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Answer: How to remove ice out of your car door.
Ice in the car door takes an extra step to remove it. The ice in the car door will melt, eventually. If it’s too cold to melt, then try a hair dryer to help melt the ice. But, that doesn’t completely solve this morning’s problem.
So, open your car door(s) and look for a weep hole at the bottom. The weep hole on ours seems to have an adhesive flap over it that impeded water drainage (great design!). If you have one, make sure it opens.
On ours, I had to poke a hole in it. Once I did, water drained and the problem went away.
Some tips to remove water in the car door
Think like a rain drop. Water cooperates with gravity, so take advantage of this weakness with a few strategies.
Park on an incline.
If you can, park on an incline such that the weep hole is downhill. Water always finds the lowest point. Once it warms up and the water liquefies, this should help solve your problem.
Holey moley weep holes.
If there is no weep hole, I’m out over my skis recommending you drill a hole in your car door, but I bet a mechanic would do the same thing.
Get the water out now. Not later.
Water intrusion does not improve with time so I do recommend getting it out of there in short order. Water can turn into ice, and ice in the car door can cause a whole other set of issues you don’t want.
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