Water leaking inside 2002 Silverado Driver Door??

[helimike77]

Is it normal for water to drip off the front window channel inside the Drivers door? I was installing new speakers since the factory one sounded like it was blown. It started raining so I had to stop with the door panel off. After the rain I noticed the area where the speaker mounts was wet. I checked again and noticed that it was dripping off the window channel by the mirror. Since its out of warranty I would like to fix it myself.

Any help is appreciated.

Mike

[helimike77]

Anyone else have this issue? I found a couple of cases of blown speakers probably caused by this...

[pnewcomb1]

Questions and random thoughts.

Window channel? Do you mean the window seal/wiper at the bottom of the window, or do you mean the window seal that runs up over the top of the window? Or do you mean maybe the regulator channel that grips your window at the bottom?

You might consider somekind of "hood" over the speaker inside the door to deflect the water. You might consider using "marine" speakers made for boats...they are still going to be superior to your factory drivers. Best bet though would be to take a look at your passenger side or another truck that doesn't have this problem to see why your driver's window is letting in what seems to be an inordinate amount of water.

There are other things in that door that could potentially be damaged by water that will be way more expensive to fix than some speakers.

[twomorestrokes]

It's normal for water to get inside of the door when it rains. That's why there are drains in the bottom.

[helimike77]

I actually replaced the passenger speaker and noticed that it had some water damage to it as well. The leak appears to be coming in from somewhere near the base of the mirror and driping down the channel the window slides up and down in.

[gremlin96]

i have a 04, in the winter the water gets in the door so bad that up to 4 days after a rain if the temp goes below 32 the in side of the door will have ice in it. you can not open the door from the out side or inside, till you deice the inside of the door.

I have been running a heat lamp inside the truck to keep the doors free of ice. If i do not do this I must use a hair dryer on the door handle to deice the door.

[pnewcomb1]

Ok...this has me puzzled.

I had to go inside my doors anyway on both my Silvy and Suburban (both 2000s), so I took the pressure washer at 3000 psi to the trucks. Concentrated the spray in the mirror area, and around the window seals.

I got some water into the doors but nothing like helimike and gremlin are describing. Close inspection in all four of the doors shows evidence of predominately pretty dry conditions inside my doors...dust at the bottom, no rust/corrosion on bolt heads etc.

I did notice that on the plastic dust liner inside the door panel there is a "critical seal area" labled right at the door latch area. I don't know why it is a critical area, but I suspect it is NOT the area causing the problem for you people based on your descriptions.

Wish my experiment had produced some evidence that would help...as it is the only thing I can tell you is that it is possible to get it sealed up...'cuz mine seems to be pretty tight.

Sorry folks...I tried.