Newbie Help needed 98 interior water leak

Old Dec 15, 2019 | 07:22 PM
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Newbie Help needed 98 interior water leak

So i have a 1996 Ninety eight Oldsmobile Regency. The front driver and backseat floor keep getting water in them when they rain. i have replaced the weather seal for the driver side doors. i am about to purchase new carpet for it, but for the life of me i have searched everywhere and it only floods when there is heavy rain.

And i want to swap out the Front seats with manual seats, i cant find anything online if you can do it on this model of car.

Any help is appreciated!
Old Dec 16, 2019 | 07:53 AM
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Check the back window seal it's a common leak area and water will end up in the back seat and migrate around....... Tedd
Old Dec 16, 2019 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Tedd Thompson
Check the back window seal it's a common leak area and water will end up in the back seat and migrate around....... Tedd
What would be the best way to check that area. I do not have a hose, but could I just pour tons on water on that area?
Old Dec 16, 2019 | 12:18 PM
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Take the car thru a car wash and have someone in the backseat -
Old Dec 16, 2019 | 07:29 PM
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Take the car thru a car wash and have someone in the backseat -
Now that was smart Dave, I was about to suggest something much more contemplated and difficult. I guess I was just a little stunned by the statement that he had no hose, doesn't everyone have a hose or a'm I just old?..... Tedd
Old Dec 29, 2019 | 06:55 PM
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Update on Oldsmobile 98 Help

So it's been a minute since I have been able to update, busy with work.. I have figured out how and why the driver side of the car keeps flooding.

I'm not sure how to explain this without pictures, but here goes.

The chrome trim around the top of the door frame of the oldsmobile is perfectly fine. On the passenger side the doors kinda slide underneath the chrome piece and have a seal to protect from water damage. The driver side doors dont do that. They are too low to the ground or something. The doors look like they are fine, but can you raise the doors back up and how would I go about doing that. I'm still new to all of this being 19 and all that.


Old Dec 29, 2019 | 07:26 PM
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You don't need to start a new thread for this. Can you post a picture of the side of the car with the door closed and a picture of the seal on the passenger side in the same area?
Old Dec 29, 2019 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by oldcutlass
You don't need to start a new thread for this. Can you post a picture of the side of the car with the door closed and a picture of the seal on the passenger side in the same area?



its kinda hard to see but there is about a centimeter gap on the driver side doors to the chrome thing.

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