Driver door taking on water.

[flyin-lowe]

My son's 2004 Ranger (2 door 2wd) started filling up with water during an all day rain yesterday. I got it drained out just fine. I assume it's the window seal as there was no water inside the truck I could find, carpets were dry and nothing on the inside of the door or glass had any wet spots. I am curious if there is anything else I should look for or just try to get new window seals? Also is replacement pretty straight forward? If not I have a buddy who does auto glass, I might have him do it for me just to make sure its done right.

 

[Curious Hound]

Probably have blocked drain holes in the bottom. Need to take inner panel off and clean real good down in the bottom of the door so it can drain.

 

[djfllmn]

contrary to popular belief, vehicle doors are not water tight nor are they made to be, hence the drain holes at the bottom, take a zip tie and clean them out and you should be good to go

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

A good Captain goes down with his ship.

Godspeed, sailor.

 

[flyin-lowe]

Thanks for the replies. I was not aware of that. I opened the door last night and popped the little plastic cover off the drain and all the water did drain out. I didn’t realize that cover was supposed to allow it to drain out.

 

[djfllmn]

those covers are usually one of the main causes of water retention in the door, i would just pitch them