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Peter:
Under normal circumstances, the door does not fill up with water. The water usually drains out from two slits on the underside of the door, then drips onto the outside sill, then drains to the ground.
What you are missing, I think, is that when it rains (or you wash the car), it is normal for some water to get in between the outside surface of the window and the rubber seal at the top of the door (top of the door frame, not top of the window). The water that gets through will sometimes find its way to the inner metal surface of the door and then, if the plastic membrane is not properly sealed all around the perimeter of the door, or even around any of the openings for the wiring or door pull cable, the water will drain down in between the vinyl/carpeted panel and the outside of inner door surface and find its way to the inside of the car. If it rains long enough or hard enough, that water will find its way to under the relevant seat and you know the rest about the central alarm locking unit.
When someone else is working on your car (dealer, indie) and it involves removing a door panel, they sometimes are not as meticulous as they should be in insuring a seal as good as the one that came on the car when the plastic membrane was installed at the factory ("time is money").
You know that other guy Pablo (on RennTech.ord) was persistent enough to find and cure the leak that was driving him crazy. It's now completely dry after several hard rains. Gives you peace of mind.
Tracing down the leak methodically works to a T with all of these water leaks. A good place to start is with that 1 quart of water test at each drain while collecting it underneath.
Regards, Maurice.
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