Convertible top leak

I have a 2001 Sebring convertible, which has started to leak, on the
drivers side, at the seam where the convertible top butts into the corner of
the window frame. I have tried to adjust the latch, but it is already
screwed in as far as it can go.

Are there any other adjustments possible or do I need to replace something?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Bob

i'm surprised the latch adjustment u made did not make more leaks the seal might
be out of place or collapsed and the window glass does have adjustment specs
u might want to find a factory manual for this issue

Bob wrote:

> I have a 2001 Sebring convertible, which has started to leak, on the
> drivers side, at the seam where the convertible top butts into the corner of
> the window frame. I have tried to adjust the latch, but it is already
> screwed in as far as it can go.
>
> Are there any other adjustments possible or do I need to replace something?
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Bob

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:13:45 -0500, philthy > wrote:

>i'm surprised the latch adjustment u made did not make more leaks the seal might
>be out of place or collapsed and the window glass does have adjustment specs
>u might want to find a factory manual for this issue
>
>Bob wrote:
>
>> I have a 2001 Sebring convertible, which has started to leak, on the
>> drivers side, at the seam where the convertible top butts into the corner of
>> the window frame. I have tried to adjust the latch, but it is already
>> screwed in as far as it can go.
>>
>> Are there any other adjustments possible or do I need to replace something?
>>
>> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Bob


I have a 05 Sebring

Last Jan 2 & 3rd it was raining hard to moderate here in NYC, This
time after a good hard downpour on the 2nd and staying dry during my
45 minuet trip that night, I found the following morning on the 3rd
of moderate rain I had a continuous drip down onto the area of the
window up/down switches. The origin of the drip was from between
the drivers "side glass" and the weather-stripping, in the area of
where the drivers sun visor mounts to the pillar extending out from
that point an inch up and down , This was not due to some water
coming in initially when a door is opened on a frameless window
convertible due to not having any drip rails like conventional cars
OR the roof not being latched properly OR the window not being up
fully OR the door not being fully closed. These conditions were
considered as this drip continued for the entire 45 minuets of my
trip.


The weather stripping appears in good shape except for one
possibility. The top weather stripping that meets the closed
convertible roof appears to extend over the side glass on the
passenger side , but on the divers side it appears to end in the
center of the width of the side glass. This condition may have
caused some water to flow being the weather strip V type flap that
holds tight against the side glass. The option of a adjustment to
the latch so it closes tighter may have no effect as the drip was
at the side where a hinge adjustment would have more effect.

I've been in it a couple of times when it was pouring out and no
problems. the window switch area was filling with water such that I
finally got a plastic bag and stuck one side of the bag into where
the arm rest mounts to the door covering the switch area. I got
the car new in late July 05, most of the week it's under a cover and
I use it on weekends, On my next service visit I'll put this on
the list.

In doing some net research I found the following blurb,
""the dealer replaced the whole top on my car because one of the
front-to-back tension pads tore loose, but at the same time they
replaced the A-pillar weatherstrip "

Right now I'm not too clear on what is a " A-pillar " or what is
a " front-to-back tension pads " if someone could explain or
direct me to a picture I'd appreciate it.

> Last Jan 2 & 3rd it was raining hard to moderate here in NYC, This
> time after a good hard downpour on the 2nd and staying dry during my
> 45 minuet trip that night, I found the following morning on the 3rd
> of moderate rain I had a continuous drip down onto the area of the
> window up/down switches. The origin of the drip was from between
> the drivers "side glass" and the weather-stripping, in the area of
> where the drivers sun visor mounts to the pillar extending out from
> that point an inch up and down , This was not due to some water

We had the same problem on our 04 Sebring.
Took it to the local dealer and he adjusted the top to fit down over the
drivers window a little tighter.
No leaks since.

ThOn Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:03:59 GMT, "Dennis" >
wrote:

>> Last Jan 2 & 3rd it was raining hard to moderate here in NYC, This
>> time after a good hard downpour on the 2nd and staying dry during my
>> 45 minuet trip that night, I found the following morning on the 3rd
>> of moderate rain I had a continuous drip down onto the area of the
>> window up/down switches. The origin of the drip was from between
>> the drivers "side glass" and the weather-stripping, in the area of
>> where the drivers sun visor mounts to the pillar extending out from
>> that point an inch up and down , This was not due to some water
>
>We had the same problem on our 04 Sebring.
>Took it to the local dealer and he adjusted the top to fit down over the
>drivers window a little tighter.
>No leaks since.
>

Thanks for the response. Does anyone know how this adjustment is done?
Is it in the top latches or something in the folding frame top?

the a pillar is the side of the windshield and there is no front to rear tenson pads
jsut front to rear ward top frame adjsutments for the tenson/contact of the top
against the upper windshield weather seal
when a dealer replaces the one seal if the seal has been revised with a new one then
there is a good bet the rest have been revised and also need replacing and d/c
warranty does cover it iknow i have done it and thats what the teach in the convert.
top class take in and have them fix your leak

