I've had the T Top seal done few weeks back, but when it rains water comes in onto seat just infront on T Top seal, all drainage pipes from roof are ok, any ideas, apart from stripping all the roof linings out and running a hose over it.

I've had the T Top seal done few weeks back, but when it rains water comes in onto seat just infront on T Top seal, all drainage pipes from roof are ok, any ideas, apart from stripping all the roof linings out and running a hose over it.

 

Follow this link:http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=32184

Do a search, there are lots of others too.

 

I replaced the t-top seal, but they never go back as tight as they were from the factory. Unless you have more luck than I did, your gonna have to inject some type of liquid seal into them from the outside, by pulling the rubber away from the targa, and inserting the sealer. Like I said in the link, I used "Isoflex", a bit messy, but I was out in an absolute downpour this afternoon, and not a single drop came inside, compared to before when I could get loads in.

 

John

mine did this all winter, but ok now, must be the warm (ish) weather.

it seems to drip in just above the pillor cover well infront of the t top

it seems to drip in just above the pillor cover well infront of the t top

thats where mine was, is'nt there something like peanut oil you can rub on the seals to make them swell??

thats where mine was, is'nt there something like peanut oil you can rub on the seals to make them swell??

 

It usually shows up inside the car at the "dogs leg " joint between the targa seal and the body seal, but it usually originates elsewhere. I tried all the other remedies, like peanut oil, halfords rubber and vinly treatment, etc.

Oil will cause synthetic rubber to swell, simply, oil destroys synthetic rubber, the swelling is the first stage of the destruction. But dont worry, it wont get any worse than that, it would have to be in a bathtub of oil to destroy it.

 

The body seal may benefit from the swelling caused by the oil, but the targa seal does not have the same compression when the window is up against it.

 

Good luck

 

John

i think it was when they replaced the seal two months ago due to ****ers stealing my head unit, the window looks like its too hight on the seal, the second hand one i replaced on the other side is fine

it seems to drip in just above the pillor cover well infront of the t top

 

 

If its well in front of the t-top, I might suspect a partially plugged drain hole, water then backs up under the body seal, just where it turns the corner into the opening for the targa.

 

 

John

just taken seal off, loads of that stick black mastic everywhere,its just inside where the locking pin goes and under the sun visor

oh cheers for the chip john, just waiting for andyp to fit, got some 1m mig jets, i have five so if you know someone who needs two i've got a pair free

oh cheers for the chip john, just waiting for andyp to fit, got some 1m mig jets, i have five so if you know someone who needs two i've got a pair free

 

I think you have me confused with the other John Dixon, his forum name is johndixon, mine is dixonjohn

just taken seal off, loads of that stick black mastic everywhere,its just inside where the locking pin goes and under the sun visor

 

Sounds like someone has overdid it with the mastic. I think also the plastic type blade that is attached to the channel that the rubber sits in needs to be tight (and sealed to) the targa

 

 

John

that sticky shit gets everwhere, two john dixon's