this only applies to people who have a <FONT SIZE="3">96-00</FONT> CIVIC HATCHBACK!

<FONT SIZE="6"> WHO HAS A BIG *** PUDDLE IN THE BACK OF THEIR HATCH (spare tire area), everytime it rains?!!!?!?!?</FONT>

just want to see how many people have this problem,

<FONT SIZE="3">simply choose leak or no leak...</FONT>

<FONT SIZE="2">IF YOU FIXED IT, explain how....</FONT>

if your car was ever in an accident, please state that too

thanks! i want to see if hatches that has never been in any accidents still have this leak...

<FONT COLOR="pink"><FONT SIZE="200">THANKS!</FONT></FONT>

anywho, ive have this problem....i went thru 2 different hatches
OEM and JDM CTR

tried doubling up the taillight gaskets, putting more weather stripping around the hatch....

 

No leak, bought my car about a year ago, its a 96 and I dunno everything looks normal and good..never water.

 

when i first baught the car there was water in the trunk but now it doesnt seem to leak. I didnt really do anything to it... i think it seeps in through the tailights.. mine was the driver side tailight.

 

hrmmm...alrighty...more!

 

<FONT SIZE="4">PLEASE Explain how you fixed it if you did...</FONT>

I have had a previous ek hatch. It used to leak and I figured out that the rain was coming in around the tail light foam gasket, so I added some silicone to make it thicker, and tadaaaa, no more leaks....

Now my new problem...

I got a new EK hatch and it has a crazy leak.... Also had a diy window rubber gasket around the rear window, so I did the tail light seal thing on this one, and it worked, no more leaking, but because of the diy gasket, it didn't look right around the window with this huge gab by the upper corners of the hatch....

sooo I added an oem rear window rubber all around and a new hatch, and what happens? I'm back to the leaking again, and I don't know what else I can fix to make it not leak... I have huge puddles when it rains hard.

For the lazy people:

I now have a oem rear hatch/window/rubber molding with thicker tail light foam gaskets and it still leaks....

What else must I do....

Edit :: waters come in somewhere through the passenger side only, drivers side is perfect. Door not aligned maybe???

 

yea, some ppl i know that have never been in accidents have leaks....their cars are 99-00 though....

so 96-98 had less leaks than the 99-00 models...hmmm i really cant figure this out


<FONT SIZE="6"> oh yea, please state the year of your HATCH VOTE PLEASE! </FONT>

 

i've found some water in that area a couple times after some big rain storms. i've heard that if you replace the foam padding between the frame and the tailight it should stop the leaks. i guess that padding wears out after a while and loosens the seal

#5

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cre18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've found some water in that area a couple times after some big rain storms. i've heard that if you replace the foam padding between the frame and the tailight it should stop the leaks. i guess that padding wears out after a while and loosens the seal

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Thats true, thats why I made my seals thicker using silicone. It worked on the previous hatch, but my current hatch worked till I replace the oem rubber rear window molding. Now it leaks again, and I can't figure out where its coming from.

Its not the tail light this time, the water seems to becoming in near the rear side of the hatch as opposed to the rear back tailight area.

 

No leaks. '98 here. Only leaked when I had no taillights and hatch and the car was outside...

 

mine leaks and has never been in an accident

 

99 hatch
had a leak
got it fixed

it was the taillights...just re-seal them

 

Mine leaks and the carfax is clean. I'm gonna try that foam trick.

1997

 

Like most have mentioned its usually the tailight gasket. I had the same problem when I put my stock tailights back in.

And to the original poster, did you swap your tails for 99-00's or ever take your tailights off?

-Jeremy

 

mine is a 99.. i dont think it leaks, but i do see traces of dry dirt around the headlight portion of the trunk.. but never to the extent where i have ever considered fixing it or consider it being a "puddle"

 

Mine definately leaks. I get a large amount of water in the spare tire well if I drive around during a rain storm. I am glad you started this thread, I am going to try and fix that tail light problem this weekend I guess.

I have heard of people actually punching small holes in the spare tire area, just so the water can drainout. Nice fix

I voted

 

97 CX here no Leaks

 

mines is a 1999 and it leaks and forms puddles all the time....

to fix this problems...i drilled 3 tiny little holes straight through to the floor. it will still lead ...but at least it drains

BTW...never been in accident

 

*raises hand*.... leaky-hatch owner here.

'96 CX. Doesn't leak a lot but I find small puddles after every rain.
I'ma try that tail light gasket thing.

 

yeah, my rear section leaks after it rains (goddamnit). im gonna try resealing. we'll see from there.

 

damn....i tried just about everything....i even doubled up on the OEM gaskets

more more more!

 

well mines a coupe but still gets leaks in the trunk ..planning on drilling ahole at the bottom to let it drain itself out

 

i had one that leaked and one that didnt

 

00 cx
leaks
I'm too lazy to fix it.. I rather wipe the mess off..

 

My '96 hatch leaks and I'm too lazy to fix it. My '91 does the same. New seals on the hatch and taillights should do the trick.

 

hmmm...its friday, and its HUMID AS CHIT! :croook: the leaks give my car that soggy feeling