"Mr.X" wrote:

> On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:13:45 -0500, philthy > wrote:
>
> >i'm surprised the latch adjustment u made did not make more leaks the seal might
> >be out of place or collapsed and the window glass does have adjustment specs
> >u might want to find a factory manual for this issue
> >
> >Bob wrote:
> >
> >> I have a 2001 Sebring convertible, which has started to leak, on the
> >> drivers side, at the seam where the convertible top butts into the corner of
> >> the window frame. I have tried to adjust the latch, but it is already
> >> screwed in as far as it can go.
> >>
> >> Are there any other adjustments possible or do I need to replace something?
> >>
> >> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
> >>
> >> Bob
>
> I have a 05 Sebring
>
> Last Jan 2 & 3rd it was raining hard to moderate here in NYC, This
> time after a good hard downpour on the 2nd and staying dry during my
> 45 minuet trip that night, I found the following morning on the 3rd
> of moderate rain I had a continuous drip down onto the area of the
> window up/down switches. The origin of the drip was from between
> the drivers "side glass" and the weather-stripping, in the area of
> where the drivers sun visor mounts to the pillar extending out from
> that point an inch up and down , This was not due to some water
> coming in initially when a door is opened on a frameless window
> convertible due to not having any drip rails like conventional cars
> OR the roof not being latched properly OR the window not being up
> fully OR the door not being fully closed. These conditions were
> considered as this drip continued for the entire 45 minuets of my
> trip.
>
> The weather stripping appears in good shape except for one
> possibility. The top weather stripping that meets the closed
> convertible roof appears to extend over the side glass on the
> passenger side , but on the divers side it appears to end in the
> center of the width of the side glass. This condition may have
> caused some water to flow being the weather strip V type flap that
> holds tight against the side glass. The option of a adjustment to
> the latch so it closes tighter may have no effect as the drip was
> at the side where a hinge adjustment would have more effect.
>
> I've been in it a couple of times when it was pouring out and no
> problems. the window switch area was filling with water such that I
> finally got a plastic bag and stuck one side of the bag into where
> the arm rest mounts to the door covering the switch area. I got
> the car new in late July 05, most of the week it's under a cover and
> I use it on weekends, On my next service visit I'll put this on
> the list.
>
> In doing some net research I found the following blurb,
> ""the dealer replaced the whole top on my car because one of the
> front-to-back tension pads tore loose, but at the same time they
> replaced the A-pillar weatherstrip "
>
> Right now I'm not too clear on what is a " A-pillar " or what is
> a " front-to-back tension pads " if someone could explain or
> direct me to a picture I'd appreciate it.

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:08:34 -0500, philthy > wrote:

>the a pillar is the side of the windshield and there is no front to rear tenson pads
>jsut front to rear ward top frame adjsutments for the tenson/contact of the top
>against the upper windshield weather seal
>when a dealer replaces the one seal if the seal has been revised with a new one then
>there is a good bet the rest have been revised and also need replacing and d/c
>warranty does cover it iknow i have done it and thats what the teach in the convert.
>top class take in and have them fix your leak
>
>"Mr.X" wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:13:45 -0500, philthy > wrote:
>>



Thank you for taking the time to offer your expert advise on this
and many other items.




>> Right now I'm not too clear on what is a " A-pillar " or what is
>> a " front-to-back tension pads " if someone could explain or
>> direct me to a picture I'd appreciate it.

>>We had the same problem on our 04 Sebring.
>>Took it to the local dealer and he adjusted the top to fit down over the
>>drivers window a little tighter.
>>No leaks since.
>>
>
> Thanks for the response. Does anyone know how this adjustment is done?
> Is it in the top latches or something in the folding frame top?

Don't know for certain, I know he made the adjustment on the front where the
top joins the roll-over bar and I believe he mentioned that there was a
second adjustment made which moved the top, forwards & backwards. As it was
under warrantee, I wasn't really listening.

Dennis

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:43:07 GMT, "Dennis" > wrote:

>>>We had the same problem on our 04 Sebring.
>>>Took it to the local dealer and he adjusted the top to fit down over the
>>>drivers window a little tighter.
>>>No leaks since.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the response. Does anyone know how this adjustment is done?
>> Is it in the top latches or something in the folding frame top?
>
>Don't know for certain, I know he made the adjustment on the front where the
>top joins the roll-over bar and I believe he mentioned that there was a
>second adjustment made which moved the top, forwards & backwards. As it was
>under warrantee, I wasn't really listening.
>
>Dennis
>


is that windshield frame a roll over bar? I remember in the 70's
the convertibles had a roll over bar - then I don't see them any
more much. The roll over bar was that a law or just a owner installed
extra?

No, a windshield frame will not protect in a turn over.
The roll bars have not been a law. Due to pressure from the media, Jeep
put them in. Some cars like the Mercedes have a automatic pop up roll
bar. Some are optional from dealers and some are owner installed.