Pavel,
I just finished repairing severe leaks into the rear storage area of my '95 Disco. Yes, its possible that the weatherstripping around the rear door has shifted and shrank with age. You can either replace this with a new one OR simply cut the piece in the middle-bottom section, refit the stripping to the original position and fit a 3 or 4 inch piece of weatherstripping to fill the gap.
THE REAL LEAK is found around your wheel wells. On my '95, the wheel wells on both sides of the Disco can develop cracks where water, salt and dirt can work its way in. You'll have to remove the carpet, the sponge, the side mouldings to reveal any cracks or holes. I used fiberglass to fill the holes and cracks both inside and up under the wheel well. After this, I sprayed rubberized undercoating throughout the wheel wells to fill any small cracks that can develop.
If you have lots of water in the rear, I'm sure the source is the wheel wells. Just remove one wheel and look up. You just might see a long straight crack that traces along the factory weld of the well. Most of the damage is caused by the wheels kicking up water, salt and dirt. You can also peel back the corner of your rear passenger carpet (where it meets the door) and see if fine dirt is being sifted down to the floor.
Most of my damage was just below the rear seat lock...the device that locks in the back of the sectional rear seat. Its all easy to remove but be careful of the plastic panel that aligns with the passenger door and rear window. There are some plastic tabs that can easily break. Again, I used fibreglass to repair this. Its more solid now that it originally was.
As for the rear compartment after the carpet and sponge is removed, I wire brushed out all the rust and then used a thick coat of rust paint to match the OEM colour. Don't use a spray can...it will fume up and then there's the threat of overspray. Use a paint brush and the best rust paint you can find. Besides, no one will ever look under that carpet. You should pull out all the water plugs before you paint and replace them when you finish.
If you have lots of water back there...I doubt the alpine windows cause that much trouble. I ran a bead of caulking around the edges of my alpine windows and it seems to do the job of preventing water to get in.
My next task is to tackle the driver and front passenger footwells. I suspect the mud flaps (actually the support bracket that holds the flaps) are swaying back and forth and thus causing some cracks to develop.
Regards,
JohnMc
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