i was getting the factory until i found Water In the Tyre Area. it pissing me off. it is not the first time. where is it leaking from. how do i fix it. someone help???

 

Most likely it's the tail light seals.

 

Check out PatrickGSR's saga on this page. The two common ones are the drain tubes from the sunroof and the taillights. Check both of those, and also check out pat's epic tale.

 

I have a waterfall coming in through my taillights. I have not found a solution as of yet. I tried making new gaskets, didn't work. I tried silcone between the gasket and body, didn't work. I tried silicone between the gasket and taillight, didn't work.

Somehow the water is getting into my taillight, filling up, and then pouring over into the car once it gets to the opening where the bulbs are (or that hole where the wire harness clip goes thru).

I just dropped $50 on brand new OEM gaskets, that better fix it or I'm going to be majorly pissed.

 

Also check if you use your rear window washer its not leaking. the hose is routed through the same aera above the fender.

 

I had my tail lights become fish tanks... I have a set of super duty tail light gaskets.. about x2 the thickness that I used. I have an extra set if anyone is interested.

 

the thicker the gasket, the farther the taillight sticks out from the body, making the car look really dumb, as well as making a HUGE gap along the top edge of the taillight around the corner of the quarter panel. It also allows more water to get down behind and sit where the taillight meets the gasket, and probably would eventually soak through.

I had 6mm gaskets before that I made myself (OEM is about 4mm), and after 1.5 years they failed.

 

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I am averaging 2.5 years per tail light seal. In almost 5 years to the day of ownership, I have replaced the tail light seals twice.

My Integra is turning into a ******* seive. Right now I have a headlight and both tail light seals to replace. Again. This is getting old. The headlight one pisses me off because that's a whole unit, and if I remember correctly, ain't cheap.

My 30 year old Datsun with original seals/rubber keeps out water better than the Integra does. Bah.

 

http://www.team-integra.net/se...=1021

this is an article all about possible sources of water in the hatch, including your sunroof drain tubes (if so equipped).. hope it helps you out

 

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I am averaging 2.5 years per tail light seal. In almost 5 years to the day of ownership, I have replaced the tail light seals twice.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hmm I'm pretty sure the seals I replaced in the spring of 2003 were the originals, so those lasted a good 9 years. Then the DIY ones I made lasted me 1.5 years.

I just can't seem to figure out how water is getting past them and filling up the taillights.

 

how do you get to the sunroof drain tubes?

 

See the article linked above for the rear drain tubes. For the front ones, the only time I've seen them is when I had my headliner out of the car this week. I disconnected them from where they attach to the sunroof assembly and blew compressed air through all 4 tubes to ensure that none were clogged.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Somehow the water is getting into my taillight, filling up, and then pouring over into the car once it gets to the opening where the bulbs are (or that hole where the wire harness clip goes thru).</TD></TR></TABLE>So the taillight lens must be cracked somewhere? I think there's supposed to be a vent into the trunk to prevent condensation, but it should be all sealed to the outside. Now that you say the taillights fill, the gaskets were a wild goose chase - you gotta find the crack in the lens, housing, or where they're glued together.

Take the taillight off the car, hold it with the lens pointing down, & fill it with water thru the bulb hole. Where does it leak out?

 

It's not that part that fills, it's the cavity behind the bulb housings (if you look at the backside of the taillight you'll see the spaces between the individual bulb housings) that fills up, and then it spills over through the gasket.

I have thouroughly looked over the whole thing and find no evidence of any holes or cracks.

 

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Have you climbed into the back and had someone douse the backside of the car with a hose while you looked around? That's how I found mine.

 

Yes I did, that's how I know what's going on with mine.

I had my dad spray water (not high pressure, just a shower flowing over the back like rain), and as I looked inside, I saw that the water started spilling over the edge of the hole in the metal where the light bulbs stick through. I could tell that the cavity inside the back of the taillight was filling up (I know because it was full when I pulled it off) and then when the water level got up to the opening, it would spill over into the trunk.

I think I might try making a reporduction of that portion of the rear bulkhead out of some clear plexi I have laying around, then bolt the taillight to it, and pour some water over it to see if I can figure out what's happening.