I've had my vert for 10 years now and recently started smelling that mildew/humid smell in the car. Found the rear carpet soaked (not the front) AND under the rear seats. So I did a water hose test on the door seals, window seals, roof. Only place it seems to be leaking is at the far back corner of the quarter window. The rubber seal kind of wraps over another piece of rubber there and it seems to leave a gap. I've taped it up for now. Link to pics below.
So can some of you other vert owners confirm that my rubber seal is the same as yours, with that little gap? If that is factory design and it worked all these years I wonder if there's something else going on. If water is allowed to go down that opening into the quarter panel there must be a way for it to flow out without accumulating inside the car. Maybe I've got a drain hole plugged? I guess I'll have to pull the interior side panels and look around. Any other ideas?
quarter window on convertible
https://imageshack.com/i/iqdYHN7cj
area where rubber trim bends
https://imageshack.com/i/pamn5WzGj
So can some of you other vert owners confirm that my rubber seal is the same as yours, with that little gap? If that is factory design and it worked all these years I wonder if there's something else going on. If water is allowed to go down that opening into the quarter panel there must be a way for it to flow out without accumulating inside the car. Maybe I've got a drain hole plugged? I guess I'll have to pull the interior side panels and look around. Any other ideas?
quarter window on convertible
https://imageshack.com/i/iqdYHN7cj
area where rubber trim bends
https://imageshack.com/i/pamn5WzGj