Does anyone else have this problem? I was looking in my trunk the other day and it was wet inside. I cleaned it up and then a couple days after, it was wet again after it rained. i was looking for holes or rips in the seal for the trunk but i didnt see any.

anybody know what the problem is?

i have a 98 civic ex.

 

taillamps usually leak

 

I do and I don't know where it's coming from. I gutted the trunk and back seat and on the driver side in the trunk there is a rectangular opening. Big hole, I think that's where it's coming from and leaking down into where the spare tire is! The opening is right where the rear bumper is on the right side. That's just my hypothesis.

 

I had this problem where the lining of the rubber when you open the trunk and it was kinda of a leak that wasnt a real hole just a seal between the metal and I bought some stuff called Goop from AutoZone and put it over and under and it never leaked again(Messy stuff my advice is place a good amount of goop, wait 5 minutes and spread with fingers by pushing downto make nice and neat.

 

I bought some of the "rino-liner" stuff for mine. I plan on putting it in my and then my truck if it works out ok.

-Shane

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 12SEC CIV &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">taillamps usually leak</TD></TR></TABLE>

Correct. You may want to see about replacing the tail light gasket on them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nighttrain33 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I bought some of the "rino-liner" stuff for mine. I plan on putting it in my and then my truck if it works out ok.

-Shane</TD></TR></TABLE>[QUOTE=JDM-EJ1] isnt that **** heavy though

 

have someone get in the trunk with a flashlight and you spray water on the trunk, thats the easiest way to find a leak

 

Your sunroof drain hoses are probably clogged or disconnected. Pull back the trunk lining on either sidewall of the trunk and inspect. The mult-part hose has a slip-on connection inside the trunk behind the trunk lining inside the quarterpanel. If it is clogged there, or disconnected there, which happens, any water from your sunroof drains directly into your trunk.

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And this test doesn't work if the water is coming from the sunroof drain hoses.

 

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And this test doesn't work if the water is coming from the sunroof drain hoses.</TD></TR></TABLE>

How exactly do you find if the drain hoses are leaking or not?

 

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How exactly do you find if the drain hoses are leaking or not?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, if they are disconnected where they should be joined, that should be your first clue.

If there is some type of an obstruction after the joint in the trunk, that would be another clue.

Spray water around the sunroof area to find if the drain hoses are leaking. SPRAYING WATER ON THE TRUNK, as I said, will not work because the sunroof drain hoses don't drain water from the trunk...they drain from the sunroof.

 

COol. thanks for the help guys