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    Posted: 05 Apr 2015 at 11:57am
I caulked all my side windows. They were just relying on the rubber gasket to seal them. Not acceptable to me. The rear window had caulk on it because the flat window is installed on a curved surface. The rubber gasket can not seal properly. I always assume that the manufacturer cuts corners or does a minimal job, and redo some things like caulking. The roofing caulk on my 179 was done very well by the factory. Congrats for that.
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Posts: 1060 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 6:55am
looked at mine yesterday; only has caulk on top and only about a third of the way down the sides; no issues.  hogone
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Posts: 767 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 3:21pm
My 171 has a gasket and caulk around the entire rear window.  But, the window itself has a weep hole to let any accumulated water out.
Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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Thanks to everyone for the reply. I feel much better now. it looks to me like, someone forgot to finish their job.

What a great forum to get information and helps.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 2:53pm
We don't own a 179.. but our rear window is the same.. hasn't been a problem yet..
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 9:42am
Originally posted by marwayne

Welcome, my side windows have a gasket no caulk, the rear window has a gasket caulking on top and half way down the sides.
 
The guy that bought my 171 kept insisting that I had worked on (or had someone work on) my back window.  It came like you describe.  This was after the early problems with leaking rear windows so I hope he believed me when I told him that was how the factory did it after that problem with earlier models.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Posts: 80 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 9:14am
it is supposed to be like that.
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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2015 at 7:46am
Same here, looks the same.
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Posts: 98 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 11:11pm
My rear window on our 179 looks just like that and I haven't had any problems.  I think its designed like that for drainage. 
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Posts: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 9:37pm
Welcome, my side windows have a gasket no caulk, the rear window has a gasket caulking on top and half way down the sides.
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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