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Post Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:11 pm

My cab is leaking at the front of the roof in each corner where the a pillar joins the upright pillar, im not sure why, any ideas would be appreciated. Also the drivers front window doesnt seem to go up as much as i should do, is there any way of adjusting them? ive had the doorcard off today for a look but couldnt see anythin. Please help cos its not fun turning up for work with a wet right leg :( . cheers guys
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Post Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:35 pm

Mine used to drip too. I greased up the rubber with silicon grease (get it from a plumbers trade counter), a couple of weeks later I noticed that there was no more drip, and there hasn't been since.

Try it, and leave it a couple of weeks before you do anything else. I used to leave towels on the front seats to soak up any drips when I left it too - don't bother now but it might save your seats/floor.
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Post Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:38 pm

cheers mate, ill give it a go. i got some black silicone and filled in a few gaps so im hoping that will help aswell, anybody got ant clues about the window adjustment? :)
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Post Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:27 pm

P.S. Silicon grease will also get rid of those squeaks around the windows as you drive along, just run a bit along all surfaces that touch the glass - including the edges of the glass.
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Post Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:33 am

make sure you get silicon grease in a tube, NOT silicone spray in a can

you only need a tiny amount.

If this doesn't work, you can buy the complete C-shaped O/E rubber seal for about 60 GBP; quite easy to fit. Goes from one front side window, then across the windscreen, then the other front side window