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Vertical seal between the front and rear doors of Lada Granta! As a door seal, you can use any suitable material (for example, flex, which is used as a seal on the VAZ 2110), which is secured with double-sided tape, but it is best to buy a vertical door seal RKI-19 (for Kalina and Chevrolet Niva), it will work well and for Lada Granta.
The procedure for installing the vertical door seal: The seal is self-adhesive, so it should be installed indoors at a temperature not lower than -15°C. The door seal is installed from top to bottom. Before installation, it is recommended to heat the seal for at least 2 minutes at a temperature of 40-50°C to give it elasticity. Degrease the surface of the rear door flange with gasoline or alcohol, then dry. Peel off the protective tape at a length of 50-70mm from one end of the seal. Fix the upper end of the door seal to the top point of the rear door flange, and gradually tearing off the protective tape 50-100 mm at a time, without stretching, glue the seal in small sections to the lower edge of the flange. Install the door seal tightly against the flange end and door flange. On a curved section, carefully press the seal along the entire length of the section. After installation, additionally press the seal at the upper and lower ends to ensure secure adhesion.
Advantages: Reduction of aerodynamic noise (sound insulation). Protection against contamination of the front door lock area and rear door hinges. Additional sealing (thermal insulation) of the car interior. More silent/pleasant door closing. Disadvantages: None found. Rubber seal for Lada Granta doors They say the Lada Granta is a Luxury version, such door seals are installed standard from the factory. On cheaper versions of this car, only holes for its fastening remained in the doors. But is it stopping us from buying a Granta door seal separately and installing it ourselves?
Front doors: 1118-6107028 Front door sill seal (2 pcs. per 1 door). 1118-6107066 Fastening button (14 buttons for 1 door). Rear doors: 1118-6207028 Rear right door sill seal. 1118-6207029 Rear left door sill seal. 1118-6107066 Fastening button (11 buttons for 1 door). So, we know the catalog numbers. Plastic pistons are included with the door seal, and we use them to install (the process will take no more than 5 minutes). See the diagram for which side to install these rubber seals correctly. This is what happened))
Additional sill seal for Lada Kalina, Granta, Datsun. Rubber threshold seal 4 pcs. for VAZ 1117, 1118, 1119, 2190 (1118-6107028/6207028/29)
Serves as additional sealing of the car interior. This is especially true for the Lada Granta, where rear passengers freeze when driving at high speeds due to airflow in the area of the rear pillar and doors.
One set is intended for one car. The product was specially developed by order of AvtoVAZ OJSC. RGI-135
Due to the fact that the Lada Granta was conceived as a budget car, in inexpensive trim levels the car plant saves on installing additional seals for door openings, as a result of which, when driving through puddles, the thresholds of the car are significantly contaminated and the clothes of the driver and passengers are dirty. However, installing them yourself is quite easy, but we will go further and upgrade the car door and hood seals by adding additional seals ourselves.
Vertical door seal
To install it, any suitable material is usually used, the same flex, for example, used as a seal on the VAZ 2110.
This material can be secured with double-sided tape. But still, the best option would be to buy a vertical door seal RKI-19, which is also suitable for Chevrolet Niva and Kalina. This type of seal is also compatible with the Lada Granta.
Recommendations for modifying seals
To do this work, you need to prepare in advance:
You can use rubber that is used to cover apartment windows. First, the material is inserted into the gap between the guide and the windshield rubber. The operation starts at the top of the windshield and ends at the bottom of the hood. The inserted part needs to be glued. Gluing is done from top to bottom. The work begins at the junction of the car's roof and its frame. This place has a small recess, which makes it possible to hide the new seal.
Very often its edges do not look very impressive; they spoil the appearance of the Lada Granta car. They need to be trimmed with a utility knife. Then a dropper is installed in the gap. It is advisable to use silicone. This modification makes the seal much more reliable. For a better design, the installed sealing rubber bands can be supplemented with special seals. After installing them, Lada doors will close much softer.
You can also use a very ordinary dropper. To carry out the work, the standard seal remains in place. If you don't have a dripper, you can use a watering hose. A total of three meters of material will be required. If the work is done carefully, the door noise will be reduced by approximately 40%. This will be immediately noticeable: the door will make a dull sound when closing.
The quality of the seal made on a Lada Granta car is easy to check. You need to accelerate the car, light the lighter and hold it near the door. A calm flame indicates a correctly installed seal, which blocked the flow of wind from entering the interior.
Let's move on to the installation procedure for the vertical seal for Grant doors.
Before installing the seal you should:
– make sure that the temperature of the room in which we are installing is not lower than – 15;
– warm up the seal for 2-3 minutes in order to give it the necessary elasticity;
– remember that installation is done from top to bottom.
After this, perform the following steps in the appropriate order:
– degrease the surface of the rear door flange and clean it with alcohol or gasoline, then wait until everything dries;
– peel off the protection tape from one end of the Grant door seals at a length of 50-80mm.
– fix the upper end of the seal to the highest point of the rear door flange;
– gradually peeling off the protective tape in 0.5 or 1 cm sections, without stretching, glue the seal in small sections to the very bottom edge of the flange.
After installing the seals, make sure that:
– on a curved section, the seal is well pressed along the entire length of the section;
– the seal is additionally pressed at the lower and upper edges;
– the door seal is installed as tightly as possible to the door flange and to the end of the flange.
The advantages of door seals on Grant are:
– noise insulation (reduction of aerodynamic noise);
– protection against contamination of the rear door hinges and the front lock area;
– auxiliary sealing, which will provide thermal insulation of the car interior.
