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Old Mar 7, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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I have some major roof leaks, both front and rear, I have replaced both the front and rear pillar seals, and I still have major leaks front and small leak rear, the front it runs down the A pillar under the trim and hits the lower sill and then my floor, the rear it actually comes in around the attachment screws. Ideas please. BTW, I am installing the topstarting all four bolts, then first tightening the rear bolts while pushing down, then tightening the front bolts.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:04 AM
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the weather strips are fitted into a metal retainer that has double stick tape in between it and the halo/windshield frame, it drys out and leaks sometimes.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:16 AM
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So what is the fix?
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:44 AM
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remove the weather strip, the retainers are held on with screws, remove them, clean and re-apply the double stick tape. .......ok, now for the poor mans , I'm fedup with getting wet fix till summer....get dap, apply it to all the seams, if you get black 'dap' it wont show, smooth it into the seams, let it dry. ran mine two winters like that, never got wet. this may not help you but I'll bet real money, it will help someone. btw if you remove your top, smear the dap all over the weather stripping also, you will need new weather strip when you try to remove the top
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