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2017 Jeep JK 2-Door Hardtop Leaking at Passenger Door — Expert Fix

Quick answer: A 2017 Jeep JK 2-Door Hardtop leaking at the Passenger Door in All of the Above is almost never a bad door seal - it is the missing body-side weatherstripping Jeep left off the body, so the door seal has nothing to compress against. The permanent fix is adding body-side weatherstripping for the JK; most owners install it themselves in under an hour with no special tools.
Year
2017
Model
JK
Doors
2-Door
Roof
Hardtop
Leaks At
Passenger Door
When
All of the Above
In Don Chamberlain 's words
Water collecting on passenger side floor panel after rain.
Tony's fix
Tony
TonyJeep Leak ExpertJeep Wrangler & Gladiator Water-Leak Specialist

Hi Don,

Thanks for reaching out.

The water collecting on the passenger side floor of your 2017 JK 2-door
hardtop is a very common issue, especially when it’s happening after rain
and during multiple driving conditions.

The root cause comes down to the Wrangler’s factory design. Unlike
virtually every other vehicle on the road today, the JK does not have a
proper body-side sealing surface. Instead, the door seals are trying to
seal directly against painted metal. Because painted metal is not a
consistent sealing surface, water is able to work its way past the
seals—typically around the upper passenger door corner and A-pillar
area—and eventually down onto the floorboard.

Even though it may appear that the leak is coming from different places,
it’s usually all related to the same issue: the lack of a proper body-side
seal.

The most effective solution is adding a factory-specific Jeep leak fix kit
with body-side weatherstripping. This creates the missing sealing surface
the factory design lacks, allowing the door seals to compress evenly and
consistently. Once installed, it eliminates the gaps that allow water
intrusion and resolves the leak issue once and for all.

Below is a link to the leak fix kit that will solve your issues.

https://leakfixkit.com/products/2-door-jeep-jk-leak-fix-kit-2007-2018

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reply to this
email or contact me directly to further discuss the issue.

Best regards,
Tony

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