Silverscreens water ingress on Ford Transit

[SteveE]

Anyone else had a problem with water getting in at the top of the door with external silverscreens fitted to a Ford Transit cab? It’s a 2024 cab.

It’s only a few drips but need to work out how to stop it. We’ve only had the screens a few months but this happens every time it rains, I’ve made sure they’re fitted correctly, as per the instructions from Silverscreens.

Thanks

 

[SteveE]

The water visible through the glass is because I took the screens off earlier in the rain and re-fitted them. It’s just the drips at the very top that are the problem.

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

Hi Steve. It would suggest the door is not pushing onto the seal correctly at the top? Looks more of an issue with the top of the door to the seal rather than the silver screens to be honest? Just another thought..the material that hooks over the door looks quite loose and not pulled over enough? Is it worth the while just fitting the door sections without the screen panel to see if they fit better ?
Just a thought bud? Kev

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

• Alignment issues:
  Sometimes, misaligned doors can also contribute to leaks, so check if the door closes properly and fully against the frame.
  Just found this steve from another chappy with a seal issue on a new ford transit van...kev
  

 

[SteveE]

Thanks Kev, I’ll try fitting the door panels without the front screen next time… great idea! We only get water coming through when the screens are fitted… but maybe it’s not fitted right and fouling the door seal. Cheers

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[WASPES]

Mine did the same on a Ford when you put the screen over the door pull it down so that the top seam is lower than the top of the door otherwise it acts as a gutter. It does stop it happening.

 

[Tezza50]

We have the same problem with our silver screen on a MAN tge van , the first screen was returned as the sleeve part was also padded like the external part and water was coming in badly . Next screen isn’t padded on sleeve like Steve’s and only drips if raining hard , did think about adjusting door shut but they are hard to close anyway .

 

[royandsharont]

I’ve occasionally had the same problem on a Ducato but only in heavy rain. I’ve not actually looked to see why, just placed a cloth on the door arm to collect the drops

 

[meanders]

The water is coming in through capillary action. It only needs about 0.1mm gap IIRC for the surface tension to pull it through. I suspect the top seal is not pushing hard enough on the fabric. We had it once when one of the doors was not properly shut. Pulling it down hard as suggested by WASPES may be all it needs to stop the water pooling along the seam. If that does solve it get some lengths of something like This and run it along the top edge of the door so it's proud on the exterior. The rubber plus the extra cushioning should stop it. Do not use foam rubber as most of those support capillary action as can be seen when you put a dry sponge in the bath. The top becomes wet before it is completely submerged.

 

[Gellyneck]

Similar problem very occasionally with our Taylormade screens on a Ducato.
If you don't pull the screens down and forward tightly you can get a "wrinkle" over the top of the door that lets water in.

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[Shrimp]

If we haven’t used the screens for a while Manic always fits the door screens first.
The first few times we used screens the filet, that gets shut in the door, had a crease in it and that funnelled rain in thru the door-shut!
Yours looks like a bit of the thicker material is getting caught in the door-shut

 

[WESTY66]

Similar problem very occasionally with our Taylormade screens on a Ducato.
If you don't pull the screens down and forward tightly you can get a "wrinkle" over the top of the door that lets water in.

Never had water ingress with any Taylormade screens, that’s why I won’t have any that slip over the corner of the door. Our a class has external runners so slides into them, so no doors need to be touched in fitting them (Taylormade)

 

[David and Sally]

We had the same with our last van, Fiat base. It seemed that the fabric was wicking the water in very slowly. I gave the whole area a blast of silicone spray, job done.

 

[L' Hobo]

I have never had problems with my Taylormade but when I bought it, they did ask if I had Remis blinds fitted as they need a slightly different profile.
Another thing I like about Taylormade is that they are a small company and will alter if necessary!

 

[gus-lopez]

transits are notorious for water ingress over the cab doors. side & rear are only slightly better