CPeachey Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 We have a 2005 Trigano Tribute / Ducato HiTop panel van conversion. When we open the sliding door after it has rained water drips down onto the seat. What I need is some sort of gutter fixed to the body above the door to channel the rain away from the top of the door. I am sure this must be a common problem but cannot find any forum posts on the subject. Any offers please? Chris
Brian Kirby Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Fiamma make a flexible, self adhesive, gutter strip that is available in various lengths. White PVC I think. If you can get a curve onto it so that the water is guided to the ends, it should do the job.
dshague Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 swift now fit a gutter on there pvc ,,maybe you could ask at a swift /autocruise dealer ..have fitted it myself on our mondial it works
rebbyvid Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 CPeachey - 2013-06-03 6:03 PM We have a 2005 Trigano Tribute / Ducato HiTop panel van conversion. When we open the sliding door after it has rained water drips down onto the seat. What I need is some sort of gutter fixed to the body above the door to channel the rain away from the top of the door. I am sure this must be a common problem but cannot find any forum posts on the subject. Any offers please? Chris Chris think you will find some reference to it on the tribby forum here http://www.tribby.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1654&p=8658&hilit=gutter+for+sliding+door#p8658 http://www.tribby.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2019
CPeachey Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 Thanks for the link. The water comes in AFTER it has rained and only when we open the door. You can see it on the van's bodywork and the top ledge of the door. The door itself is watertight when closed. I had heard of the Swift "gutter" but have not found anywhere I can get it on-line. We live in Loughton, Essex and there are no decent dealers nearby. Chris
colin Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 The other alternative is to fit a 'seal' to gap between SLD and body along top of SLD and part way down. It was posted on here some time back using rubber seal. I've just fitted a trial closed seal weather strip to see if it works, not rain since I fitted it. Photo's are a bit naf for showing it. Just adding a third photo hope it shows better, but getting a bit dark for my flashless phone to take photo's
dshague Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 this is the the Swift part number is 1095074 and a dealer should be able to order http://www.swift-talk.co.uk/forum/topics/panel-van-side-door-water?id=2976642%3ATopic%3A64194&page=6#comments photo on here
colin Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 ok I know ours is an x2/50 but maybe you can do same, anyway here's photo's of rain ingress after massive thunderstorm, as can be sen very little rain got past seal and none dripped in when door was opened
snowie Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Hi; we have a X250 Ducato, but similar problem. We have a wind-out awning/canopy, and if we think it's liable to rain we usually wind it out about half a metre and this sort it! Also one less aero noise to put up with regards alan b
trevor166uk Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 I too had this problem with my PVC. I bought a strip of caravan guttering to fix it and it cured the problem. I can't remember where I got it from but if you put 'fiamma drip stop' into Google I'm sure you'll find it. I bought a 3 mere length and cut it to size. Its a lot cheaper than buying a canopy and winding it out a bit like someone suggested. Also I thought that canopies are for shading the sun and shouldn't be used in rain/wind.
snowie Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 trevor166uk - 2013-06-30 11:05 AM if you put 'fiamma drip stop' into Google I'm sure you'll find it. I bought a 3 mere length and cut it to size. Its a lot cheaper than buying a canopy and winding it out a bit like someone suggested. Also I thought that canopies are for shading the sun and shouldn't be used in rain/wind. We HAVE an awning; didn't buy one just to wind out half a meter! we use it as a sun shade , or in light rain at near full extension. Have to admit that I've had to get out of bed to wind itback in in gale force winds, but only twice so far; and yes I wind it fully in in those conditions. Gales and heavy rain, and I'm guessing that one of the Fiamma gutters is not very effective? Hopefully it's mostly warm rain? regards alan b
CPeachey Posted June 30, 2013 Author Posted June 30, 2013 I could not find the Swift part anywhere and finished up buying a strip of aluminium ("P" shaped) from Homebase and screwing it to the top of the door frame, bedded in sealant. Probably wont rain for another year now to test it!
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