Rear sliding window seal?

[jas]

My kids were recently playing in the Ranger and we had a fair amount of rain in the last couple of days. I got in today and there was a definite funk - not the nice still-kind-of-new car smell I’m used to. Before one of the kiddos left their super smelly shoes in there, but I couldn’t pinpoint a single source. I’m not sure if it’s just the humidity along with the hot sun thats causing this or what.

But I started cleaning out their sh*t, vacuuming, and trying to see if there’s any damp spots when I found this on the back seat. I can’t figure out where it goes but it’s the perfect width of the back sliding window. I’ve tried to search for pictures but can’t find anything showing a good clear picture of what the back window should look like. I’ve found the couple of posts showing the outside seal that looks like mine - drivers side with a gap in the corners and passenger that looks sealed - but only one from the inside and it didn’t look like it was present. I can vividly remember looking at the outside seal before and seeing that it was sealed on all corners so this has to be a part of that somehow.

I can slip it on the bottom and it’ll help seal the outside seal on the bottom but I can also slip it on the top. I’m starting to wonder if I should have two - one on top and bottom - that helps push the window against the outside seal.

Can a couple of y’all with sliding rear windows take a picture or look to see if y’all have something like this?

Thanks!

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[jas]

Well I say I was able to get it in the bottom channel. Now I’m having some trouble. I was also going to say that I did see some water in the bottom channel of the window, but I’m not sure if it stays there or drains anywhere. It wasn’t a lot but it was wet on the bottom.

 

[Rviator]

There are flat seals on the top and bottom on the outside of the slider. They are "fixed" to the window frame and do not move with the slider. I didn't remove either to see if they looked like yours.

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