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Leak in the trunk?

Old Sep 11, 2009 | 02:06 AM
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Leak in the trunk?

Seems I have a leak in my trunk, the carpet gets all wet center at the back end.
Cant see any obevious place the leak can come from..

Are there any usual place it can leak from?

Driving me nuts

Edit: Got no spoiler, so no holes to leak through

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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jvc1986
Seems I have a leak in my trunk, the carpet gets all wet center at the back end.
Cant see any obevious place the leak can come from..

Are there any usual place it can leak from?

Driving me nuts

Edit: Got no spoiler, so no holes to leak through
Maybe one of the rubber seals on the trunk is loose or missing. I had one on my 2nd generation to go bad, and everytime it would rain or I would wash the car, There would be a puddle of water in the spare tire holder, luckily the 2nd generation came with a rubber seal in the trunk to release the water though, dont know if the 3rd generations do or not.
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 06:23 AM
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look around the taillights. i swapped tails from GXE reds to SE clear-on-reds, and didn't put a bead of sealant down... and it leaked in like a ****. also check the rubber caps on the sides where your rear sidemarker lights go (behind a flap in the trunk liner)
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by CapedCadaver
look around the taillights.
+1. Run some silicone over the top edge of your taillight (under the trunk lid) and see if your leak stops.
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by LQ91SE
+1. Run some silicone over the top edge of your taillight (under the trunk lid) and see if your leak stops.


THAT WORKED FOR ME
Old Sep 20, 2009 | 04:48 AM
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you got rust around the wheel wells, take out all the covers and carpets and check for rust.
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