I think *all* the doors are rotting out on my sedan. Certainly the passenger's doors are now rusting in from the big gouge in them thanks to me. However I've got all the interior panels off the doors on the wagon. Not a spot of rust, except for the driver's door hinge. The sedan has rust in the weirdest places, the wagon was left with its windows down in the rain for a few months. Go figure.

- alex

'85 244 Turbo
'84 245 Turbo

Hi Brad,
I have an '87 also but mine is a 745t. I have rust on my rear passenger door in that exact same spot...I can actually rock the window frame around when the glass is down. I had the car for at least 8 months before noticing it, it seemed like such an odd place for rust and the rest of the car is rust free. Oh well, I found another door the same color and trim in near perfect condition , it goes on in the spring.


Dan

Beans

My "Sven-Göran" was born the same year as yours, but what you describe has never been a problem. No rust at all (touch wood!), but my car has admittedly lived a very sheltered life. I do occasionally worry about what might be hiding behind the lower plastic side trim though. This seems to be a perfect place for rust development out of sight.

Erling.
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1987 240 GL 81K miles

I dunno. When I bought my 84 245, a NJ car, it had plenty of rust in all the other places: floor pans, below cargo windows, below hatch, rockers, rear wheel wells. But all the doors were pretty clean. The hatch had been replaced by a bodyshop, but I think the doors were original.
It sounds like your door would best be replaced rather than repaired. Maybe just a new skin, but the window frame needs replacement too.
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'84 '285' rice-eater with lotsa hp & performance goodies