99 Civic EX

im planning on driving gutted in the trunk and back seats so i tore everything out bored @ home one day.

everynow and then it rains and i can see a small puddle in my spare tire space. any advice on how to stop that ?

 

Same problem here man. I just take a shop vac every week or so and vacuum it out. Sucks!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Casinbean &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Same problem here man. I just take a shop vac every week or so and vacuum it out. Sucks!</TD></TR></TABLE>

that sucks. im pretty sure theres a way. i just have to find out where its coming in from

 

I have the same prob on my 95 coupe, its starting to rust up in there pretty bad

 

I just replaced the main seal on mine, which solved a leak on the driver's corner. Also, check your tail lights.

 

Likely spots to leak would be:
- Trunk seal
- Tail light
- Around rear glass

You don't want to try to solve it by sealing it from the inside. This can just cause water to pool and cause more damage.

 

Ive got the same problem with my 97 Ex. Although I do have a crack in the pass quarter where the car was hit, and the people I bought it from "tried" to fix it. When I bought the car, the quarter looked bent a bit and the paint was shitty, but after a while, the quarter cracked and now Ive got a 1/16 inch crack thats about a foot long in the quarter. My trunk leaks, but its so hard to tell from where. Ive already elimated the possiblity of tail lights, and I dont see any water coming from where the crack is, so Im currently puzzled too.

 

the problem may be from the rubber-like gaskets around the taillights. I fixed mine by putting a small bead of silicone around the gasket and then reinstalling. A friend figured this out as he had the same problem in his Accord. Worth a try!

 

looks like im not the only one.

i have a small hit in my passenger quarter panel but i doubt thats it. im going to replace a couple of things and see where i go from there.

 

A light collision from the rear can cause the rear window glass to shift and the seal to be broken, which can cause a water leak.

 

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so that could probably be the issue. when i take it to the body shop to be painted ill have him check that out. thanks.

 

i had a water leak also mine was from the tail light gaskets and both rear quater panel windows. i put some silcone on the tail light gaskets which fixed one problem. then the quater panel windows i got ace glass to come and reseal the windows and put a new rubber seal on the outside now its super fresh lol. but anyways the guy at ace glass said that my glue that held the windows in had started to wear out and developed water passages through and around my window. now i am riden DRY! get someone to spray the water hose on ur car while ur inside and watch were it comes from to pinpoint the location.

 

Check ur tail lights, change ur seal, N fix any rust wholes.

 

I found my 96 EX was leaking at the corners where the quarter is joined to the top drip rail. If you follow the valley next to the trunk seal at the base of the window to either edge where it meets the qtr panel, you will see they seal the two sheets of metal together with adhesive. Mine had dried and cracked a little letting water weep through the seam. A little silicone and no more leaks.

Steve

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ahglaze1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had a water leak also mine was from the tail light gaskets and both rear quater panel windows. i put some silcone on the tail light gaskets which fixed one problem. then the quater panel windows i got ace glass to come and reseal the windows and put a new rubber seal on the outside now its super fresh lol. but anyways the guy at ace glass said that my glue that held the windows in had started to wear out and developed water passages through and around my window. now i am riden DRY! get someone to spray the water hose on ur car while ur inside and watch were it comes from to pinpoint the location.</TD></TR></TABLE>



<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Seminole Civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I found my 96 EX was leaking at the corners where the quarter is joined to the top drip rail. If you follow the valley next to the trunk seal at the base of the window to either edge where it meets the qtr panel, you will see they seal the two sheets of metal together with adhesive. Mine had dried and cracked a little letting water weep through the seam. A little silicone and no more leaks.

Steve</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

l just purchased a 98 civic coupe noticed in the back next to the trunk was leaking, after looking at it were the car is welded from the factory , this is were the qtr panel and trunk part is welded from the factory. in the gutter were your trunk lid shuts there is what we call seam seal from , this seam seal is breaking apart and water is seeping under it to get inside the trunk. Number one cause of honda trunk leaks. Also know this cause i work at the honda mfg plant in lincolin al where i build the honda pilot and mdx. This seam seal is applied after the panels are welded and it heads to paint. If you will tape off your trunk gutters and spray flex shield or apply a tar like substance from your local hardware store that should stop it from leaking again

 

you can check if your seam seal has a crack in it like mine. This is on the roof near the rear glass