Now that it's getting cold out, i can feel a draft coming into my face when hwy driving. I do know that i need to replace the passenger side window seal and it's a little bent and deformed in one spot on the door, but that wouldn't give me the draft that i feel when going 100kph.

Is it common for the seal to go on the windshield? I can't find anything on this in any threads. Car has 305000kms or roughly 183000 miles. I have washed the car multiple times since purchase about a month ago and there is no water leakage that i can see or even smell any dampness.

 

Next time you feel the draft, reach out with your hand over the windshield defroster vent (see sketch below) and see if you detect any air movement. Most likely, you are feeling the air movement that comes out of the vents and travels up against the cold windshield before hitting your face. Another possibility is that you may have a leaky fresh-air intake damper.

 

thanks for this! much appreciated