Vehicle door sealing assembly

A sealing assembly for sealing a door opening of a vehicle, comprising:

• a front door having a pivotally secured forward end and a free rearward end, said front door having an inner surface to which is secured a front door seal;
• a rear door having a pivotally secured rearward end and a free forward end, said rear door having an inner surface and an outer surface, and having a seal disposed on said outer surface at said forward end of said rear door;
• an adaptor secured to said front door adjacent a lower portion of said front door rearward end, said adaptor carrying a portion of said front door seal;
• means for sealing the front and rear doors to the vehicle around the door opening;
• and,
• wherein said rear door defines a sealing surface against which said front door seal seats when said front and rear doors are closed.

A vehicle assembly, comprising:

• a vehicle body having a door opening and providing a door opening sealing surface that extends at least partially around said door opening;
• a front door having a pivotally secured forward end and a free rearward end, said front door having an inner surface to which is secured a front door seal;
• a rear door having a pivotally secured rearward end and a free forward end, said rear door having an inner surface to which is secured a rear door seal, said front and rear door seals being adapted to seat against said door opening sealing surface when said front and rear doors are closed;
• an adaptor secured to the front door adjacent a lower corner of the front door, said adaptor receiving a portion of the front door seal and directing said front door seal toward the lower rear corner of the front door;
• wherein an outwardly facing surface of the forward end of the rear door defines a rear door sealing surface against which said front door seal portion seats when said front and rear doors are closed.