Can the rear window seal on the a2 jetta be replaced without having to buy a new window? For some reason I was thinking they were only available with new glass? How about the front window seal?
Thanks. On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 8:24 PM, Les Noriel <[email protected]> wrote: > Finding leaks can be a challenge. I had a 1997 Rabbit that would flood > every time it rained. It would flood the rear footwells and slosh around > when I drove. Aggravating! But I could never ever find where the water > entered the car. > > > Rain gutters and window seals are still available for your Jetta. Get them > while you can. I think it is because there are modern version of the MK2 > Jetta being produced in China. In contrast, I've had a heck of a time > trying to find rain gutters and rear window seals for my MK2 Golf. > My brother found a nice set of rain gutters for me from a seller in > Northern California. I've found sources for some of the other front window > seals (I've got the smaller '85 door windows with the triangular glass up > front. But I've not found a source for replacement rear seals for the Golf. > There are a ton of rubber rear window seals on eBay for the pop-out glass > which ironically is the rarest of Golf accessories. But mine are the US > issue Golf rear windows. I was lucky enough to stumble on two fresh MK2 > Golf 16Vs in a local salvage yard and I collected complete door and rear > hatch seals. But I'm still in search of rear side window seals. > > > The 16V seems a bit neglected of late as I've been distracted with the > other cars in my garage so Ive not been able to spend much time on the 16V. > But I plan to resume work on it later this summer. > > -Les > > > On Mar 4, 2015, at 11:53 AM, Holland Phillips wrote: > > > Okay Chad, what exactly would you like to argue about?😀 > > > > ~Holland > > On Mar 4, 2015 11:47 AM, "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Usually after a few hours of rain I would often find water pooled in the > >> trunk of my Jetta. I took the carpet out many years ago so this wasn't > a > >> big deal. I would just put a towel in there to soak it up whenever I > >> remembered. The car is normally parked in my driveway at a slight > incline > >> so the puddle flows to the rear of the trunk area. I drilled a small > hole > >> to let the water drain. > >> > >> I think the water is coming in from the rear window seal and I really > don't > >> want to have the window and seal replaced. Maybe it won't be too > costly - > >> haven't even checked. > >> > >> I'd like to say I fixed the leak but I think an argument can be made > that I > >> didn't do that :) > >> _______________________________________________ > >> a2-16v-list mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > >> For list archives, see listinfo link above. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
