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Old 18th January 2020, 08:39 PM
Snaggle57 Snaggle57 is offline
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Default Door seals or door cards leaking?

My 97 s8 is leaking water into the car through 3/4 doors, not a lot but the condensation is a pain.
Has anyone had experience of this with theirs? Do the door seals fail on these or is it likely to be the door cards? Theres no noticeable leak when it rains but the sill trims are starting to show mould on them? The leather has come away at the bottom of the cards so it seems like the water is travelling upwards & over the seal if that’s possible
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Old 18th January 2020, 09:21 PM
MikkiJayne MikkiJayne is offline
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Its a common problem with the extended leather because the door card forms part of the seal. If you look where the rubber sits you'll see that some of the door card is actually outside the car. With vinyl thats not a big deal, but unfortunately the leather absorbs moisture and not only wicks it in to the car, but perishes in the process.

One of our members discovered that Audi actually revised these door cards later on and I think put vinyl on the outer portion with leather remaining inside. Alas its a bit late for that now.

The only solution I can think of is to treat the leather at the edges with a waterproofing agent so the moisture doesn't soak in. I'm going to be trying that on mine in the spring so will report back if its successful.
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