Recommendations for modifying seals
The rear door seals on the Lada Granta require special care. It is recommended to treat rubber with protective substances at least twice a year: before the start of winter and in the spring. Other tips:
- Do not pull the seal or press hard on them. The installation is carried out strictly close to the end part.
- Requires periodic cleaning to remove contamination. After this procedure, you need to dry the wet elements. If water remains, then in the future it will contribute to the tearing of the rubber from the metal of the body. When washing the car, it is important to wipe the rubber bands with a dry cloth.
- Do not use aggressive agents for treatment.
- After installation, you should inspect the edges on all sides to make sure that the hose fits snugly along its entire length.
During the first week of operation, the door structure will close with force until the final seating of the material occurs; this should be taken into account.
Additional rubber seal
In conclusion, I would like to say a few words about the rubber seal. They say that door seals of this type are installed standardly on the Luxury Lada Granta model directly from the assembly line. The budget versions Norma and Standard leave only holes in the doors for their fastening.
All this does not mean at all that we will not be able to separately purchase such seals and install them on the Granta with our own hands. The main thing is to know the catalog numbers. Plastic pistons are included with rubber seals. With their help, we install the seal in no more than 5-10 minutes.
Some owners of modern Lada cars (Priors, Grants or Kalinas) experience a whistling sound in the door area when driving at speeds above 80 km/h. Others complain about water and dust getting into the cabin. All these shortcomings can be eliminated with the help of modifications, which involve installing an additional door seal.
You will need: D-profile seal with dimensions 14*12 mm, degreaser, RKI-19 (article 000017504293020), RGI-135 (1118-6107028).
Repair of door seals and installation of additional ones on Granta
AvtoVAZ produces many good cars. However, the door seals on them fail very quickly. We have to repair them. To do this, first clean the seal. The surface is degreased, for which you can use:
That part of the area that needs to be glued is coated with glue, for example, universal “88”. Sometimes the tire manufacturer specifies the exact brand. There should be several layers of glue. The first is considered preparatory. It prepares the surface for future gluing. The initial layer should dry. This will take 15 minutes.
Moreover, during drying, the surface must be protected from dust or dirt. There should be no mechanical damage present. Then the operation is repeated. A layer of glue is applied again and left for another 15 minutes. After this, the third, main adhesive layer is applied. It will hold the seal, which must be pressed firmly to the surface and wait 12 hours.
To install additional seals on the Lada door, you first need to remove the pistons covering the factory seal holes. Sometimes they are not there because they were removed by the dealer when additional anti-corrosion work was carried out. In order to remove the plugs, you will need a self-tapping screw. It is screwed into the plug and then pulled out.
As a result, the door remains scratch-free. The seals are mounted in finished holes using pistons installed on them. The seal is placed with the wide side towards the interior. If it is laid the other way around, no effect will occur. To install the RKI-19 brand seal on a Lada Granta car, you need to cover the end of the rear door with double-sided tape. After the operations and test, you can notice:
- The noise in the cabin has decreased by about half;
- the door closes very quietly.
As they say, the effect is obvious. In addition to the method described above, you can use another one - install seals taken from a GAZ car. To work, you will need a polyurethane sealant. There is an opinion that installing additional seals can cause corrosion on the doors. Car enthusiasts believe that moisture accumulates under the rubber. This is what causes rust. Of course, this is quite possible, but only if the rubber was poorly glued and the connection was loose.
For higher reliability, these places should be coated with an anti-corrosion compound. It won't require a lot of time or money. After installing additional seals, a very noticeable effect appears. There is complete silence in the cabin, no moisture gets inside the car. If wet areas are suddenly noticed, it means the job was done poorly. Everything needs to be redone. Another advantage of additional seals is significant insulation of the interior. This is noticeably felt in severe frosts.
Carrying out such a modification may be the beginning of other work, the purpose of which will be increased noise insulation of the interior and its thermal insulation. Naturally, this cannot be done without financial investments. However, after all such work has been carried out, the Lada Granta acquires new properties. The quality of the car increases several times.
Additional seal on the car door
We remove dirt and then degrease the edge of the car door. We glue the seal along the edge of the door, as shown in the photo.
All that remains is to close the gap with the seal between the doors (front and rear). Owners of Lada Granta/Kalina install additional seals of the RKI-19 type:
RKI-19 is not suitable for Lada Priora, because... the distance from the body to the doors on the Priora is significantly greater. It would be more correct to use a Z-shaped seal and install it on the edge of the rear door as follows:
Recommendations for modifying seals
To do this work, you need to prepare in advance:
You can use rubber that is used to cover apartment windows. First, the material is inserted into the gap between the guide and the windshield rubber. The operation starts at the top of the windshield and ends at the bottom of the hood. The inserted part needs to be glued. Gluing is done from top to bottom. The work begins at the junction of the car's roof and its frame. This place has a small recess, which makes it possible to hide the new seal.
Very often its edges do not look very impressive; they spoil the appearance of the Lada Granta car. They need to be trimmed with a utility knife. Then a dropper is installed in the gap. It is advisable to use silicone. This modification makes the seal much more reliable. For a better design, the installed sealing rubber bands can be supplemented with special seals. After installing them, Lada doors will close much softer.
You can also use a very ordinary dropper. To carry out the work, the standard seal remains in place. If you don't have a dripper, you can use a watering hose. A total of three meters of material will be required. If the work is done carefully, the door noise will be reduced by approximately 40%. This will be immediately noticeable: the door will make a dull sound when closing.
The quality of the seal made on a Lada Granta car is easy to check. You need to accelerate the car, light the lighter and hold it near the door. A calm flame indicates a correctly installed seal, which blocked the flow of wind from entering the interior.
