leakage in the car
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leakage in the car
My crx has a serious leak when its rains coming from the tail lights area and somewhere on the passenger side floor. anyone ever had similar problems of any water leaks when it rains.need some advice
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Re: (89-civic-DX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 89-civic-DX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It may be leaking in through your rear tail lights. If the puddle of water occurs in that general area its a good start. To fix it you'll need to replace the tail light gasket. </TD></TR></TABLE>
this happened on my hatch. $60 for new gaskets from the dealer.
Go to a specialty hose shop and request some 1/8" neoprene gasket material. 2 ft is more than enough. Costs about $5.
You'll need a utility knife, sharpie, hammer, and a few 3/8" copper couplings from home depot.
Make a pattern of the gasket and cut to size. Put the new gasket on the taillight and make tiny cuts where the threads need to penetrate. Reinstall the taillight and tighten the bolts handtight.
Remove the tailight. Use the 3/8" couplings as a hole punch. You'll see exactly where you need to make your holes. Reinstall the tailights and check for leaks.
this happened on my hatch. $60 for new gaskets from the dealer.
Go to a specialty hose shop and request some 1/8" neoprene gasket material. 2 ft is more than enough. Costs about $5.
You'll need a utility knife, sharpie, hammer, and a few 3/8" copper couplings from home depot.
Make a pattern of the gasket and cut to size. Put the new gasket on the taillight and make tiny cuts where the threads need to penetrate. Reinstall the taillight and tighten the bolts handtight.
Remove the tailight. Use the 3/8" couplings as a hole punch. You'll see exactly where you need to make your holes. Reinstall the tailights and check for leaks.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eda6 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
this happened on my hatch. $60 for new gaskets from the dealer.
Go to a specialty hose shop and request some 1/8" neoprene gasket material. 2 ft is more than enough. Costs about $5.
You'll need a utility knife, sharpie, hammer, and a few 3/8" copper couplings from home depot.
Make a pattern of the gasket and cut to size. Put the new gasket on the taillight and make tiny cuts where the threads need to penetrate. Reinstall the taillight and tighten the bolts handtight.
Remove the tailight. Use the 3/8" couplings as a hole punch. You'll see exactly where you need to make your holes. Reinstall the tailights and check for leaks.
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do this
or some easy fix that i heard once is soak the old gaskets in warm-soapy water for about 15 minutes and let them dry in the sun. I guess you could try that first...
this happened on my hatch. $60 for new gaskets from the dealer.
Go to a specialty hose shop and request some 1/8" neoprene gasket material. 2 ft is more than enough. Costs about $5.
You'll need a utility knife, sharpie, hammer, and a few 3/8" copper couplings from home depot.
Make a pattern of the gasket and cut to size. Put the new gasket on the taillight and make tiny cuts where the threads need to penetrate. Reinstall the taillight and tighten the bolts handtight.
Remove the tailight. Use the 3/8" couplings as a hole punch. You'll see exactly where you need to make your holes. Reinstall the tailights and check for leaks.
</TD></TR></TABLE>
do this
or some easy fix that i heard once is soak the old gaskets in warm-soapy water for about 15 minutes and let them dry in the sun. I guess you could try that first...
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