

Anthony · 10-06-2013, 09:43 AM

What the hell? Are crooks really so discourteous these days that they've stopped leaving presents? People make me sick.

m.wood0213 · 10-06-2013, 12:00 PM

Does not look normal. Looks like someone wanted in and they had no key. Id take it to the dealer and see what they say. You might get lucky and they'll replace it. I would hate to have that on my 2 week old car.

Ammunition · 10-06-2013, 08:48 PM

I took it to the dealership today - they said that it is normal, and is caused by the rubber finish that connects the adjustable part of the window to the small triangular one. He mentioned that is why that part of the padding kind of lacks a chunk there in order to let the rubber squish into it when the door is closed.

It still doesn't look that great to me, but I guess it's inevitable with the way the rubber around the window is molded. Still, I was surprised that I never saw this issue come up, or get mentioned if this is in fact intended to end up looking this way.

Burrcold · 10-06-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ammunition

I took it to the dealership today - they said that it is normal, and is caused by the rubber finish that connects the adjustable part of the window to the small triangular one. He mentioned that is why that part of the padding kind of lacks a chunk there in order to let the rubber squish into it when the door is closed.

It still doesn't look that great to me, but I guess it's inevitable with the way the rubber around the window is molded. Still, I was surprised that I never saw this issue come up, or get mentioned if this is in fact intended to end up looking this way.

Wwwhat?? Dude that is not normal at all. Don't let the dealer off the hook that easy.

2pt5RS · 10-06-2013, 09:38 PM

It's completely normal...Mine has it on both sides and has never been broken into. If it had, you'd see where the rubber seal was TORN...

muffinz · 10-06-2013, 09:59 PM

My car's window gaskets look EXACTLY the same.

It seems normal and until I notice water leaking inside I'm not worried about it.

10-06-2013, 02:58 AM	#1
Ammunition Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S Location: NW - PDX Posts: 808 Thanks: 853 Thanked 380 Times in 234 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Door padding looking messed up? Hi all - I've had my FR-S for two weeks now, and the other day as I was getting in the car I noticed that the padding on the inside of the door was looking messed up. I know it's from the window molding on the door, and from what I can tell I don't see a way to avoid it squishing the padding inside door like this, but it still concerned me since it didn't look good. Is this inevitable, or is it supposed to be as bad as I feel that it looks? I noticed the passenger side wasn't quite as bad, although I have not done anything to my knowledge that would cause the padding to look that bad - even though I've had my car for awhile now I am still very careful each time I open and shut the door. I'm kind of worried about the rubber fraying eventually if this is how it looks while the car is still (relatively) brand new. Here are a few images to better represent what I'm talking about:

10-06-2013, 03:05 AM	#2
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,714 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	If I remember correctly, my Tiburon has that same thing going on in pretty much the same place. It's been that way for 7 years now, no problems. __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

10-06-2013, 03:34 AM	#4
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,714 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Don't know. __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

10-06-2013, 05:48 AM	#5
j2digit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2000 Integra LS, 2013 FRS Firestorm Location: Bikini Bottom Posts: 271 Thanks: 108 Thanked 74 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	kinda hard to imagine that the window glass would do that but i guess its possible. to me it looks like somebody tried to jimmy open your car through the windows like with one of those flat metal type car door opener that worked on older cars. just throwing it out there. __________________ "Power is nothing without Control"

10-06-2013, 09:43 AM	#9
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,714 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	What the hell? Are crooks really so discourteous these days that they've stopped leaving presents? People make me sick. __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

10-06-2013, 06:05 AM	#6
ft_sjo Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: GT86 Location: The Motherland Posts: 1,398 Thanks: 140 Thanked 473 Times in 271 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That part of the door frame is adjustable. You can slide it up or down. Perhaps it needs to go down a bit.

10-06-2013, 06:12 AM	#7
hotpanda1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 scion FRS Location: edmonton alberta Canada Posts: 196 Thanks: 211 Thanked 176 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	someone tried to break into your car man!! mine looked the same, then the got pissed and smashed my window and stole my prescription sunglasses lol

10-06-2013, 08:48 PM	#11
Ammunition Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S Location: NW - PDX Posts: 808 Thanks: 853 Thanked 380 Times in 234 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	I took it to the dealership today - they said that it is normal, and is caused by the rubber finish that connects the adjustable part of the window to the small triangular one. He mentioned that is why that part of the padding kind of lacks a chunk there in order to let the rubber squish into it when the door is closed. It still doesn't look that great to me, but I guess it's inevitable with the way the rubber around the window is molded. Still, I was surprised that I never saw this issue come up, or get mentioned if this is in fact intended to end up looking this way.

10-06-2013, 09:38 PM	#13
2pt5RS Berz Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: -=ATL=- Posts: 707 Thanks: 281 Thanked 294 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's completely normal...Mine has it on both sides and has never been broken into. If it had, you'd see where the rubber seal was TORN...

10-06-2013, 09:59 PM	#14
muffinz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: New York Posts: 184 Thanks: 84 Thanked 97 Times in 49 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My car's window gaskets look EXACTLY the same. It seems normal and until I notice water leaking inside I'm not worried about it.

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