Car Door Seals Sticking

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Car door seals sticking.

So many older cars have a noisier drafty ride because the seals are not tight. I take wd 40 with a sort of nozzle thing the tube that comes out of it and i ll spray it around the door jamb and in the locks and that helps me open the door. It seems to happen if i don t use the doors for a while. During the winter water can freeze around the door s rubber weather strip locking you out of your car.

In many older cars the rubber door seals don t seal the way they should. This lets in cold or hot air sometimes water and almost always excess noise. Prevent door sticking with silicone spray. When you first buy a car the door seals are simply held in place by pressure.

The car here is a 2002 subaru forester and the fitted door seals were. The problem with rubber is that it is very susceptible to changes in temperature and it expands and contracts as it gets hotter and colder. A friend actually broke the rear door handle trying to open the door. Well it s just like when your door gets stuck on your car when it ices shut.

Often the seals have pulled away from the door frame and leave gaps between the frame and the seal almost always in the corners. This means that it changes shape quite often and can become a different shape to the frames it is supposed to be attached to. Because it really does feel like it s sealed shut.