burgandybeast

Uhh I feel stupid..How to remove drain plug in trunk?

Luserkid

Which drain plug are you talking about? There are freeze plugs that you have to pop out, but why would you want to do that, you have a pool back there? Just get a wet/dry vac.

burgandybeast

Yeah theres a pool no lifeguard tho bit cold...brrr lol

SpeedoKing

where are these located i have noticed that were my spare tires sits gets damp every once and a while could it be a missing plug? i have a 99 civic ex coupe

96 EX

damp? Damp? DAMP? Its like a ******* hurricane is back in my trunk, when I got the car i pulled back the carpet and notice there was about a 8' by 5' hole missing out of the side of my trunk. I fixed that but it still gets wet as hell and Id love to have this fixed.

burgandybeast

its underneath your spare tire.. its the big O beside the spare tire mount

Syndacate

Flathead screwdriver + rubber mallet.

I'm not sure if it goes in and out freely, mine was ******* bondoed in there or some **** - it was like glue . I'm guessing there was a trunk leak at some pint. I just broke mine out and left it out, it has/had no negative effects on the car. Having it out exposed outside atmosphere might seem bad, but it won't do any harm.

HarfordCTR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96 EX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damp? Damp? DAMP? Its like a ******* hurricane is back in my trunk, when I got the car i pulled back the carpet and notice there was about a 8' by 5' hole missing out of the side of my trunk. I fixed that but it still gets wet as hell and Id love to have this fixed. </TD></TR></TABLE>Thats a big hole!!!!!!!!!! 8 foot by 5 foot. lol

Malakai

i just drilled a small hole in the spare tire well to drain the water out. I think im getting the water in from the tail light.

Syndacate

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Yeah, that's fine, too.

You do realize there's a rubber grommet you can drill out, back there, right?

Malakai

meh, drilling a hole is quick. n when im parked on an angle the hole drains proper.

formby

i drilled small holes in my ef & da like stated above.

NOFX

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The plug, when removed, allows the water to drain. Removal of the plug doesn't make the car wet inside, it does the opposite.
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I hope you did something to protect the metal body.

GearHeadDriver

iTrader: (1)

I know this is an old thread, but my question is directly related to what's mentioned above.

Is the big O rubber drain plug the only hole that drains water out of the spare tire area in a Hatchback EG? Are there any small holes in the spare tire area that also act as a drain? I have my trunk covered with sound deadening material and can't see the body anymore. I was thinking about cutting around the O drain plug or just make a new 1/4" hole in the bottom of the floor instead.

Why do our cars have a drain plug that has to be removed for it to function? Why aren't they 1-way drain plugs that allows the water escape without letting in water? It seems a little odd that a person has to pull the plug out and then reinstall it when the water is drained?

I'm accumulating a littler pool of water in my trunk when I go through a high powered car wash. The water usually goes through the seal between the tailgate and the glass. I'm not too concerned about it for the fact that I can stick to a hand wash facility instead.

TomCat39

I suspect the drain plug was meant as a one time deal. Possibly for a paint bath?

Once pulled out of the paint pool, the you plug/cap the parts that shouldn't need to drain for the next 20 years or so?

My trunks are still bare on the 5th gen hatchback, I can take some pics for you if that would help. Will be a few days though. Terribly busy as of late.

GearHeadDriver

iTrader: (1)

Yes, that would be great if you could take a picture.

If it turns out there aren't any other smaller drain holes, I'll just make a few myself and seal it so it doesn't rust. It doesn't look like if drilled correctly, the hole leads directly outside. So, I wouldn't have to install any type of grommet to keep splashing water from entering?

GearHeadDriver

iTrader: (1)

TomCat39, were you able to take a photo for me?

TomCat39

Sorry man, been stupidly busy. Will do it during daylight hours tomorrow. Totally forgot all about this with everything going on.

GearHeadDriver

iTrader: (1)

That's no problem.

TomCat39

Here we go, trunk pics of a 93 hatchback:

GearHeadDriver

iTrader: (1)

It looks like my memory was correct. There's a small hole below where the center of the tire screws into the car. I'll see if I can get in there and reopen that hole.