i'm workin on my mk5 escort atm n the door card's are off, it started rainin earlier n i'v noticed a leak comin from the outside of the window it's drippin onto the door speaker n has put a hole in it, i think it's the seal at the bottom of the window n was wonderin if i can still get hold of new ones from somewere cheer's

 

Yep, go to ford

 

The weather strips are never water tight - all doors get water in them, and as such they have holes in the bottom of the doors to allow water to escape...

Of course tho, the strips (not seals) do wear over time and older cars will let more water in over time, so some new ones will make all the difference

 

cheer's for that mate, i'm on the quest of gettin rid of the rust in the floor n don't wanna find out the doors are startin to rott out aswell lol so will get it done quick

 

so u reakon that'll cure the leak onto the speaker cos it did rain quite hard but it was peeing out of the speaker n all over the floor

cheer's

 

Possibly yes. As said, no doors are water tight, hence why they should be well wax-oiled inside and have drainage holes. New strips should reduce the ammount of water getting in tho.

Trick with the strips on Fords is to keep them well lubricated as they do dry out and that kills them......

 

for that thrush yea i'm on the waxoil part now usin some caprotech rx stuff n seem's to be the bollocks have the car stripped atm n gunna do all the inside n underneath once i have the floor welded up. n should i use some sort of silicone to keep the strip lubed

n i'v heard it was a big problem with the mk5's that there windscreen leaked i'm guessin mines no exeption cons the floor has rotted in the usuall places have you n e ideas on the best way round this, n thank's for the advice

 

It's highly likely your floor has rotted due to battery tray leak - common on the 5's... Windscreens on 5's are just as likely to leak as on any car - they use the same bonding in process as an M3 or £50,000 Aston Martin. Same as the door leaks tho, over time old cars rust and the bond around the screen suffers because of this...

 

Aha! i was tryin to find where the water was comin from i had to look twice n still didn't belive it when i seen the water leakin from between the panels of the bulkhead, will it be leakin through the bolt holes of the battery tray or summit, n i'm guessin it'll be doin the same on the otherside cons both side are rotted slightly. i'm startin to hate leaks lol

 

Usually rot

 

Lucky me lol .. well cheer's n e way i'll see if it can be easily sorted i've had the battery out before n it didn't appear to be rotted throught n e were .. but no theres only 1 bolt holding the battery securing plate down .. will have the watering can on sat to sus it out .. cheer's