I bought some Spec-D taillights for my 95 Civic EG HB. They are red/clear. I love the look. Unfortunately, I thought my friend sealed them pretty well with silicone and I'm just noticing now both outer tail lights have water droplets in them.

Does anyone know of a higher quality brand of tail light that doesn't leak or require sealing out of the box? I'd prefer not to go back to OEM because I can't stand the color.

 

Take them apart and re seal to your liking.

 

I don't want to do that if possible.

 

I went back to OEM taillights to save the hassle.

/Thread Closed

 

We haven't had rain or moisture so I can't confirm nor deny the Spyder EG hatch tail lights from Amazon.com are leak proof yet or not.

Still waiting for wet weather.

 

I know it's late for this, however, we've finally started the rainy season.

So far no leaks on Spyder Smoked LED taillights for the 92-95 hatchback with multiple days of driving in the rain.

Same with the Spec D Tuning projector head lights with LED accents and rather weak halos (the only downside).

Seems to be good quality lights now a days.

Spyder taillights are not 100 percent plug and play on the hatchback though. Some wiring was required.

 

Every single set of aftermarket non depot brand headlights I've used have poor silicon seals. They all require an extra going over before you put them in.

 

Update:

I'm unsure if my taillights are actually leaking, or it's a problem with the body of my car. I noticed that the tail light foam gaskets are not getting wet in a rain storm, but I am accumulating water in the spare tire region. I actually was able to see water trickling down from a seam that was silicone next to where the taillight bolts come through the body. It's in the furthest corner of the rear on the passenger side. It's kind of like a little crevasse in the body. In the photo I posted below (not mine) it's the passenger tail light, but closest to the outer-side of the body. I'm not too sure, but I think what I'm trying to say is that it's the seam/weld where the quarter panel meets the main body next to the tail light area?

 

You know, that's funny. I have a 95 Hatch and I was just attempting to swap the side marker bulbs of the tail lights with LEDs and I noticed the same leak on the seam but on the Drivers side. I haven't checked my spare tire but I have confirmed with all the massive rain that the Spyder smoked tail lights don't leak and are very good, do take a touch of wiring, and my spec-d tuning projector headlight lenses haven't leaked and are very good. Their weakness is the halos suck ***** but everything else about them is pretty good quality.

So yeah, I have that same rear seam seal leak on the hatchback right to the outside of the taillight metal frame/box/housing that the taillight bolts to.

Now I get to wait until its a dry day, spray it down with brake cleaner and then use some seam sealer on it.

 

Interesting that I'm not the only one with this problem :D! I'm going to take my car to my body shop on Friday, and see what he can do. Other than that, I really like the spec-d headlight / corner lights & the tail lights. The tail lights did get foggy / hazy from condensation, but I have a suspicion it's the result of a bad sealing job someone did on them. It could also be that the extra water in the corner just adds to the condensation since it's close to the housing. Who knows?

 

An update, the spec-d tuning headlights finally started to fog tonight. They are missing a clip on each one and I still need to rip them open to do something with the halo's so I wasn't overly worried about them. I'll seal them with some quality sealant after I am done.

The spyder tail lights still are in perfect condition with no water or condensation on the inside to date.
I got these but the 3 door version:
https://www.amazon.com/Spyder-Honda-...AMHZ3DD4Y&th=1

Don't seem to have the smoked ones for the 3 door at the moment but they are staying leak free unlike the head lights.

 

I would try new tail light gaskets. I went from 3 inches of water in spare tire well after a week out of the garage to a completely dry trunk with $25 tail light gaskets. I bought em for my 97 Integra and solved my problems. I had OEM ones originally that worked fine with APC brand lights but leaked horribly when I put OEM tails back in for some reason. Looks like they have some available for Civics too:
http://stores.ebay.com/Detroit-Muscl...nda+tail+light
If they don't have what you need you could try OEM. Should be fine, but you may need to replace them in 10 years.

 

At least in my car, the gaskets are 100% dry during a rainstorm. So, I'm pretty sure a new gasket for me wouldn't solve the problem. I made an appointment with my bodyshop guy. He knows exactly what to do with that body weld seam. He told me he was going to grind it down and reseal it. I'm looking forward to the results. A friend of a friend was the one who sealed my leak with silicone. He did a horrible job... He's also the one who sealed the tail light and those leaked too. Luckily I started over and have a fresh pair of lights now that I need to seal.