Update: till today, here's what I did:
1. Bridged the seam gap above the driver's side door (did a real sloppy job on this).
2. Put silicone gasket sealer on the tip of the rail that is on the edge of the windshield above the driver's side door (that's behind the rubber door gasket).
3. Put silicone gasket sealant around the sharkfin.
4. Took the bolts out of the roof rack right above the driver's side door and reinstalled them, except this time putting silicone gasket sealant on the bolts and in/around the hole prior to reinstalling the bolts.
It rained for 2 days. It's sunny out right now, but the bad weather is supposed to continue after today. Yesterday, it was downpouring with pretty heavy rain as I drove home.
I checked this morning, and there is NO WATER. The paper towel I put behind the driver dash kickpanel is bone dry. There's no evidence of water leaking in the inside either, and the carpet and padding are bone dry.
I'm cautiously optimistic that one of those things fixed the problem, although I can't be sure which did.
1. Bridged the seam gap above the driver's side door (did a real sloppy job on this).
2. Put silicone gasket sealer on the tip of the rail that is on the edge of the windshield above the driver's side door (that's behind the rubber door gasket).
3. Put silicone gasket sealant around the sharkfin.
4. Took the bolts out of the roof rack right above the driver's side door and reinstalled them, except this time putting silicone gasket sealant on the bolts and in/around the hole prior to reinstalling the bolts.
It rained for 2 days. It's sunny out right now, but the bad weather is supposed to continue after today. Yesterday, it was downpouring with pretty heavy rain as I drove home.
I checked this morning, and there is NO WATER. The paper towel I put behind the driver dash kickpanel is bone dry. There's no evidence of water leaking in the inside either, and the carpet and padding are bone dry.
I'm cautiously optimistic that one of those things fixed the problem, although I can't be sure which did.