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GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => GENERAL => Topic started by: Pip on December 17, 2009, 07:05:53

Title: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: Pip on December 17, 2009, 07:05:53
It's been over a year now and the black muck still dribbles down the sills from the door drains. I guess it shows up more on white but it really looks unsightly.

Does everyone else have this?
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: IMCRZY on December 17, 2009, 07:35:26
Didi you have the rust protection?

That is usually what it is.... It get worse in the hotter weather
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: Pip on December 17, 2009, 09:37:49
Didi you have the rust protection?
No.
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: sweetbix on December 17, 2009, 09:57:21
Yup I get this.. I bet you also get a black bum.  :razz: :lol:
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: Pip on December 17, 2009, 10:28:31
Yup I get this.. I bet you also get a black bum.  :razz: :lol:
Cheeky.  :lol:

I just washed the car today (which you might have guessed) and yes, the back does get a bit sooty which just appears to be a slightly darker colour dirt than the doors but it's not seriously black and barely noticably different from normal dirt until you hit it with the water.
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: 2i30s on December 17, 2009, 10:30:38
so its your fault it rained today. :lol:
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: Pip on December 17, 2009, 11:05:26
so its your fault it rained today. :lol:

Guilty.  Although it's my habit to wash the car during the rain to take advantage of the free rinse.  Really is not a good idea unless you can avoid driving it until the roads dry again.  :'(
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: babis_xo on December 18, 2009, 23:53:39
It's been over a year now and the black muck still dribbles down the sills from the door drains. I guess it shows up more on white but it really looks unsightly.

Does everyone else have this?

I do. And my Snow-white is only four months old.
So, is it rust or i missed something here? (sorry, but my english is poor somehow...)
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: sweetbix on December 19, 2009, 00:39:11
I do. And my Snow-white is only four months old.
So, is it rust or i missed something here? (sorry, but my english is poor somehow...)

No it's just dust and dirt, because it's white everything just shows...grrrrr!
Your english is better than my Greek...  :razz:



Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: Pip on December 19, 2009, 00:46:10
It's been over a year now and the black muck still dribbles down the sills from the door drains. I guess it shows up more on white but it really looks unsightly.

Does everyone else have this?

I do. And my Snow-white is only four months old.
So, is it rust or i missed something here? (sorry, but my english is poor somehow...)

I think it's either sound deadening or perhaps anti-rust stuff. Be prepared to see it for a while longer yet. :'(
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: babis_xo on December 19, 2009, 01:28:20
I see. So, no big deal then.
And i suppose that i could live along with the dust, dirt, sound deadening and anti-rust stuff on my shiny snow-white car...
...or not?
 :D :D
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: IMCRZY on December 19, 2009, 04:17:19
It's been over a year now and the black muck still dribbles down the sills from the door drains. I guess it shows up more on white but it really looks unsightly.

Does everyone else have this?

I do. And my Snow-white is only four months old.
So, is it rust or i missed something here? (sorry, but my english is poor somehow...)

I think it's either sound deadening or perhaps anti-rust stuff. Be prepared to see it for a while longer yet. :'(

Mitsubishi had this prob years ago and all they did was put rubber plugs in the drain holes.....

Thats why almost every sigma and magna has rust in the doors lol
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: babis_xo on December 19, 2009, 15:34:39
Mitsubishi had this prob years ago and all they did was put rubber plugs in the drain holes.....

That was very clever indeed :D
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: 2i30s on December 27, 2009, 10:06:58
and thats why they rust out :eek:
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: snowcherry on December 28, 2009, 03:11:10
It's been over a year now and the black muck still dribbles down the sills from the door drains. I guess it shows up more on white but it really looks unsightly.

Does everyone else have this?

no. my car is white (and yes i get back butt thanks dijana  :rolleyes:) but i'm stumped on what you mean here :question:
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: 2i30s on July 02, 2010, 01:13:38
the black stuff has stopped leaking of the doors on my car after 15 months of ownership.     :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Title: Re: black gunk from doors running down sills
Post by: Lorian on July 02, 2010, 10:12:55
Mine stopped after just a month or two, and it was white stuff on my (nosovice) car.
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