jtbinvalrico

I wasn't able to find one, so here's a how-to on replacing the seals around the “sail panel” area of the door windows. You may have noticed water leaking in, or perhaps increased wind noise near the area circled in red:



A closer inspection of those seals may reveal that they are dried and cracked, and need to be replaced. Here's the parts:
Driver's side............80833-CD000
Passenger side.........80832-CD000
Available from your favorite Nissan parts store or site. I paid about $24.00 each.



Old cracked seal:



New one side-by-side with the old one:



Start by removing the door panel:



Then the sail panel:






Undo the three nuts holding the mirror on, unplug the electrical connector, and set the mirror aside:



The old seal can be lifted out:



As you remove the seal, pay attention to how the little tabs lay on the frame, and how this notched tab circled in red ends up being inserted into the channel and then lifted up to secure it:



Here's the new one.....observe the previously described notched tab:



Fit the new seal over the frame. The first step is to get that notched tab to insert and then lock upwards, while fitting the two rubber **** through the frame holes......while making sure the two flat tabs on the inside and the one long flat tab on the outside mate against the frame. You can do this any number of ways. I used a plastic pry bar to push on the inside of the channel while I lifted it up. Gently use pliers to pull the rubber **** through til they click. Here's some photos of that from the driver and passenger sides:











The frustrating part will be the outside flat tab. It will want to go on like this:



But it has to go on like this:



I used a small screwdriver to slightly open the space between the frame and the door skin while I fished it down and onto the rail.....all while not undoing the parts on the other side which I already had in place:



The upper part of the seal fits easily down the top side of the frame:



All done, reinstall the mirror, sail panel, and door panel:

zakmartin

Great write up! Thanks for taking the time to put it together. I had to replace those seals at about 15,000 miles (2.5 years). One of the things I noticed was that the bolts holding the mirror to the door frame had come loose on both sides and the mirrors were rattling like crazy every time I'd hit a patch of rough road. That, plus water got in every time it rained hard. New seals and a daub of blue Lock-Tite on the mirror bolts took care of that problem and I haven't had any issues with the seals or the mirrors rattling since. Thanks again!

bjr

What a pain! At least the pats are cheap. Of course I can take the door panel off in my mind after several window motors.

Nice write up. I suspect now that mine are doing the same thing and need to take a closer look. I suspected mine were leaking above that point along the top frame but if this is common it is probably from the sail like yours. Thanks for pushing me to no longer neglect this. I don't really want water leaking through the sails if that is where mine is leaking.

Thanks for the excellent pics!

cashmoney03

Awesome!! I've been searching for those parts for months and couldn't find them. Thank you!

SR71

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Nice write up, well detailed and great pics. Thanks for the contribution

bjr

jtbinvalrico -
Did you purchase yours online? If so I'd appreciate if you could PM me a quick link to the product page if you have it handy.
I already checked with my favorite online vendor and they claim to only have the whole tweeter pod available which includes the weatherstripping. $81 per side.
If I google the part numbers I only get a few hits and so far the exploded views are not showing the gasket at all.
I'd like to get these ASAP and don't want to leave work early to go to a local dealer to make sure I see the diagram unless I have to this week. Plus they could tell me the same thing = wasted trip.

If you could save me a step that would be awesome!

jtbinvalrico

Here you go....this is a site vendor so I think I can post these links:

https://conceptzperformance.com/sear...ch=80833-cd000

https://conceptzperformance.com/sear...ch=80832-cd000

Remember that this part is different from the triangle-shaped rubber gasket that sits between the mirror body and the triangular metal door frame. Looking at the parts diagrams, that gasket doesn't appear to be sold individually, and I'd assume it's included with the purchase of either a new mirror assembly or the sail/tweeter panel.

bjr

Thanks!
Ordered them immediately. Don't know how I would have explained those to the parts counter people or if they could find them. Especially since you can get them confused with some other internal seals you seem to be describing. It will all be clear when I get the parts in my hand and the car apart. Sometimes even excellent pictures only get you 95% understanding of a repair. Looks like an easy one though. thanks for including all of the tips and advice.

You saved me a lot of hassle on top of a busy week by adding on the link. Thanks again...

Ajdinko075

Hi gents, am having same issue with this seals on both doors on my g37.... just wondering will this ones fit on it.. anyone know? Thanks in advance.