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Old 03-20-2002, 08:20 AM
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Water leak:96 SE dirver side, top of A piller.

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Old 03-20-2002, 09:06 AM
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Re: Water leak:96 SE dirver side, top of A piller.

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Strip off the A-pillar and see where the leak is coming from. It may be the front window.
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Old 03-20-2002, 09:14 AM
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That or the sunroof if you have one.
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Old 03-20-2002, 09:15 AM
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It could be the drain tube coming from the sunroof, it runs down the a pillar.
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Old 03-20-2002, 01:26 PM
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i had the same problem, and it turned out it was the sunroof. one of the tubes running down the A pillar was clogged with crap, and it leaked right into the pillar. it cost me $400 to get repaired. good luck
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WHERE exactly is the "A Piller"?

I'm also having a water leak.

During moderate or heavy rain there is a spot about the size of a dime that gets saturated and begins to drip onto my left thigh.

The exact location the best I can describe it is near the top of the window on the drivers side but it's not part of the door. I guess you could say it was at 11 o clock from the drivers perspective.

I imagine it could be coming from either the windshield or the sunroof.

Is this something I should take to the dealership?

Any chance I could fix this myself?

Just curious.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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Old 08-01-2002, 06:35 AM
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Originally posted by scrim67
WHERE exactly is the "A Piller"?

I'm also having a water leak.

During moderate or heavy rain there is a spot about the size of a dime that gets saturated and begins to drip onto my left thigh.

The exact location the best I can describe it is near the top of the window on the drivers side but it's not part of the door. I guess you could say it was at 11 o clock from the drivers perspective.

I imagine it could be coming from either the windshield or the sunroof.

Is this something I should take to the dealership?

Any chance I could fix this myself?

Just curious.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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the A pillar is the pillar between the windshield and the door. dont take it to a dealer, they will rip you off. find a private shop and go there. i doubt you could do it yourself. read my post above yours.
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Old 08-01-2002, 08:41 AM
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Originally posted by 95maxrider


the A pillar is the pillar between the windshield and the door. dont take it to a dealer, they will rip you off. find a private shop and go there. i doubt you could do it yourself. read my post above yours.


did you take it to the dealer or a private shop?

thanx for the helpful response.

sounds like our water leaks were in the same area
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Old 08-01-2002, 09:58 AM
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Originally posted by scrim67




did you take it to the dealer or a private shop?

thanx for the helpful response.

sounds like our water leaks were in the same area
i took it to a private shop. it cost about $400, and i was happy with their work. dont put this off. the water that leaked in wrecked my speakers and left water stains on the A pillar
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