Wet windows after down/up?

ProfessorDave · 08-06-2010, 03:22 PM

Anyone else have their windows come but up wet after being down? I get this even 24 hours after there has been rain or I've washed the Z, even when the windows were dry before I put them down. I worry that there is moisture in the door panel, or the the weather stripping is failing.

Thanks!

6spd · 08-06-2010, 03:22 PM

this is normal for just about every car

SophiaZ · 08-06-2010, 03:25 PM

Yea, my Z does it, and it drives me crazy but haven't found a solution yet

m4a1mustang · 08-06-2010, 03:27 PM

It can take a while for the inside doors to dry out.

If you had Miata doors this would not be a problem. They have built in heaters.

SkyZ · 08-06-2010, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

It can take a while for the inside doors to dry out.

If you had Miata doors this would not be a problem. They have built in heaters.

as well as anti tank armour which is an added bonus

jpmotor · 08-06-2010, 03:29 PM

It's completely normal for most cars. It's that strip of fiber? that's at the top of the door. It guides the window down, and that's when the window gets wet, not when it comes up.

Trips · 08-06-2010, 03:30 PM

I keep a microfiber towel to wipe them after I roll them back up, this only lasts a couple of days after a wash no biggie.

Push370zzz · 08-06-2010, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

It can take a while for the inside doors to dry out.

If you had Miata doors this would not be a problem. They have built in heaters.

Common misconception, Mazda actually puts a ShamWow! in each door.

6spd · 08-06-2010, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

If you had Miata doors this would not be a problem.

ahahahahah

and it continues!

jpmotor · 08-06-2010, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple's

I keep a microfiber towel to wipe them after I roll them back up, this only lasts a couple of days after a wash no biggie.

Newspaper would work better than MF towels

fullmonty · 08-06-2010, 03:55 PM

I don't have this issue anymore since I retrofitted the Miata doors on my Z. Best mod I ever made, hands down

6spd · 08-06-2010, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fullmonty

I don't have this issue anymore since I retrofitted the Miata doors on my Z. Best mod I ever made, hands down

the sound of the door closing is like an orgasm for my ears!

DeLRo · 08-06-2010, 04:10 PM

Same thing happened to me a week ago and I had a bunch of streaks on driver side. Weird thing though yesterday after my weekly wash. I didn't roll down my window once and later on I noticed same streaks as if window was rolled down.

Liquid_G · 08-06-2010, 04:13 PM

use a leafblower to dry out the seal after washing the car.

KingZee · 08-06-2010, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple's

I keep a microfiber towel to wipe them after I roll them back up, this only lasts a couple of days after a wash no biggie.

I do the same, works great.

08-06-2010, 03:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 18	Wet windows after down/up? Anyone else have their windows come but up wet after being down? I get this even 24 hours after there has been rain or I've washed the Z, even when the windows were dry before I put them down. I worry that there is moisture in the door panel, or the the weather stripping is failing. Thanks! __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	It can take a while for the inside doors to dry out. If you had Miata doors this would not be a problem. They have built in heaters. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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jpmotor Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 243 Drives: BNR 16G'd Legacy GT Rep Power: 15	It's completely normal for most cars. It's that strip of fiber? that's at the top of the door. It guides the window down, and that's when the window gets wet, not when it comes up. __________________ http://jpmotor.net/images/Signature2.png 【Exclusive】Five:AD S5:F Stealth Chrome! 370Z Fitment 19x9.5 \| 19x10.5【Exclusive】 David \| (626) 789-5229 david@jpmotor.net \| AIM: jpmotor

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Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	I keep a microfiber towel to wipe them after I roll them back up, this only lasts a couple of days after a wash no biggie. __________________

08-06-2010, 03:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
SophiaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,463 Drives: 2020 50th anniv 7AT Rep Power: 6732	Yea, my Z does it, and it drives me crazy but haven't found a solution yet

08-06-2010, 03:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 33	I don't have this issue anymore since I retrofitted the Miata doors on my Z. Best mod I ever made, hands down __________________

08-06-2010, 04:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
DeLRo Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CA Age: 41 Posts: 343 Drives: 10 370Z MB T/S 6MT Rep Power: 14	Same thing happened to me a week ago and I had a bunch of streaks on driver side. Weird thing though yesterday after my weekly wash. I didn't roll down my window once and later on I noticed same streaks as if window was rolled down.

08-06-2010, 04:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
Liquid_G A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 1,439 Drives: 09 370z Supercharged Rep Power: 43	use a leafblower to dry out the seal after washing the car. __________________

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