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      08-12-2008, 01:48 PM   #1
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when does sh*t stop leaking onto rocker panels?

Does anyone else have the problem of a black goo leaking from the bottom of the doors onto the rocker panels about 18" back from the front wheel well (both sides)? Happens everytime it rains and everytime I was the car. Does this eventually go away? Seems to have an oil base, as it's harder to clean off than regular dirt.
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      08-12-2008, 02:14 PM   #2
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I wonder if it is the grease that is from your door hinges? Is it also under the door when you open it?
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      08-12-2008, 02:19 PM   #3
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I get this all the time too. It's been a few months since I've gotten the car, and it is occasional. It rained today, so I will see if it shows up tomorrow.
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      08-12-2008, 02:20 PM   #4
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I still get it on mine, and it looks like crap!
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      08-12-2008, 02:23 PM   #5
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I wonder if it is the grease that is from your door hinges? Is it also under the door when you open it?
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Not from hinges. It comes from further back along the door than that. I think it's maybe some kind of sealant from inside the doors themselves.
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      08-12-2008, 02:31 PM   #6
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Take a look at the black rubber scoop when you open your door, right up by where the B pillar would be (by the handle). There's a black scoop that diverts water along the rubber trim to a drop off point mid-way along the bottom of the door edge.

I don't think it's possible to get it to stop doing that, as it is a design queue to remove water from the door gap. I actually thought it was almost ingenious in it's simplicity, except for the incessant black line on my Alpine White car.
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      08-12-2008, 02:35 PM   #7
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Thanks, i will check that. Although i don't understand where it would pick up the fairly significant oily base along the way.
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      08-12-2008, 02:47 PM   #8
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i get it too
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      08-12-2008, 02:51 PM   #9
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Might be vestigial cosmoline from the trip over. As it is now summer, ambient heat will soften/release the slimey goop. After nearly 5 months of ownership, I still get icky ooze from below the headlights.
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      08-12-2008, 05:43 PM   #10
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It took 2 months for mine to start showing. Now it oozes up the hood.
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      08-13-2008, 12:08 AM   #11
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I HATE THE BLACK GOOP!
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I get it also and only just realised today what it was!! how annoying
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      08-13-2008, 02:34 AM   #13
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Is the goop we're speaking-of black or tan?
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      08-13-2008, 07:05 AM   #14
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It's a black streak of dirt on the rocker panel, because of the way the door jamb is designed to expel water. It's quite apparent on lighter colored cars.
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      08-13-2008, 07:10 AM   #15
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yeah apparent after a week of driving! oh well! just another reason to give her a bath!
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      08-13-2008, 08:03 AM   #16
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Yeah, its really bad on my AW.
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      08-13-2008, 10:49 AM   #17
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I get it too. Quik Detailer removes it better than a normal wash. I thought I had a scratch or gouge the first time I noticed it. Glad it was just something on the surface.
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      08-13-2008, 02:14 PM   #18
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LOL!!! I thought I had gotten a defective car!! LOL!!! or improperly installed panels
Glad to see that I'm not the only one!!
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yah i get that too... rite pain
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      08-13-2008, 03:28 PM   #20
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so is there anything the dealer can do to fix it?
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      08-13-2008, 03:44 PM   #21
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it's ugly and nasty looking. I have it on both my doors.
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      08-13-2008, 07:22 PM   #22
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4400KMs. About... oh... 12 car washes now (I don't drive it in the rain). Still there. Hate it.
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