Member Since: 02 Feb 2008
Location: Warwickshire
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Rear Wheel Arch Door Seal Dirt Trap... Have you noticed it?
Hhhmm... I wonder, does vehicle washing come under maintenance?
How many of you have failed to notice a dirt trap where the rubber door seal joins the black plastic trim on the inside of the rear doors over the rear wheel arches. I thought I did a thorough job of vehicle washing but when I ran my finger between the rubber seal and the trim I was suprised to feel it was packed full of dirt and after cleaning it out from both doors I notice the screw heads are rusting, not a major problem I know but now I know I will keep them clean!
Have a look at yours!
Skipy
18th Aug 2008 3:19 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Regularly get loads of mud out of them, esp after offroading.
18th Aug 2008 3:21 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
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I use a thin brush to clean it out every time I wash it.
18th Aug 2008 3:21 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
It's doing the job as intended then
I always clean my seals when I clean the motor which is ...... not often
Funnily enough.. try the same with your fridge door seal ........eeeeuuuuuwwww !! 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
18th Aug 2008 3:22 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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I open the door and jet wash it all out ..and the inner arch of the rear doorG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
18th Aug 2008 3:31 pm
DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
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Location: Cynon Valley
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Spotted that about 3 months after I had a D3, usually wash mine when I have been driving around our shoot and I know its going to be full of cr*p.2010/60 Discovery 4 XS Zermatt Silver - Privacy Glass, Timed Climate (with remote), Voice, 4x4 screen, Bong on lock/un-lock (Pete BellAutos)
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18th Aug 2008 8:59 pm
10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
Does what it's supposed to - keeps the crap out of the D3 (unlike the kids )
18th Aug 2008 9:05 pm
TallPaul
Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Near Reading
Posts: 1214
TFC - The seals are not big enough to keep kids out of the D3, you need to fit large aftermarket seals for that...
Disco3 is now gone but not forgotten. Waiting for Disco6 with full aluminium construction weight reduction and hybrid engine...
19th Aug 2008 8:50 am
Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
Or maybe sea lions.
20th Aug 2008 5:33 am
bensla
Member Since: 02 May 2023
Location: Trowbridge
Posts: 141
I’m surprised this doesn’t get talked about more. It appears to me as though that dirt trap is causing rust at the corner just in front of the rear wheel arch. I assumed it was coming from within but it’s fine the other side, which shows no sign of trapping dirt either. So for some reason the door seal on the near side is allowing dirt to sit against the body and causes rust there. If I could get the door seal to stick tight to door I don’t think it would let it accumulate there. I can see the seal is kind of sitting out away from the door and as such is allowing a gap to the body when the door is closed.
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19th Jun 2023 8:34 pm
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Thread resurrection!- 15years must be a record It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
22nd Jun 2023 7:10 am
Captain Crosscheck
Member Since: 03 Sep 2021
Location: Oslo
Posts: 340
I put some thick, clear vinyl film there. On my car it had rusted right through, and I had to pay £££ to fix it. So now it rubs against the cheap film that I can replace every spring
22nd Jun 2023 9:21 am
onetwentie
Member Since: 25 May 2020
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 103
DiscoStu wrote:
I sell mine every 3 years and let someone else worry about it
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