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Started raining in CA lol its a 99 with no antenna
Noticed a wet paper in the trunk. Seems to be water on the hinge elbow. Checked the weather strip...don't see anything wrong. But did notice moisture behind the strip. Any tips?
Noticed a wet paper in the trunk. Seems to be water on the hinge elbow. Checked the weather strip...don't see anything wrong. But did notice moisture behind the strip. Any tips?
Parking on an incline in inclement weather can overwhelm drains in moonroof and trunk.
Replace trunk seal and white plastic sealing clips depicted in this post;
Hello, The moisture in the photograph is likely coming from condensation caused by water sitting below the visible floor area. Remove trunk floor panel and the side floor panels and get a good look at the wells between the rear wheel wells and bumper. Do you have small lakes in the wells?
Once you have established that your ................:
a) antenna drain tube is routed correctly
b) sunroof drains actually go to their destinations
c) trunk seal is functional
d) *important* - tail lamp assemblies have sealant on their nuts/bolts (water happily trickles in here during long sits and rainy days)
................................ remove the black rubber plugs at the bottoms of the wells and cut small (about 1/2 mm past the inner diameter of the groove) v-notches to allow water to drain out. Upon reinstallation of the rubber plugs, orient the v-notches to face the rear of the car. I mean, duh.
Colin
Hello, The moisture in the photograph is likely coming from condensation caused by water sitting below the visible floor area. Remove trunk floor panel and the side floor panels and get a good look at the wells between the rear wheel wells and bumper. Do you have small lakes in the wells?
Once you have established that your ................:
a) antenna drain tube is routed correctly
b) sunroof drains actually go to their destinations
c) trunk seal is functional
d) *important* - tail lamp assemblies have sealant on their nuts/bolts (water happily trickles in here during long sits and rainy days)
................................ remove the black rubber plugs at the bottoms of the wells and cut small (about 1/2 mm past the inner diameter of the groove) v-notches to allow water to drain out. Upon reinstallation of the rubber plugs, orient the v-notches to face the rear of the car. I mean, duh.
Colin
Gonna remove all carpetiing from the trunk when I get home, anything I need to do this?
a) dont have an antenna
b) I dont know where to check that
c) trunk seal doesnt seem to be compressed nor ripped. But gonna replace regardless. Only $20
d) ill check that tonight
I've had several different vehicles with leaky trunks. When this starts happening the padding underneath all that pretty trunk carpeting soaks all the water up and starts to stink, condensate, mold, etc. I did what Amskeptic's post suggested with the plugs. I don't usually throw OEM stuff away, but I pulled the insulation away from the back of the carpeting and tossed it out too. It was ruined anyway. You can also get Damp Rid packs to hang in the trunk to remove excess moisture. They're available at Walmart or Ace Hardware.
Yup, my recently acquired 99 has a trunk leak. I plan on ripping everything out of the trunk spraying water with a hose and see if I can find where or all of the leaks
Damn. I have a pond in my trunk as well. I can't see where the water might be coming from. The top covers aren't really wet, so I wonder if it is a drain somewhere.
Damn. I have a pond in my trunk as well. I can't see where the water might be coming from. The top covers aren't really wet, so I wonder if it is a drain somewhere.
People love to go to the trunk seal and the obvious. Consider the subtle, especially that antenna mast drain (in the left side cavity) and the antenna-to-body grommet, the washers/nuts/bolts for the rear bumper/taillights (they need sealant at the body and on each contact surface of the washers and nuts/bolts. Everything needs to drain. So, if your spare tire well is well-sealed against the outside elements under the car, it is also well-sealed for keeping the lake inside the trunk. Subtle little v-notches do not allow the outside spray in half so much as let inside water drain out,
Colin
(I wish the service manual had a discussion on sunroof drain routing ... )
12-10-18, 10:02 PM
Water in trunk
