Door Sealing

[Jake1996D1]

Anybody add additional door seals to a D1 to prevent water from coming in? Have a little bit of water coming in from the bottom seal. Could replace it all but saw a guy on another forum added some additional seal on his D2 the only think is the seal on the D1 are a bit different.

Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[Tugela]

Will Tillery was selling door seal kits on here a couple weeks back. Feedback was positive, if I recall correctly. Check the "parts for sale" section or just give him a call.

 

[Jake1996D1]

Yea saw those was looking for a quick temporary fix to get me through this trip next weekend.

 

[d1driver]

Send a note to crown14. See if he has any left.

 

[Wander]

Will has sets-I just ordered one. He uses a thicker seal than stock to fix that issue. Something quick to temporary fix it? You could add some felt to the trim piece or roll up a towel along the bottom of the door.

 

[Jake1996D1]

Will has sets-I just ordered one. He uses a thicker seal than stock to fix that issue. Something quick to temporary fix it? You could add some felt to the trim piece or roll up a towel along the bottom of the door.

good to know they are thicker than stock. I was a but set back by the $80 price tag.

 

[Wander]

$80 for the whole set isn't bad. Did you think that was per door? It's a one time kind of thing.

 

[fishEH]

Not sure the D2 seals are going to help stop water ingress. I have the D2 seals from Will and they're definitely thicker. However, there is a vertical split along the bottom which isn't great for keeping water out. You may have to seal this seam to see the results you're looking for.

 

[Jake1996D1]

$80 for the whole set isn't bad. Did you think that was per door? It's a one time kind of thing.

Well call me cheap but $80 for rubber seal still seams steep. I will probably end up reinforcing it. That's more of what in looking for ideas on.

 

[fishEH]

Duct tape the door shut and climb through the window, Dukes of Hazzard style!

 

[Jake1996D1]

Lol just weld them up and put a boat motor on my rack.

 

[rrc.swb]

Jake, email sent...

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[p m]

"A little water coming in?"
On my D1, you can toss a pencil between the lip of the seal and wheelwell top. It came this way from the factory!

 

[Wander]

"A little water coming in?"
On my D1, you can toss a pencil between the lip of the seal and wheelwell top. It came this way from the factory!

That's the ultra rare-"remote writing instrument access" option!

 

[specops1526]

Try the foam weather stripping that is used for pickup truck rear bed camper shells. It's sticky on one side which you can probably just stick to the window frame. I used it on my D90 doortops when I had my hardtop on. Worked great for sealing the doors better plus it was removable and temporary. Comes in a variety of widths and thicknesses. Got mine at the local hardware store.

 

[ptschram]

LOL-I always figured not having door seals made it easier to drain the water out.

For some reason, I've had many requests for stock door seals lately. $80 is cheap for an entire set.

 

[Jake1996D1]

LOL-I always figured not having door seals made it easier to drain the water out.

For some reason, I've had many requests for stock door seals lately. $80 is cheap for an entire set.

Yea Pedro hooked me up - as always. He's an awesome guy.

If I didnt have carpet in my truck I wouldnt be worried about it but that shit never dries and then when it does my truck smells like swamp ass. Hell I'd drill holes - old school jeep style - to let the water IN if my truck was minus carpet + bed liner lol keep your tires on the ground and drains out super quick

 

[Jake1996D1]

Try the foam weather stripping that is used for pickup truck rear bed camper shells. It's sticky on one side which you can probably just stick to the window frame. I used it on my D90 doortops when I had my hardtop on. Worked great for sealing the doors better plus it was removable and temporary. Comes in a variety of widths and thicknesses. Got mine at the local hardware store.

This was kinda what I was going with. Like I said I saw a guy on another form add the extra seals by sticking in on the outside of his seals. I got a set of d2 seals so I will try that and if it's needs something extra (dont think it will) I'll give that a shot.

Thats probably the best idea for defender/series guys who dont want to spend a small fortune on finding seals.