Phantom GTZ Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hey everyone, I have a 1995 red/black/black leather convertible Cutlass and I've been dealing with a leak issue on the driver's side for some time now. Is this a common problem? Its coming from the corner where the A-Pillar meets the top and its driving me insane. There was seriously a puddle on my newly redone leather seats. Is the only solution to replace all the seals, or have people had luck with any other routes? Thanks, -Joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 you could try lubing/greasing the seals to see if that might improve the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 you could try lubing/greasing the seals to see if that might improve the problem thats what you want to try first. Ive managed to stop most of my leaks around the windows, with the exception of on the passenger side where two pieces come together near the back. I'll always get a puddle behind the drivers seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 you could try lubing/greasing the seals to see if that might improve the problem thats what you want to try first. Ive managed to stop most of my leaks around the windows, with the exception of on the passenger side where two pieces come together near the back. I'll always get a puddle behind the drivers seat x2 USE DIELECTRIC GREASE! my cars have puddles all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom GTZ Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Wow that is a real heart breaker. The car sprung a leak about 6 monthes ago, and its gotten really bad really fast. I might have a professional work on it... Thanks alot of the tips though guys! I'll be trying that this weekend if I have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadrat Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 what u need to do is on the top where the latch is on the front.turn that little hook 1 full turn so that the top sits down tighter to the windshield frame.i had water always coming in and dripping on my legs and seat.after i did that,it stopped all together,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 what u need to do is on the top where the latch is on the front.turn that little hook 1 full turn so that the top sits down tighter to the windshield frame.i had water always coming in and dripping on my legs and seat.after i did that,it stopped all together,. I never even thought of that. mine leaked after i ripped out some added foam weatherstrip, but I just got a roll from the hardware store and redid it all to fix it. I never even thought of that, which is the obvious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 BLKDOUT Drop Top Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 mine leaks by the b-pillar where the two pieces of weather stripping comes together but it only leaks during a really really hard rain, in which most cases im not driving my cutlass im in my blazer, but any how Ive tried greasing them and it never works, just ends up making my windows all smeared up at the roof line so i think im gonna just replace the seals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeeot Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I had leaks at the A-pillar like you're talking about. Tightening the header hook adjustment didn't help. The problem was that the weatherstrip had a little channel in it (from shrinkage? who knows) that was just deep enough not to seal. I levelled the seam between the weatherstip and the windshield frame AND the top surface of the weatherstrip with a thin film of silicone gasket-maker. Allowed it to dry before letting the roof contact it, of course. I haven't had the problem since. What you could do is get the roof/header/seal area completely dry, then run water over the windshield/top seam until you get a little bit of a drip happening inside the car. Stop the water flow, let the majority of the water run off, then open the top a bit. It should be obvious where the water is getting past the seal. That's where you need to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizlang Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 You people are a God send ! ! ! I can't believe all the solutions I've picked up today ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 You people are a God send ! ! ! I can't believe all the solutions I've picked up today ! stick around, you'll never cease to be amazed at some of the things you'll learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuwaitliberation Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 You people are a God send ! ! ! I can't believe all the solutions I've picked up today ! stick around, you'll never cease to be amazed at some of the things you'll learn Yea, like what all these abbreviations mean. "FTW" "IMO" "IIRC" and the list goes on and on... At least I found a way to translate all this. I just send it to my 14 year old niece and she sends me back what it means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuwaitliberation Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 JC Whitney has every kind of weatherstripping available. HEADER SEAL WEATHERSTRIPPING - For convertibles - seals area between windshield frame and top. For stuff on our verts, you have to call them. The online thing isn't complete because this isn't one of the top 100 vehicles on the road as far as verts go, but they do have the stuff you need. The only thing I have yet to find is the belt weatherstripping that goes along the rear window exterior. It is at the bottom of the window. I have seen this on a few of the GMs the first thing to go with this Texas heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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