Window seals advice on MK1 Cabbie please! Wont shut properly

Hey everybody,

just got myself a 1985 cab, over the moon! its in great nick and for a reasonable price.

one problem i'm having is that when i shut the doors, the windows do not go under the rubber trim at the top, instead they stay on top leaving a rather nasty gap ! from the outside i have to give the windows a push when closing the doors (not that much of an issue) but it's closing them from inside which is starting to annoy me!!

i have looked around and can't find any previous threads…so if anyones had this problem with their cab then please help!
cheers.

It sounds like your hood is not adjusted up properly, or there's some rubbers that need replacing. I'd try adjusting the screw on the locking handles to see if it makes any diffrence or check the rubber seal is seated properly.

From experience all the seals are stupidly expensive new from VW, so i'd favour bodging the old ones if you can.

I think I have a similar problem but not as extreme, it only affects me with wind noise, and it is a case of opening and shutting the window which I agree is annoying.

Plus if its raining and I get out and back in I always get a wet leg cos the water has broken the door seal!

Remove the door card and you can ajust the angle and hieght limit of the window. Been a long time since i did it but seem to remember the angle ajustment is at the bottom of the door and the height is set by a moving a limit stop somewhere around the winder mechanism?

As above, removing the door card gives you acsess to the adjusting bolt near the winder spindle.
Under the door there are 2 bolts that adjust the aft and for motion of the windows.
Adjusting the J hooks on the top may help a little to.
Make sure the window channel seal is properly seated too, it's what the glass slides up and down in.

I had a smilar problem mate i adjusted my roof hools and one of my 1/4 seals was not sitting right i just had a good check round mine and adjusted a few things and all was well.

The wired thing with mine is, is that it can be absolutely chucking it down and i get no leaks at all. Then it can be just spitting or if i wash the car and i notice a few drops near the top of the doors. WIERD !!!

hope you solve it !!