Same in my 2015 SE! Probably just not enough time taken at factory to properly center the window panes(inward vs outward) so that it rubs both the inner and outer rubber sill strips, fulfilling a basic expectation of the act of rolling windows down and up.

I'm sure there's a way to remove the inner door panel and find screws to adjust the inward-outward position of the window glass so that contact is made as stated above. I'm literally afraid to remove the door panels - as many have often done for speaker work- so I just push the glass outward with my finger tip when lowering each side - I know, chez *******, right?? lol

 

Same with mines, it makes slight contact with the rubber, not enough to wipe off the entire window.

 

Buy a shower squeegee and do the windows before you get in the car, did this for years when my Expedition sat in the driveway overnight.

 

What we need are solutions - technical ones - to the problem at hand. Properly aligned in its track, the window pane should contact both inner and outer rubber strips when rolled up and down. This also prevents excessive amounts of precip or car wash water from running down inside the door, overwhelming the weep holes at the bottom - when the window is fully rolled up.

SBR, got yer ears on?

 

Thanks. I can certainly clean it prior to driving, just disappointed that the windows aren't making contact like all my other cars have. Doesn't sound like it'd be easy to adjust either.

 

Get some RainX window cleaner and then maybe get some small dab of wax and buff it. Should help with the water beads falling right off the windows.

I do this for my coupe and also the glass showers at my place. Works wonder those turtle wax

 

My previous car a 2008 KIA rondo had furry strip at the bottom of the window frame to wipe the window, cost cutting?

 

The Elantra has the rubber trim with the felt attached, so there's no cost cutting going on. The glass just doesn't touch the rubber or felt for most of the way up. The windows don't get dried when you move them up/down, but the benefit is that your glass (or your tint) doesnt' get scratched by sand that might be stuck on the felt. When I first got my Elantra I thought it was weird that the glass didn't dry, but my windows are still absolutely flawless, with no microscratches at all. I think I like it better this way.

 

You can push on the glass as it moves to force contact. Doesn't take much.

 

I already do that. Like I said, ******* solution.

 

Condensation happens! Some cars turn on the A/C when the defroster is turned on automatically. Some try to save energy and don't. For the record I do what Red Raspberry does when I get in the car but when driving and this is happening I will run defrost and a/c.
Chris

 

I think the OP is referring to dew or other moisture on the exterior of the glass. I recall reading through a service manual long ago for 1967 Chryslers with a section on how to align the side window panels to make proper contact all around.

Those things were hardtops and it was crucial back then for the window glass to be aligned just so to prohibit wind or rain from entering. As I recall, there were screws or nuts that one turned to move side glass in or out, down behind the interior door panels once removed.

I just don't know how to remove those interior trims on a modern car without "permanently popping" whatever type fasteners hold them to the sheetmetal shell.

 

I've had the same issue with my 13 E, bought new 4 1/2 years ago, since day one. I always carry an automotive squeegee in the car for this reason.

 

Ditto - but for the nasty stuff. A simple down-up
of the windows should clear off a simple case of
morning dew, as it does in 99% of all cars I've
owned or driven.

 

Guess I've not had/noticed this issue. Now you guys have me wondering. First sign of this will have me Rain-Xing those things. LOL

 

I found that rainx doesn't help if it's not in the direct flow of air. On side windows and mirrors it just forms very small beads of moisture and sits there waiting to evaporate.