Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Trunk Leak

I'm getting moisture in the corner's of my trunk behind the wheel wells, no place else. I've seen the posts from the archive and I want to know where QWICSVT put the sealant, and another post described removing the rubber trim around the trunk and running a caulk bead, where was the bead and did it affect replacement of the rubber trim? Any help is appreciated.

On an unrelated note any info on fog bulbs that'll shine like 4100 degree color temp but not melt stock lenses?

-blest92.5
'99 1841 of 2760

From the archives.

The part number is F5RZ54280B62A. It's called a grille. It's not too
much
work. You need to remove the plastic piece covering the trunk lock area
and
then remove the carpet on the side of the trunk. To get the plastic
piece
off, you need a phillips screwdriver for the four plastic screws (be
gentle
with the screws). There are also two plastic pop rivet things you need
to
remove. The carpet is held in place by a plastic screw and two plastic
pop
rivets. Once you remove the carpet, you will see the black plastic vent
that
you just bought. Remove the new gasket from the new vent;
unfortunately, you
don't use the new plastic vent because you'd have to remove the bumper
to
install the whole assembly. The vent snaps into the sheet metal. Remove
the
old gasket from the old vent, clean the vent and sheet metal as best
you can
(for a good seal), and then insert the new vent seal into the old vent,
making sure that you insert the curved part of the gasket into the
curved
part of the vent. Make sure that the new gasket is firmly seated in the
vent. This takes some time to work the gasket into the vent because
there is
not a lot of room for your hand, but if you are patient, the whole
gasket
eventually will be well seated in the vent. Snap the vent back into the
body, being sure to position the bottom of the vent in the metal first.
You
shouldn't see water leaking through the vent anymore.

Todras, thanks for the post I appreciate it.

-blest92.5

I suggest having someone use a hose to run water on the car while you sit inside with a flashlight before you do anything. I had a leak in the vent, backglass, and the rubber gasket thing around my non-power antenna. Good luck. I chased my leaks for many months before I "plugged" them.

I'm going to try that next, since it only shows wetness in the corners I can't help thinking it's coming in behind my corner lights somehow. My trunk has a seal foam applied inside the trunk in all the seams and corners (I don't know if that's factory, dealer or former owner applied), I've never had water in the well where my spare is either. I think I would notice water there if it was the gasket.

Thank's for the advice,

-blest92.5

I just noticed about 2 inches of water in one of my tail lights. Not sure how it got in there, since there are no cracks in the lens. If the water got high enough, I suppose it could leak out the bulb holder hole and into the trunk. I sucked the water out with a siphon pump that you attach to an electric drill.

I am still fighting a trunk leak that sounds identical to Blest's. I was running water down the backglass while lying in the trunk with a flashlight and didn't see any water. I think I have to investigate the vents further. What puzzles me is that the corners get wet in the car wash or even just a light rain while the car is parked. Is it possible for water to leak in through those vents if the car is parked?