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it was raining today and when i went to get in my X i notice water dripping in on the floor in my rubber mats. it was down by the ebrake pedal under the dash. is this a windsheild seal problem?
I am a auto tech and have seen this a few times. You hit the nail on the head with the seal around your windsheild. You can try to run a water hose around the glass to be sure. I have replaced many fuse blocks as a result of this problem, can cause allsorts of strange electrical problems. hope this helped,good luck.
Have you had your windshield replaced or just bought this X? Windshields dont usually start leaking unless they have had a poor install sometime recently.
I have found grommets in the firewall, sunroof drains, heater box, etc. to cause this also.
Your mostly correct... most windshields dont leak unless installed wrong, but Ford trucks aren't like most vehicles in this aspect....... For some odd reason Ford trucks like to leak at the windshield area after a few years. Maybe the sealant they use shrinks or they didn't use enough. I dont know. I do know I have owned a lot of Fords and seen a lot go through the body shop and it seems every other one had a leaky windshield. I lost the GEM in my 97 due to a leaky windshield area. It even leaked after a new windshield and turned out to be a seam in the firewall below it. I am going to proactively cover the GEM in my Excursion so that if it does get a leak it wont cripple my truck.
Your mostly correct... most windshields dont leak unless installed wrong, but Ford trucks aren't like most vehicles in this aspect....... For some odd reason Ford trucks like to leak at the windshield area after a few years. Maybe the sealant they use shrinks or they didn't use enough. I dont know. I do know I have owned a lot of Fords and seen a lot go through the body shop and it seems every other one had a leaky windshield. I lost the GEM in my 97 due to a leaky windshield area. It even leaked after a new windshield and turned out to be a seam in the firewall below it. I am going to proactively cover the GEM in my Excursion so that if it does get a leak it wont cripple my truck.
Ford Dodge and GM all have had this problem Ive pulled many of each that were poorly primed, either the glass or the pinchweld let loose of the urethane. Its not too common of a problem to create leaks like that but it can happen
Anyone got a pic of the GEM or and where its at? I find water in the same area in my Ex also,,,,,,Need to cover it and fast...no extra $$ around these days to buy a new one!
X3, I need to do that myself. I noticed mine done that once. I replaced the drivers side door seal. I have not noticed it again but that don't mean it fixed the problem
I've noticed the seal around my windshield is starting to come up, I don't want to deal with this. I'm kind of bummed - it's still the original windshield with the kentucky plant sticker on it .
Any of you guys replacing windshields, I'd only ever change it out with a Carlite windshield.