Last year (October 2003) - had new windshield installed - chip/crack from rock in highway. 1985 300TD wagon. Earlier that year - I patched 2 holes at springs (connection) for hood - right and left side. My tests for leakage included dousing areas with water hose - Also - carpets had a chance to dry out. The rainy season is late in the year - and early in the year (December - March). I was doing some rust repair on the floors - under the insulation - (February 2004) noticed that the carpets were wet again. I have looked under the dash - driver's side - leak is just behind hood release. It seems that if I apply water to side of windshield - down pillar - water drips in wall that the release handle is fastened to - I can see the drip if I look into a round hole in the sheet metal. I was wondering - when the rubber (windshield) seal was installed - does the rubber go OVER the black "gutter" black piece that runs down the pillars - over the area where it connects to the pillar - I noticed that some of the rubber was over it on drivers side - and some was pushed down into a groove between it and the windshield - on passenger side none of it is over the gutter piece. Leaks on the passenger side too. I did notice that the channel that the rubber seal sits in was clean - no rust - I noticed when the windshield was installed. Sorry so long a post.