Phatch99

Do any of u guys who owns Ek hatches have problem with water building up in you rear end where the spare tire is? if so, how did you fix the problem? I have water almost half way up my spare tire and i think the moisture is rusting out my jack. Thanks in advance..

96hb

I have a 96 hatch and don't have that problem. Maybe your taillights are leaking?

skip.two

yea could be your taillights.

ITRacer121

mine was doing that as well then I changed the gaskets around my tail lights are it is all good now

Phatch99

What type of gasket is it called and where can i get some?

-Gambit-

its a common problem for 96-00 hatches. The gasket you need to replace is in-between your taillights and the body of the car.

Petah

iTrader: (1)

It's a common problem on the EKs.....just replace the tail light gasket and you are set.

Benny Z

wow! i've been searching for the leak in my '98 hatch for a long time! good thread!

ilko

Great! But where can I find those gaskets??? I tried http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com, but they don't have those... Any ideas?

92eg6

iTrader: (1)

funny cuz i was gonnna start the same thread, its been raining the past couple of days in ny

b20turbojason

call honda. call them don't look it up on the web. don't be shy to talk to some one on the phone. it is a honda part. it might only come with the tail lights new. but probably not. dealers like to make it diffacult and charge you for every piece.

sleeprhatch

I am glad I don't have that problem

projectEK9

Ohh!!! I have this problem too, good thread!

haccord2.2

Well actually http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com does have them I just looked under a 99 civic dx 3dr and this is what I found. They are the same from 96-00 for a civic hatchback. I got mine here they are cheap only like $3.53 a side plus a little shipping.



Well hope this helps.

Okay part number 5 in the figure, and they are $3.55.

sean

i have that problem, im just too lazy to fix it.

precognition

had that problem years ago.
It was the taillight gasket

ghettochild

i've gopt the same problem in my hatch and i also am to damn lazy to fix it
so ill just keep smelling mildew after it rains.

moyo_rican

GET UR TRUNK LID SOME NEW MOLDING HE WILL THANK YOU LATER!

ilko

Thanks so much for the info haccord2.2! I ordered mine already!

Ekizzle

Put some gold fish in your hatch and a little street glow and you got yourself a portable aquarium ...

JDM-97CX

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Thats a good idea.

h22 civic

i own 2 ek hatches one was hit and one wasnt i have no prob ata ll with the one that was never hit and the one that was hit has tittle waves back their

haccord2.2

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Oh yeah no problem I just try and help out when I can. Thanks.

Powered by Honda

I've never had that problem with my 97. But I have heard about the leaky gasket needing to be replaced

p.g.

i wouldn't let this problem go if you're in a rainy/snowy place like i am. about a month ago i discovered that not only did water leak into my hatch (i knew this was happening & i'd periodically dry out the hatch) but it had seaped into my back seats.

i discovered this when pulling out my back seats to do a seat swap and the underside of them was all wet... had i not caught that my entire car would be reaking of mildew!!!!!
i learned my lesson and sealed up my tail lights good this time... and i haven't noticed much moisture since.

i had a friend who owned a 7th gen Si for about 8 months and he said water leaked into the back of his car, too. you'd think honda would attend to this problem.... i can't imagine what people with stereos do....