Window / hard top leak

imactj2004

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had two inches of water in the tub after a big storm. installed brand new seals but I’m still getting water in where the top front (full door), windshield, and hard top meet. I cant tell if I can fix this with a better seal install or if I have a problem with the hard stop or windshield trim piece. Please take a look at picts and lemme know what ya think

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i replaced all my leaking seals with crown ones and the jeep leaked worse. replaced again with mopar and leaks are mostly gone. only leaks slightly when raining and with a strong wind and only leaks when sitting still. cowl/windshield seal and passenger door seal were the easiest to find. windshield header seal and drivers door were extremely hard to find. waited a couple months for the windshield header to be made and then shipped. had to source each seal from different mopar suppliers as well. have almost decided that jeeps are meant to leak no matter what.
 
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i replaced all my leaking seals with crown ones and the jeep leaked worse. replaced again with mopar and leaks are mostly gone. only leaks slightly when raining and with a strong wind and only leaks when sitting still. cowl/windshield seal and passenger door seal were the easiest to find. windshield header seal and drivers door were extremely hard to find. waited a couple months for the windshield header to be made and then shipped. had to source each seal from different mopar suppliers as well. have almost decided that jeeps are meant to leak no matter what.

yeah, its not giving me much confidence.
Wondering about this point of contact…should I apply silicone here?

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yeah, its not giving me much confidence.
Wondering about this point of contact…should I apply silicone here?

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the most of my leaks turned out to be the windshield header seal on the driver side about 4-5 inches from the end of it where the door, windshield and hardtop meet up. after a flood last night i checked the jeep this morning before work and was quite surprised to find very little water in the floors. must not have been much wind with the rain as that’s when i see the most water inside. it took quite some time to source and get mopar seals.