Door leakages..

-BraXta- · 19-03-2005, 11:58 PM

My drivers door is leaking into the actual door frame..

and it killed my speaker !!! =\

Just wondering if anyone has had this problem ... and fixed it..
cause i wanna get new speakers but i dont want this to happen again...

platypus · 20-03-2005, 07:45 PM

yeah, its designed to do this... thats why there is drain holes at the bottom of your door...

what died in the speaker?

Cosmo Dude · 20-03-2005, 07:49 PM

When you say door frame is it the frame of the door or the frame around the door? The BA leaks onto the door sill but that doesn't come through the door (the drain holes are further out).

Dogo · 20-03-2005, 08:59 PM

yeh a small amount should be able to come down inside the door.

the original speakers have a plastic shield over them that could be re-used fairly easily.

platypus · 20-03-2005, 09:10 PM

dogo, the original speakers for the BA are 5x7 ? might not work too well on the 6inch alpines....

i've heard of people taking milk containers and cutting a strip to stick on the top end of the speaker?

Rupewrecht · 20-03-2005, 09:23 PM

i'd be checking the clear plastic door inserts that are stuck on with tar, as mentioned above

platypus · 20-03-2005, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

i'd be checking the clear plastic door inserts that are stuck on with tar, as mentioned above

who mentioned that?

that clear sheet would only stop water from getting to the door panels themselves (as in the thing you see on the inside??)

Rupewrecht · 20-03-2005, 09:33 PM

sorry - i was crediting dave with more information than he said!

-BraXta- · 20-03-2005, 11:31 PM

inside where the window goes into ..

Hmmm if its ment to allow water in then i think i might have to make a guard..

But thing is.
it does drain out.. but then it just all sits on my scuff plates...

which i dont like...

Cosmo Dude · 21-03-2005, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by -BraXta-

But thing is.
it does drain out.. but then it just all sits on my scuff plates...

which i dont like...

But the drain holes don't open onto the scuff plates.

Dogo · 21-03-2005, 09:19 AM

dont they ?

oh yeh maybe the outside edge of the scuff plates.

if you havnt cut the original holes the 5x7 water shield should fit the 6" speaker. I have my 6" speakers in the original 5" hole, moved out slightly on a wooden baffle.

but yeh anything will do, cut up an ice cream container even for a cheap option.

Cosmo Dude · 21-03-2005, 10:06 AM

Looking at the picture below the door has two seals, one on the ridge of the scuff plate and one at the lower lip where the body work goes from horizontal to vertical. The drain holes open to this verticle section which is below the scuff plate.
Any water on the scuff plate didn't come through the doors past the speaker. If I had a speaker fail and I saw water there then I would be following that source first but it's a red herring.

MrShadow · 21-03-2005, 10:18 AM

Hmm, I have water on that scuff plate all the time when it rains...

pr1mo · 21-03-2005, 10:30 AM

me too

platypus · 21-03-2005, 10:38 AM

my scuffs are shorter, i get water across mine on the metal/bog edge

andrewgrazier · 21-03-2005, 04:00 PM

get some expando foam

hehehehe

platypus · 21-03-2005, 04:36 PM

expanda foam sounds good, or silicone, but you'll be silconing the window shut if you want it to stop having water through it!!!

Cosmo Dude · 21-03-2005, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MrShadow

Hmm, I have water on that scuff plate all the time when it rains...

Yeah but look at the door and where the drain holes are

19-03-2005, 11:58 PM	#1
-BraXta- AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Im ment to be in a location... oO Car: Honda Accord Euro Posts: 430 View Photos By: -BraXta-	Door leakages.. My drivers door is leaking into the actual door frame.. and it killed my speaker !!! =\ Just wondering if anyone has had this problem ... and fixed it.. cause i wanna get new speakers but i dont want this to happen again... __________________ My old ride My New Ride =P -I turn Dreams into reality with a F#$% you mentality...

20-03-2005, 07:45 PM	#2
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	yeah, its designed to do this... thats why there is drain holes at the bottom of your door... what died in the speaker? __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

20-03-2005, 07:49 PM	#3
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	When you say door frame is it the frame of the door or the frame around the door? The BA leaks onto the door sill but that doesn't come through the door (the drain holes are further out). __________________ My 'stina Hatch

20-03-2005, 09:10 PM	#5
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	dogo, the original speakers for the BA are 5x7 ? might not work too well on the 6inch alpines.... i've heard of people taking milk containers and cutting a strip to stick on the top end of the speaker? __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

20-03-2005, 09:23 PM	#6
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	i'd be checking the clear plastic door inserts that are stuck on with tar, as mentioned above __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

20-03-2005, 08:59 PM	#4
Dogo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Melb, Aus Car: Mazda 323 BA BPT transplant Posts: 3,459 View Photos By: Dogo	yeh a small amount should be able to come down inside the door. the original speakers have a plastic shield over them that could be re-used fairly easily.

20-03-2005, 09:33 PM	#8
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	sorry - i was crediting dave with more information than he said! __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

20-03-2005, 11:31 PM	#9
-BraXta- AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Im ment to be in a location... oO Car: Honda Accord Euro Posts: 430 View Photos By: -BraXta-	inside where the window goes into .. Hmmm if its ment to allow water in then i think i might have to make a guard.. But thing is. it does drain out.. but then it just all sits on my scuff plates... which i dont like... __________________ My old ride My New Ride =P -I turn Dreams into reality with a F#$% you mentality...

21-03-2005, 09:19 AM	#11
Dogo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Melb, Aus Car: Mazda 323 BA BPT transplant Posts: 3,459 View Photos By: Dogo	dont they ? oh yeh maybe the outside edge of the scuff plates. if you havnt cut the original holes the 5x7 water shield should fit the 6" speaker. I have my 6" speakers in the original 5" hole, moved out slightly on a wooden baffle. but yeh anything will do, cut up an ice cream container even for a cheap option.

21-03-2005, 10:06 AM	#12
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	Looking at the picture below the door has two seals, one on the ridge of the scuff plate and one at the lower lip where the body work goes from horizontal to vertical. The drain holes open to this verticle section which is below the scuff plate. Any water on the scuff plate didn't come through the doors past the speaker. If I had a speaker fail and I saw water there then I would be following that source first but it's a red herring. __________________ My 'stina Hatch

21-03-2005, 10:18 AM	#13
MrShadow Senior Time-waster Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Airborne somewhere in Aus... Car: 2005 SP23 Hatch Posts: 1,779 View Photos By: MrShadow	Hmm, I have water on that scuff plate all the time when it rains... __________________ Gimme a caffeine drip and I'll be right.... Confuscias say "man who go to sleep with itchy bottom, wake up with smelly finger"

21-03-2005, 10:30 AM	#14
pr1mo I MUST STOP MAKING STUPID POSTS! Yet I keep on making them. And I wonder why I get banned? Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DansVille Car: auto Posts: 4,326	me too

21-03-2005, 10:38 AM	#15
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	my scuffs are shorter, i get water across mine on the metal/bog edge __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

21-03-2005, 04:00 PM	#16
andrewgrazier Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: newcastle Posts: 586 View Photos By: andrewgrazier	get some expando foam hehehehe

21-03-2005, 04:36 PM	#17
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	expanda foam sounds good, or silicone, but you'll be silconing the window shut if you want it to stop having water through it!!! __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...