For all the integra hatchback people..
Does your rear car seat get wet when it rains???
do you know why? because i dont know why...
i think it might be the stripping but if anyone is positive please tell me why so i can solve the problem

 

I think you are right

 

What part gets wet, the bottom part of the seat? For me, water was getting in around the rear window washer nozzle, running down the headliner and down behind the side trim panels, and then pooling up underneath the rear seat.

In this pic I removed the headliner and you can see the moisture all around where the rear washer nozzle is:

 

on my old DC, i had this problem. fortunately i dont on my DC now. ive heard that it comes from the sunroof drain tube. but im not sure. i could be wrong..

 

Check the sunroof drain, its a VERY common problem on integras. From personal experience, you can clean out the stupid drain tube all year long and the water will still find its way into the hatch. What I did to solve the problem was drill three small holes (I think I used a 3/16" bit) in the spare tire compartment. Now when water gets in there, it has a place to go. Also for all you nay-sayers out there who will claim that it will rust out, my car has been like this for two winter's now and there is now sign of rust or water.
~Ben

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bendw99 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check the sunroof drain, its a VERY common problem on integras. From personal experience, you can clean out the stupid drain tube all year long and the water will still find its way into the hatch. What I did to solve the problem was drill three small holes (I think I used a 3/16" bit) in the spare tire compartment. Now when water gets in there, it has a place to go. Also for all you nay-sayers out there who will claim that it will rust out, my car has been like this for two winter's now and there is now sign of rust or water.
~Ben</TD></TR></TABLE>

i feel like that might work in reverse though (ie, water will splash from the road into your spare tire well), but its not a bad idea at all. And a simple solution to the worries about rust when doing this would be to scuff the entire spare tire well, drill the holes, then spray some self etching primer from the inside of the car and from underneath. Then if you want to get extra safe/have it look better, spray some of that undercoating in a can you can buy at autoparts stores. As long as you prep everything right, that should last basically forever and never rust.

good idea

 

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This is what I did, no more wet back seat problem. And that funky mildew smell is gone too.

My water leak came from bad tail light gaskets.

 

This thread may help you out, https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1809888, this is what experience I have with a leaky sunroof. And the out side seal is designed to let water by it. The water is supposed to leak by and run out the drains.

 

I would not drill holes in the spare tire well. That's really just a band-aid solution, and could possibly let other stuff in like carbon monoxide.

You need to find the real problem. I've had all kinds of water problems, none of which have been the sunroof.

I had water coming into my trunk. That was from the taillight seals (not the gaskets), so I added silicone around the edges of the lenses, and presto! No more water coming in.

I had water underneath my rear seats. That was from the rear window nozzle as I described above. A little silicone around the inside of the nozzle fixed that.

I also still have water coming in my passenger side front door jamb, behind the front fender, and I haven't gotten around to fixing that one yet. I just keep a couple of terry towels underneath the passenger side carpet and change them out every few weeks. The towels do a fine job of keeping the carpet itself from getting soaked. I just have to find the time to pull the fender off and seal it up in there.

 

my hatch used to get wet wen it rained. its just the weather seal proly for the hatch just buy a new one or take it to a body shop and theyll put it in for you.

 

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That wasn't what the OP was asking.

 

my car leaks too i think its from the tail light

 

i have the same problem .. but i just put towels under the seat.. i took the backseat off and the cushions are just wet so just put towels and your set.. this happens when you drive and brake and all the water shoots into your seat.

 

yes i am also suffering with this same problem. is there moisture in your tailights?

 

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I thought the same thing, because I had water in my trunk and under the rear seat at the same time. However, it just so happened that both my taillights and my rear washer nozzle on the roof were leaking at the same time.

I doubt water in the spare tire well is going to make it under the rear seats, as the tire well is fairly deep.

 

I'm not too worried about the holes that I drilled. I can always use some JB weld or something to plug the holes back up.
Honestly, I've spent a lot time locating different leaks in the hatch and I just got tired of it. Our cars just have poorly designed elements which leads to water accumulating in the hatch.
~Ben

 

I never had water leaking problems until a couple of years ago, when my car was nearly 12 years old. It's expected. Everything on cars can't last forever.

 

sunroof leak lmao?