Water on rear sill

[greencode]

The question still remains, is it normal to have water on the door sill i.e. on the metal but not the plastic part?

I've done the speakers and still get water pooling on the exterior part of the sill.

I supposed as long as there's no water in between the rubber seal (when you lift it up, slightly, from the inside of the car) then we should be okay.

After ripping out my interior at the weekend and installing a new underlay and carpet, I do not want to see this issue surface again.

Although not as bad I thought it would be, it's work that I shouldn't have to do on a 7 year old car!

[Adam T7]

Wow, that’s a fair bit of work. Good luck with reassembly.

[greencode]

Wow, that’s a fair bit of work. Good luck with reassembly.

Ripped it apart on Saturday. Put it back together on Sunday. TBH, not as much swearing as I thought there was going to be and I didn't break any clips either! I think I'll put together a separate post with what I did as I followed a fair few Youtube videos and other guides on how to take things apart.

[Adam T7]

That would be interesting.
Hope this helps. It’s been battering down here for over an hour and I had to drive a few motorway miles in torrential rain with loads of standing water etc. - quick picture of rear sill, drops of water on the metal, seals and carpets bone dry.

[Rudedog]

I think that's quite normal isn't it?  If I've used the jet wash on the car then I often see this when doing my final wipe around - I guess as long as the water is this side of the rubber door seal then that's working as intended.

[greencode]

I think that's quite normal isn't it?  If I've used the jet wash on the car then I often see this when doing my final wipe around - I guess as long as the water is this side of the rubber door seal then that's working as intended.

Yeah, I think you're right. There's gaps between the door and aperture where water gets in which is why there's the rubber seal there to stop it going into the cabin. Just that that stupid sealant on the speaker means that when that fails that area of the door sits directly over the seal and ultimately means the water either goes directly into the car or sits between the rubber sear and plastic footwell panel, which also then means it's getting into the car.

[ajmoir36]

I think the drain holes in the bottom of the doors would drain onto the sills when the doors are closed so normal.