DemonPandaOwner
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Hello All.
I'm hoping you can help me out with a weird window issue with my 2004 Panda 1.2 Dynamic. Just recently I've noticed the rubber weather strip at the bottom of the windows on the Drivers side have shrunk away from the edge by about 1/2 inch or so. (See attached Photos) Weirdly it is most obvious on the drivers side, though the passenger side is a tiny bit short as well. What worries me most is that water could get into the door and rot it from the inside out. I've already got an issue with the window on the passenger side front where it is grinding almost and that window has the best weather strip of the lot!
Is this a common problem? I know the car is 20 years old now, but I don't recall ever having an issue with any previous cars I've owned. The windscreen rubber has also shrunk by about 1 1/2 inches too and I've contacted Autoglass about it as the windscreen was replaced a few years back. I know they have a lifetime warranty, though I'm not sure they'll be willing to do anything. Still, worth asking I suppose.
I'd also like to know if I can buy an aftermarket replacement weatherstrip. I've tried my local spares shop and they can't help. The Fiat Main dealers have quoted £85 each for three of the windows and £42 for the other one, which doesn't make sense as the doors are surely the same just reversed for both front and back? At nearly £300 to replace the weather strip it's almost as much as the car is technically worth!
If I can't get any weatherstrip, does anyone have any other ideas as to what I can do?
Many Thanks
DPO
I'm hoping you can help me out with a weird window issue with my 2004 Panda 1.2 Dynamic. Just recently I've noticed the rubber weather strip at the bottom of the windows on the Drivers side have shrunk away from the edge by about 1/2 inch or so. (See attached Photos) Weirdly it is most obvious on the drivers side, though the passenger side is a tiny bit short as well. What worries me most is that water could get into the door and rot it from the inside out. I've already got an issue with the window on the passenger side front where it is grinding almost and that window has the best weather strip of the lot!
Is this a common problem? I know the car is 20 years old now, but I don't recall ever having an issue with any previous cars I've owned. The windscreen rubber has also shrunk by about 1 1/2 inches too and I've contacted Autoglass about it as the windscreen was replaced a few years back. I know they have a lifetime warranty, though I'm not sure they'll be willing to do anything. Still, worth asking I suppose.
I'd also like to know if I can buy an aftermarket replacement weatherstrip. I've tried my local spares shop and they can't help. The Fiat Main dealers have quoted £85 each for three of the windows and £42 for the other one, which doesn't make sense as the doors are surely the same just reversed for both front and back? At nearly £300 to replace the weather strip it's almost as much as the car is technically worth!
If I can't get any weatherstrip, does anyone have any other ideas as to what I can do?
Many Thanks
DPO