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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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Default crx hatch STILL LEAKING!!! HELP

ok ive been trying to fix this leak for a good month now and i dont no where the water is comming in at..i cant find any cracks. ..NOTHING. heres a pic to show u where the water is comming in at..ive replaced the weather stripping so i no thats now it.. the water is dripping inside the car..not from the weather stripping.. i put a **** load of silicon ( im so embarresed by this pictures.sorry guys..recently got married and i dont have the money for a body shop right now) and even with all this silicone all over the damn place it still leaks..idk what to do..where to look..where its coming in at..nothing.. heres a pic of the hatch



where it leaks

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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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I have a phantom leak as well. A buddy that works at a body shop told me that sometimes the rear hatch can be tweaked just slightly and that will cause a leak I dunno though. I wish I could find it. Everytime it rains hard my spare tire well practically gets filled.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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i no man..thats how mine was too when i first got the car..seriously had a good 6" of water in the spare tire well...
i also siliconed around the rear squirter and it still leaks..i have no clue
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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Temporary solution to my little spare tire well lake...I had to drill some drain holes. hahaha...thats sad.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 05:23 AM
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its coming from the end of the drip rails in the back of the car
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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dam looks like sheat.....
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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I had a strange leak in my ef civic, I found out that my quarter glass wasn't sealing right, so i through in some new weather stripping, then the glass sealed tight, and i havent had any water in my trunk since
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kja5070
I had a strange leak in my ef civic, I found out that my quarter glass wasn't sealing right, so i through in some new weather stripping, then the glass sealed tight, and i havent had any water in my trunk since
well the crx's quarter glass dont open up

and thats leak is coming from drip rails in back of car
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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What exactly is it your calling a drip rail?
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:25 AM
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i used to have a leak in both my CRXs
i found out that the bolts that held the hatch onto the frame were a little...i mean just a little bit smaller than the original ones.
make sure you have the right size bolts that hold that on, if you dont, then do what i did, just grab yourself some caulk and seal that bitch up. also theres a plastic peice that covers the hydraulic lifts, and thats where water gathers up too, also underneath the interior light dim thingy, that large plastic peice collects water, take that off and look around with a flashlight.

goodluck with that...btw u ought to leave a sponge or something over your rear speakers...as Polk speakers drowned on a rainy day
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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The "drip rails" are the two channels, one on each side, of the roof panel that directs water down toward the windshield, or down the hatch(no pun intended). Definitely worth checkin out at this point. I'm with SpeedSin tho, drill some drain holes just for temporary use until you can figure out where its coming from, you can always fill them after the problem is resolved. Good luck man
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