Brian S Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Hi. I noticed today that my rear offside door seal has perished and has let in some muddy water after my Bures day out last weekend. Has anyone had to buy them from the dealers? if so are they expensive? I am gong to look at a local Disco being broken tommorow and I dont want to spend £10 on a set when they may only be £15 new. I would check with the dealers but they were all closed when I found out and I want to sole the problem and clean and dry my carpet this weekend. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teabag Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 what type of disco do u have? Anyway have look at this link http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/rimmer/land-ro...y/discoveryindx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEASEY Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I have no idea if there expensive or not but they dont seal that good when they get old,do what i did and make a small split high up say door handle hieght and pump some silicon inside them,never has let any water in again and its seen some serious abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian S Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 I have no idea if there expensive or not but they dont seal that good when they get old,do what i did and make a small split high up say door handle hieght and pump some silicon inside them,never has let any water in again and its seen some serious abuse. Both the offside seals have go spits and especially the rear one would not hold silicon. If I can get a cheap second hand set that is not split I will give that a try, sound a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian S Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 what type of disco do u have? Anyway have look at this link http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/rimmer/land-ro...y/discoveryindx I have am M Reg 3.9 V8 Auto That link is great thanks.. $42 for a non OEM full set aint to bad. I dont have a big budget for this motor, its just a toy really so if I can get a reasonable Offside pair for a fiver I will try the trick above. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian S Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Well I found someone local to me breaking a disco and picked up a few bargains. 3 x door seals full rubber mat set including boot (Drivers one has small hole all others mint) drivers door outer window sill (Mine was lumpy with rust I think) Rear load cover All for £30 I also did a deal for a set of ES alloys with almost new tyres. I can swop them for mine, sort out my current best one to use as a spare and have a few spares in the garden. I'm well happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizz Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Well done you chap. Just sold my load cover on ebay for £41! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian S Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 I know, I was following your items, now I know where you get all your money from..... I think I got about £80 worth if I brought all the bits from abay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian S Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Well I have filled one of my replacement door seals with silion (Nearly a whole tube on one seal) and once it is dry I will fit it and let you know if it goes ok. I am a bit worried if the door will shut properly, but if it does it should mean a great seal with less road noise and dry feet when up do the doors in water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEASEY Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 That will shut mate no worries there,I didnt do the upper part of the seal i just did the door part if that makes sense,your right it does cut road noise and i guarrentee it wont leak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtail4x4 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Someone used to sell secondary seals for Range Rovers, They would help if you could find any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogibear47.lee Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 PEASEY did you fill the seal with it on the truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEASEY Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yeah all i did was to make a small hole about level with the window on the seal both near the handle and the hinge and pumped it round,put the tube of silicon on top of a rad indoors first to make it a little more workable(and make sure the rad is hot/warm) push the nozzel in the small split and pump away,i think it used about 75% of a tube to a door but boy does it work.Try to leave ithe door open or just on the latch as not to crush it flat before setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
africanpete Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Silicone sounds like a good idea, might give it a go. Peasey, how long since you first did this? Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEASEY Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I reckon it might be about 4 months ago give or take a couple of weeks,why do you ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
africanpete Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Just wanted to know if you had experienced any problems as time went by, but really I cant think how the silicone could cause a problem anyway. Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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