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#Tutorial 14: Skoda Fabia I 1 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Front & rear door seal leak fix wet footwell clouded misted windows
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[@creamoreTV]

Super Video - GENAU das, wonach ich gesucht hatte! - Danke Dir und LG aus München, Tom

[@creamoreTV]

PS; Dumm nur, das ich wohl den einzigen 2007er Fabia Kombi hab, wo alle Türbleche genietet sind, anstatt geschraubt! 🤮🤨

[@ultimatekokane]

Omg!!! I've been searching, ripping breaking panels, roof headliner snapping searching for this same leak and it was coming from exactly from there! I changed my speakers and window regulator prior to this leak and didnt think it was that. thank you so much

[@thegermanrestorer-hans5124]

No problem ;-)

[@sladi286]

Well done, especially that you show your own learning process on mistakes.

[@thegermanrestorer-hans5124]

Hey Sladi, if i think the mistake will happen to a lot of people, i will show it in the video to prevent others of it. Thanks for your support and comment! 😁🙏

[@marekkovanic1510]

@@thegermanrestorer-hans5124 .k

[@marekkovanic1510]

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[@pauladams9477]

Just done both the rear doors on a Fabia VRS, what a pain as the rear panels are rivited on! Removed all the old sealing material and used a good RTV sealant, running a bead round first I found is the easiest way and waiting for it to cure, then adding more once the panel was in place, reinstalled using 6mm rivnuts \ nutserts drilling out the exsiting holes to 9mm in the door and painting any bare metal, also added more cavity wax to the inside of the door while I was in there! Your video helped alot! Thanks

[@fischikawa]

One of the best tutorial video! Thank you!

[@MrAndree1973]

Sehr gut, das steht bei mir jetzt auch an… glücklicherweise nur hinten👍🏻 perfekt erklärt

[@pieterhamers7623]

Do you really need to take the metal plate off? Or is it possible to just put silicone between the metal plate en the door on the outside?

[@justdream1975]

Danke Hans! With this video i solved the wet problem in my fabia.💯👍

[@andyeve8]

Thank you for this great video. I have just purchased a little Mk1 Estate and need to do rear doors.

[@knowyourenemy66]

Great video! Thank you so much for the simple instruction.

[@georgie4808]

Great video, very useful, but what about the rubber window trim seal between the window glass where the water gets in? if water gets in there won't there be a build up of water inside the door?

[@geried.]

Top .... !

[@danmutokah1457]

nice explanation here,, Cheers.

[@crabsodyinblue]

Thanks for this, i am still wondering about the/any drain holes in the door bottom. I'm having the same leaks so will do this DIY when i've got the time, but my first thought on the cause would be a blocked drain hole in the door, backing up the water in the door high enough to start leaking through the panel. Do you check the drain hole(s)?

[@2012driftking]

Thanks you saved me buying a door

[@thegermanrestorer-hans5124]

perfect ;-)

[@RaulTG1982]

Thanks for the video, in mine, the panel is riveted, as in all doors, but I did not lower the glass, so I have broken the white piece, now I have to look for the replacement, and disassemble everything, the water continues to get in even with new assembly silicone

[@yorainbutherfly]

Thanks 😊

[@leinadtrufram677]

Danke für die Anleitung. Kleiner Hinweis: Die 2 Schrauben, welche das Schloss halten, sind offenbar Vielzahnschrauben, benötigen also XZN8 bzw. VZ8 Nuss. Ich schaffte es nicht, mit Torx oder anderen Typen. Mein Tipp wäre also, sich hier einen XZN8 bereit zu halten, um die Arbeit nicht unterbrechen zu müssen.

[@thegermanrestorer-hans5124]

Kann sein, dass das im Video nicht gut verständlich war. 8mm Vielzahn ist richtig

[@marekchrzanowski1775]

Sollte eigentlich auch reichen, wenn man das Silikon um die Blechplatte anbringt ohne diese abzuschrauben. Oder?

[@pieterhamers7623]

Is the cause not the window seal? Can you change these, and if so, isn't it better to do so so water cannot get in in the first place

[@danmutokah1457]

hii,,,please show me how to replace speakers in a Fabia. Thanks

[@786hunzavalley]

Hi. Nice video.. just wondering where the water coming from? I mean how the water enters into door card? From where? When the door is closed how rain water will get into door card? Thanks.

[@thegermanrestorer-hans5124]

through the window sealings

[@TimBrennan]

Surely it’s better to fix the seal that is leaking, especially when electric windows are involved

[@ianmcd7523]

Great video,,just noticed that my rear one is leaking as well 😔 but I have a question,why did you remove that window plastic piece? Is it possible to do it without removing it?

[@Ikaruszaki]

Well, technically no. Or at least I think you can get away with leaving the whole panel on (if you take the panel off, you need to remove the plastic plugs). What I did was I left everything as it was, but ran a thick bead of roof sealer (non-vinegar, because that corrodes metal), and smoothed it with a soapy finger so that it covers the old seal completely. I think it should be fine, but I haven't tested it with water yet.

[@thegermanrestorer-hans5124]

The Silicone you use should be a professional one - also ammonia free

[@Seb2]

@@Ikaruszaki I am about to repair mine today 😅 Can you already recommend this technique? Is it still getting wet inside?

[@brunoogordo2966]

Where and how does the water go ? All cars have holes to drain water, doesnt these have ? I got mk4 golf and have big issues with water inside all doors I changed the rubber seal around the door on the chassis

[@michaeljose8122]

I have exactly the same problem on a 2002 golf tdi which I should be tackling fully tomorrow. Do you have the water in the rear footwell? Of so its’ quite straight forward to take out the read seat squabs and then you can lever up the carpet nad underlay enough while the front seats are still in place. In each rear footwell there are two rubber bungs that you can lift up to drain up excess water and then you can keep the carpet and underlay lifted for a few days to help dry it out. The underlay in the mk4 golf is extremely thick and has a rubberised top coat so it takes ages to properly dry out. Hope that helps.

[@prenumenume6876]

Before you did that, your windows were steaming? Thanks!

[@thegermanrestorer-hans5124]

yes

[@sergeykirichenko1290]

Герметик кажется лишний )

[@carlosumobile7439]

ther eis something my mind does not process, the border of the door, inside, where the metal panel is, is about 3 inches taller, if the water gets inside due the broken seal,s it means the water reach 3 inches higher inside the door? i mean, DRAIN HOLES should fix that, water should not reach that part inside the door..

[@treikeful]

A hétvégén én is kiszilikonozom az ajtómat, hamár az autószerelő, akinek fizetnék érte, azt mondta, nem tudja, miért ázik be...😏

[@pierrebaal1588]

Hm! you fixing the leak, but where al the water coming from in the first place?

[@thegermanrestorer-hans5124]

from the windows....

[@Klintebjarnen]

@@thegermanrestorer-hans5124 Ok but, isn't the water going to be trapped inside the door now?? Thank's for the a very informative video!

[@pieterhamers7623]

Isn't it better to change the window seals so water cannot get in

[@pieterhamers7623]

Isn't that the cause?

[@boombook6508]

Gosh you prepare this car to go underwater..this problem can be fixed without removing panel if you turn your brain on

[@rogierius]

Care to elaborate? I got two watery footwells in my Skoda.