I purchased my 09 RDX last summer, and so far, very pleased. I live in an area that has a lot of snow, and I'm noticing the weather stripping at the bottom of the doors falling off. First the passenger rear, then the drivers. Any suggestions, or has anyone else had this issue?

 

My car was from NJ and the weather stripping on the bottom of the tailgate is tore up but was probably due to the previous owner being an idiot and not removing cargo properly.

 

Weather stripping is cheap item at the dealer. Stop by and order some new stuff.

 

Acura Service News January 2010 discusses this. That ASN and others are online somewhere in this forum.

There are 2 paragraphs, which basically state to carefully remove the weatherstrip and clean, also clean the door bottoms. Then use p/n 72327-STK-A01 to glue it back into place, wait 12 hours to dry.

However, if only the part near the front of the door (of the car) is loose, and the door area is not too dirty - just pull it down, and use clear silicone sealer to glue it back in place. Use a paper towel to clean the weather-strip and door bottom at the front bottom of the door.

Actually, silicone will glue the entire strip, just saying you typically do not have to glue the entire length.

I also have a second suggestion: after you remove the seals, particularly the rears, you will note that there is an internal metal piece, sort of U-shaped. Its the friction that holds the seals in place.

You can squish the metal together, then put the seals back onto the doors. I did that rather than glue the seals in place, to make it easier to remove them if they get really torn.

 

Thanks for posting this I have the same problem but I kept forgetting to post about it. Would it be worth while to put a bead of silicone around all the edges too or just in the channel to get it to stick?

 

Silicone will stick readily to clean and dry metal - the door bottom. Silicone will not stick so well to rubber, even if it is also clean and dry. Any rubber conditioner or water will not allow silicone to stick to rubber. Too much silicone in the channel will just 'squeeze' out. Remove any excess promptly, as it will be difficult to remove once dry.

Just remember, when you may have to remove the worn weather strip sometime inthe future, it will come free easily, but any silicone on the metal door bottom will be very difficult to remove. Just keep the foregoing in mind when applying any weather-strip cement or silicone.