04 doors freeze shut

I have an '04 Jetta, and the door always seems to freeze shut in winter
any time we have freezing rain, or a wet snow. This is not a problem
of the locks freezing. The felt strip at the top of the doors (all 4)
get wet, and freeze. It does not appear to be a problem with the
rubber seal either.

I'm going into my second winter with this issue, and I'm getting really
frustrated. Last winter I actually ripped a small hole in the felt
strip opening the door once. I almost just want to remove that whole
strip altogether.

Does anyone know of any solution, or if it would be a problem just to
remove that felt like strip?

Silicone spray the seals and felt seal.


"nwbutcher" > wrote in message
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>I have an '04 Jetta, and the door always seems to freeze shut in winter
> any time we have freezing rain, or a wet snow. This is not a problem
> of the locks freezing. The felt strip at the top of the doors (all 4)
> get wet, and freeze. It does not appear to be a problem with the
> rubber seal either.
>
> I'm going into my second winter with this issue, and I'm getting really
> frustrated. Last winter I actually ripped a small hole in the felt
> strip opening the door once. I almost just want to remove that whole
> strip altogether.
>
> Does anyone know of any solution, or if it would be a problem just to
> remove that felt like strip?
>