Outer window scrapers completely corroded

[testgerbil]

Hi all, my car is a bit of a bathtub at the moment, due to (I think) catastropic failure of the outer window scrapers - the rubber on both sides has completely corroded and (as my drive has a little bit of a bank) I think water has gotten into the doors and filled the passenger footwells.

I've taped up the seals for now (it's serious and I hadn't really noticed it until yesterday when I decided to clean the car out - no-one ever rode in the back anyway. I also checked for other leaks - because it's on both sided of the car AND the front footwells are dry, I don't think its running in from the heater matrix or bulkhead area. Also I checked the boot, but except for a little bit of moisture hear the boot lock, it's completely bone dry. It's also a fairly recent issue, as I recently replaced the mats with some trendy ones with white piping and I would have definately noticed it then.

Is this a simple repair or am I doomed to ride in a musty car? Do I have to replace the whole seal, is there a kit to replace just the scraper rubber? - also, are there any "Universal" kits I can use - after all, it's only a strip of rubber.

Cheers.

Paul

[ianaudia4]

I replaced the crusty and crumbling scrapper mouldings on my Storm, I got them from Heritage VW 0845 8737241.
They were the only place I could get them, spot on fit.

[testgerbil]

Cheers, I'll give them a ring - what did you ask for exactly? I find there's a number of ways to refer to them.

Were they difficult to fit?

[ianaudia4]

The bloke told me they were called scrapper mouldings. They were not difficult to fit, wind the window down and push in place until the lock, 2 minute job mate.

[testgerbil]

Just to let people know, gave these guys a ring: really helpful, great customer service. Unfortunately, they don't stock them as a rule so they have to order them in - 3-4 weeks! Hopefully it won't rain much before then (HA!) but I'll probably go and buy a car cover to save it getting any wetter.

Cheers Ian!

P

[DannyH]

how much were they if it's not too rude to ask?

[ianaudia4]

Glad to have been of service.
If I remember rightly I think I paid about £40 ish.