Vantage door seal

[Nigel_O]

The passenger door seal on my '07 Vantage coupe is only just sealing. At fast(ish) speeds, the seal is broken and there's an awful lot of wind noise. It's coming from the area around the curve of the glass, about a foot behind the quarterlight post.

I had a passenger last weekend (for the Gaydon show) and he just touched the rubber from the inside and it broke the seal at under 50mph

I've already adjusted the glass height (it had dropped 3-4mm) - is there any way of adjusting the angle of the glass? The seal appears to be OK at the back of the glass, so adjusting the door striker plate probably won't make much difference.

I was thinking about just getting a new seal, until I saw the price...

[LTP]

Short answer - yes. There are adjustment screws that are accessible with the door trim panel removed that will allow the top of the glass to be adjusted in and out (towards and away from the car centre-line) as well as up and down, all for front and back of the glass panel.

I'll be honest, I know the adjustment is there, but I've never needed it on my V8V so I can't give you detailed instructions. But it is possible and getting the door glass set right is a major issue during build and, as you've noticed, it may need "tweaking" as the seals age.

Even if you fitted a new seal you'd still have to set the glass to it