Leaking storage door on van
Submitted: Saturday, Oct 09, 2010 at 12:16
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Member - Richard C (ACT)
Hi,
I am having a bit of trouble with water getting in to the front storage compartment.
I have found that water could get in by a simple hosing of the van which is not unlike driving in to heavy rain.
I have put silicon around every where and that has helped.
What I find now is that water can get in through the handle and even the key hole.
One option is to cover the handle with something like a rubber grip but where would you get one of those.
Any ideas?
Richard
Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Saturday, Oct 09, 2010 at 16:25
Saturday, Oct 09, 2010 at 16:25
Richard, if it's a Camec door it's rubbish, unfortunately.
I had the same trouble on my previous van, a Trakmaster (which was an extreme disappointment itself).
I got some rubber extrusion from Clark Rubber. I'm not on the PC that has my photos on it atm, I'll post some when I can.
The rubber had the same profile as an aircraft wing and I was able to push it on all the way around the door. This left just the very top left and right corners either end of the hinge and I was able to fix that with a bit of flat rubber and some silicon.
I'll put a picture up later today.
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Follow Up By: Gone Bush (WA) - Saturday, Oct 09, 2010 at 17:37
Saturday, Oct 09, 2010 at 17:37
as promised
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Follow Up By: Member - Richard C (ACT) - Saturday, Oct 09, 2010 at 21:53
Saturday, Oct 09, 2010 at 21:53
GB
At this point I don't think the water is coming in under the edge and already has some sponge under the door edges. Could be wrong but what you have done looks like a good option.
I have found that water gets in through the key hole (by gently spraying water at iit) and from the join of the handle to the base.
I found if I put a bag over the handle and hosed it down or after a heavy rain no water got through.
What I would like to do is get a rubber grio I could attach over the handle to stop this.
RIchard
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