found hatch leak

ok so it was pouring the the whole day and last night. and i just happened to see my passenger side hatch leaking. its mainly on the corner on passnger side. ive looked at the threads on this and found no pics on how to do it. not sure what the parts are also. i will try to look it up like the gasket. but if anyone got pics to help me out better i will surely take it. thanks
-kev

It’s most likely your taillight gasket. What happens is your taillight gets filled with water and it overflows into the hatch area.

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replace your taillight gaskets, thats what caused my problems, oh and if you have a sunroof pull back the panels in the hatch and make sure the drainage hoses are connected and not just draining into the hatch.

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i cant see why it would be the tail light but i will surely look into that. i should replace both tho if i am changing one right. and i drive an rs model so no sunroof for me :roll:

See if you get condensation in your tails. If you have a 90-91 its a lot easier to tell, but it’s likely they are leaking…most people go through that problem.

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umm yeh about that… i never saw my sales condensate. i’ve seen other DA’s condensate but mine doesn’t

Then check the weatherstripping on your hatch. It’s gonna break down over time like all the other shit.

lol. wow these DA’s have a lot of leaks. one i heard is the passenger floor leak. and damn i hope i never have to go through that shit. i dont have a spoiler but yeh its gotta be the hatch weather striiping shit.gonna go and diagnose it one of these days

It’s rare if you dont have the pass. side leak in some form. 2 out of 3 of my DAs have had it BAD. What really sucks is it kills your blower motor!!! :mad: anyway ya it’s most likely the weather stripping…

5 out of 7 of my da’s had the passenger floor leak when it downpored.

damn dude 7 DA’s you’ve owned so far! meeen… this is my first and i LOVE IT. where can i fix the weather stripping or can i do it myself. what products do i need, tools. i probably won’t fix it. just next time it really pours out i’ll put my car cover on

there was one downpoor. passenger floor didnt leak. the second time around when i turned on the a/c fan it leaked… and it would leak bad ever since. even when i wash my car now :mad: