oths88

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hey guys my first post here so wats up i drive a 96 hatch stock

i have a water leak coming from the back of the car, and i cant figure it out where its coming from,not even my body shop guy can fighure it out, i changed the tail light gasket, i sealed everything i could even that black loop that under the rear panels anyone have any ideas where water can come in from?

ps. i found out that my car was in a rear left accident after i bought it and thats where the water is entering from any input would be great thanx

chops3266

do u have a sunroof? if so check to make sure that the 4 hoses are hooked up right that a commom one on civics

oths88

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no i dont i dont 96 civic hatchbacks came with sunroofs

civicEJ1

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actually one model did. u can get an "ek" with a sunroof.

if it got hit in the back id pull all the lining off the trunk and make sure theres no holes in the trunk under it. when i had my ej, **** would ALWAYS get soaked in trhe trunk and i had no i dea why so i stripped the trunk and found the biggest rust hole of my life and right there i knew this car had to go

ol Dusty

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have you tried running a hose over the car ? or maybe under the car? possible that the wheel is throwing water up through a hole in the fender? sounds unlikely but givin all the other things you've checked and that it was hit before...

oths88

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yea i tried that not a drop of water ts really weird lol

oths88

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see the thing is i striped the entire back including the headliner, i got reall deep into it the only possible thing it could be is the weather stripping that goes across ur trunk but i dont see anything coming from there

anybody ever had this sort of problem im really stumped on this lol
thanx everyone

NorthernEG

I had the same prob with my EG. sealed up the weather stripping that runs allong the glass and tail gate on the chassis side with this locktite expanding glue ****. hasent leaked since

Sirberner

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it's the tail light seals. you can use window cocking to fix this

when you take the light apart you will see where the seal is flat, ues the cocking on the light and the flattened seal make a beed on the light put the seal on the light and make a beed on the seal where the seal meets the body of the car. let the cocking dry the
then put back on the car

do not do the body of your car with the cocking, let the dry cocking on the back of the old seal act as a new seal.

good luck!

Sirberner

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P.S. go get it rust proofing done

TroubEL

Whoa! Whoa! Let's get out ***** vs. caulks straight!
I know the 2 can be easily confused... (especially when it comes to 'dry c0cking')

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6ZLSW_dD8

D.T.P

LMFAO that video is freaking hilarious!! btw Sirberner the OG stated that he replaced the taillight gasket so it should be fine.
try what NorthernEG suggested. GL

Sirberner

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he has a "EK" not a EG. all the EK HB that come in to honda are leaking at the lights, the back window is not a two piece like on a EG

NorthernEG

I know its not an EG im just stating what I did to fix the problem. im assuming there is still a seal there.

oths88

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the other day when it rained i saw water build up at the bottom of the tail light gasket the thing is i sealed the tail lights ALOT with this anti leak stuff the left side though i cant trace where its coming from....