A couple weeks ago my son noticed wind noise coming from the passenger side window. With the window all the way up, we spotted this:
See the gap? I wondered if my soft top seal had gone bad or the window itself or something else was causing the problem. It's about 45 minutes to the dealer for me so I decided to check it out myself. Even though there was a gap, very little extra water gets into the car during rainy weather since the soft top edge overhangs the glass edge.
Ten minutes later the problem was fixed! The nut that locks the window height adjustment in place had come loose. So the height adjuster could change positions on it's own. The nut is supposed to be all the way to the top so that the adjuster cannot move up or down. I turned the adjuster a few times so that my closed window height increased. That way it could properly press against the soft top's rubber seal. Below is a PIC showing the loose nut.
BTW the door skin is very easy to remove. And our side impact door beam is HUGE!
PS: After I buttoned everything back up I adjusted the window angle for the heck of it. Now that window seals better than ever. This is a very easy adjustment as the two adjusters are readily accesible when you open the door. They are those two flat head screw gizmos you may have noticed. When the door was opened up I could see how they operate...basically they move the vertical window tracks inward or outward so the window itself will tilt inward or outward. Front and rear are independently adjustable.

See the gap? I wondered if my soft top seal had gone bad or the window itself or something else was causing the problem. It's about 45 minutes to the dealer for me so I decided to check it out myself. Even though there was a gap, very little extra water gets into the car during rainy weather since the soft top edge overhangs the glass edge.
Ten minutes later the problem was fixed! The nut that locks the window height adjustment in place had come loose. So the height adjuster could change positions on it's own. The nut is supposed to be all the way to the top so that the adjuster cannot move up or down. I turned the adjuster a few times so that my closed window height increased. That way it could properly press against the soft top's rubber seal. Below is a PIC showing the loose nut.
BTW the door skin is very easy to remove. And our side impact door beam is HUGE!
PS: After I buttoned everything back up I adjusted the window angle for the heck of it. Now that window seals better than ever. This is a very easy adjustment as the two adjusters are readily accesible when you open the door. They are those two flat head screw gizmos you may have noticed. When the door was opened up I could see how they operate...basically they move the vertical window tracks inward or outward so the window itself will tilt inward or outward. Front and rear are independently adjustable.
