DHC S1/S2 water ingress

PostPost by: huggy59 » Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:21 am

I will use more often my Elan for longer trips this year. I would like to improve water resistance.

For example my doors show these foam seals. Both not original or effective :mrgreen:
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Could you point me out best way to improve this area a other know leaking area on DHC S1/S2?

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PostPost by: types26/36 » Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:10 pm

Here are a few pictures of what I believe were the way the seals were originally fitted but I don’t think S1 & S2 cars were ever designed to be water tight :roll: ........ Probably the reason why it takes so long to erect the hood and they had rubber mats! :lol:
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seal 6.JPG and
seal 1.JPG and
seal2.JPG and
seal 3.JPG and
seal 4.JPG and
seal 5.JPG and
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PostPost by: types26/36 » Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:15 pm

Another point to check is that the fibreglass finishing trim has the drain hole and it is not blocked, it should also have a drain pipe attached inside the door going to the bottom of the door.
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PostPost by: huggy59 » Tue May 09, 2023 10:09 am

Thanks for your answers. It seems I have a lot of possibilities to improve :mrgreen:
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