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t0lkman

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Yep. That’s the one I was thinking it was. I used RTV. The reason I used RTV was I’m thinking it would be easier to clean up if I had to remove the weather strip. There was a thread here about this already if you want to research more. I put A thin bead on the strip itself then pushed it on the pinch weld. Be sure to use the smallest hole in the tube because you can push the tip inside the weather strip, slide it along the opening and no RTV is visible. Unless you squeeze to much in there. Close door for a day. No drips no mess. So far so good.

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Don't you find that design to be poor?  It's going to trap moisture in there and eventually lead to rust forming on that lip, up the fender.  Ask any Honda owner from the late 90's that had the rubber strip on the wheel well lip.  Mine, too, is loose.  I took it off to clean and it looks worse back there - had thought about leaving it off for good.  Just not thrilled with the idea of it being on at all - long term, I think rust is inevitable. 


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My drivers side was hanging down and allowing mud to get past.

 

I pulled it clear, cleaned all the crud out the groove, cleaned it and the metal surface with brake cleaner, squeezed the seal a little with pliers, and its been holding tight for three months now.

 

Agree, poor design.

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8 hours ago, IWRBB said:

It's just for wind noise.  The older Edges did not have that extra seal.   

I don't believe that's correct - when mine was hanging it allowed all the mud to foul the inside of the door.

 

No difference in wind noise when I put it back in place.

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I'm saying it's not there to keep water out of the inside of the car.  It's there for further noise/wind reduction at speed.  Ford didn't put it there to keep dirt out of your door jambs- they put it there because their competitors did and their NVH benchmarks where not up to par without it.  No, you won't hear "wind noise" with it not in place, but remove them all and it'll be slightly louder at highway speeds than one that has them in place.

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Just visualize that weatherstip coming off, and it'll be pretty obvious where the muddy water thrown off the wheel is going to go, the areas I've outlined.

 

Also seen in the attached photos is the inner seal, and with that in tact there's no way water or debris, or noise is going to make its way inside.

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For whats its worth, Ford's TSB 18-2339 for fixing "Dirt/Dust And/Or Ice Accumulation At The Bottom Inside Of Doors" also involves replacing the rear door "rear portion" weatherstripping with updated parts and a "Grip Tape" that helps  hold the said weatherstrips better. In addition a "Foam Patch" is also installed on the door itself to better "push" against the weatherstrip.

TSB 18-2339_2015-2018 Edge dirt, dust andor ice accumulation at the bottom of the inside of the front andor rear door openings.pdf

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3 hours ago, omar302 said:

For its worth, Ford's TSB 18-2339 for fixing "Dirt/Dust And/Or Ice Accumulation At The Bottom Inside Of Doors" also involves replacing the rear dear "rear portion" weatherstripping with updated parts and a "Grip Tape" that helps  hold the said weatherstrips better. In addition a "Foam Patch" is also installed on the door itself to better "push" against the weatherstrip.

TSB 18-2339_2015-2018 Edge dirt, dust andor ice accumulation at the bottom of the inside of the front andor rear door openings.pdf

 

Great find!

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For anyone who may purchase RTV to do this fix, I'd highly recommend buying The Right Stuff.  It's a Permatex product, it's black, and is pretty much the best RTV available. 

 

https://www.permatex.com/our-brands/the-right-stuff/ 

 

https://www.permatex.com/product-category/gasketing/the-right-stuff-gasket-makers/

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On 6/22/2018 at 2:34 AM, t0lkman said:

The fix the weatherstrip issue - remove the strip not complete and clean it from inside using any steal or screw driver  and wash it with high pressure water then retern it back it will hold very well  as how o do with my car 

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