Can see daylight at the top of the door when looking out...any ideas?

[Kevin Williams]

I've replaced the door moulding but can still daylight when looking over at the passenger door the same goes when looking out the driver. The daylight is at the top of the door. I have to be missing another piece of rubber moulding but cannot figure out what it is. It also allows water into the car. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

[Jason Edge]

Kevin, I have to disagree a bit as mine qtr side window leading edge rubber goes down about 3/8" below the metal channel and even with rear window up still have a decent gap.

I really do think as indicated before that by not having the top edge up and squared as it was originally on the car, and instead tapered inward that is the cause of most of the cap. I will say I've had my windows down most of the time and you really do have a big gap, however, with the rear window up it does take up some of the gap.

Here is a picture from the 63 CDV I just brought in. I believe this is the original door seal:

 

Now check out the tapered top of the door seal from Steel Rubber on my 64 CDV:

Now here is one with my rear qtr window up, with original rear qtr window leading edge seal extend a bit below the groove but still have some gap due to what I believe is the taper in the Steele Rubber gasket:

[Kevin Williams]

Jason, I think I've figured out the gap issue...we had our annual CLC car show today and was able to look at several other '64 Cadillacs today and it seems to be related to the rear window rubber that meets up with door. The rubber in these other cars had it extending down past the window thus closing the gap. I'm going to order these two pieces and see what it does for the gap on mine.

[Jason Edge]

I looked at mine with replacement door seal and it has the same gap. I looked at the 63 parts car I just brought in and that seal should go straight up and square out to meet the body.  Look at your seal at the top where it slopes up and inward...it should have been straight up and squared.  I think that would almost seal all of that gap.

[Kevin Williams]

Jason and Russ,

Here is shot of the gap that I'm seeing.

[Kevin Williams]

Russ...I don't think this has anything to do with the windows.  The gap is at the top of doors below the windows.  I really think there is supposed to be another piece of rubber at the top of door sealing off that area but cannot figure out what it is?