SLK/R171: "nipped" window seal
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SLK R171
"nipped" window seal
Hi,
Ive got a 3yr old SLK with a tiny dripping water issue on the drivers side window. On closer inspection the seal is being pinched when the window rolls up the 10mm automatically when the door is shut. The seal gets caught right at the join of the roof to the windsreen pillar and is pushed to the inside of the window rather than the outside.
Ive tried to persuade the seal to come to the outside, but is there a better way of doing this? A little heat perhaps? Silicone?
Help!
Lennie
Ive got a 3yr old SLK with a tiny dripping water issue on the drivers side window. On closer inspection the seal is being pinched when the window rolls up the 10mm automatically when the door is shut. The seal gets caught right at the join of the roof to the windsreen pillar and is pushed to the inside of the window rather than the outside.
Ive tried to persuade the seal to come to the outside, but is there a better way of doing this? A little heat perhaps? Silicone?
Help!
Lennie
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From: Arlington, VA
2012 SLK 350 Mars Red
I had a similar problem with my previous 06 SLK where the glass sat on the outside of the seal groove at the very top of the glass on the driver's door. However mine did not leak. The dealer 'fixed' it but after a couple of months it came back and I just ignored it.
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SLK R171
it just seems to have happened and never been corrected and over the years has stayed like that. To be honest i only noticed it when I went through a carwash to test the seals. Everything was perfect apart from a couple of drips in the corner with the dodgy seal.
Ive now managed to convince the seal to the correct position with a little help from my flexible friend. I'll let it stay in its new position overnight in the cold weather we're having and see what happens. Might try a light coating of silicone spray on it once the weather clears up too.
Ive now managed to convince the seal to the correct position with a little help from my flexible friend. I'll let it stay in its new position overnight in the cold weather we're having and see what happens. Might try a light coating of silicone spray on it once the weather clears up too.
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Ive attached some pics for comment, showing what I can convince the seal to do and what it normally does.
Still cant get the blooming thing to stay in that position... may need to get some rubber treatment on it to get more flexibility into it....
Still cant get the blooming thing to stay in that position... may need to get some rubber treatment on it to get more flexibility into it....
