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Wet E39

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With all the rain lately my E39 is retaining some water between the rear door seals. Anyone experienced this?

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Do you mean when you open the doors, a puddle of water gushes out? If so its most likely the vapour barriers, the seal may have come off, or have been removed in the past and not stuck back down properly. I had that problem on all 4 doors of my 530, one having been cut with a stanley knife by some rough bugger doing some work on the door. Bit of black mastic sealant to stick it back down fixed the problem.

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What he said^^^^^^

Common as muck.

Use butyl sealer or tape to stick it back down. Then you can get them off when required.

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Thank you both for your help.

Do you mean when you open the doors, a puddle of water gushes out? If so its most likely the vapour barriers, the seal may have come off, or have been removed in the past and not stuck back down properly. I had that problem on all 4 doors of my 530, one having been cut with a stanley knife by some rough bugger doing some work on the door. Bit of black mastic sealant to stick it back down fixed the problem.

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No worries, but as Allan said, make sure it is some sort of mastic/butyl type sealant that doesn't cure so it can be removed in the future if needed.

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