common leaks in trunk?

[mr2 mk1.5]

I've purchased a 1990 5spd sedan recently. And plan to put in a decent sound system. But the trunk has medium surface rust. And rain leaks into there. so my question is are there common leaks in the trunks of these vehicles? There is no plane sight of where the water is comming in at. But i will take out all the carpet and plastic linings in the morning. Maybe i'll find out then. Thanks in advance.

[C91BLX7]

I know the otherday I got my first leak, it was from the tail light.

[cvc7chris]

Mines Never leaked

find the source of the leak....
maybe something like glue that's waterproof to seal where the water is coming
in through

or maybe the plastic rubber thingy around ur trunk has been torn up and is leaking thru them

who knows

[Joshy]

water can come into the trunk many ways, but the most common is due to faulty gaskets in the tail lights. other points of ingress is the insulation around your trunk lid and cracks in the garnish around the rear windshield.

search the topic, because there are many helpful threads that might be able to help you out.

[mr2 mk1.5]

Didn't even think of the tail lights seals! And to thing i had a problem with the rear trunk on my mr2 to. And didn't think that could be it. Well will find out in the morning.

[evil_demon_01]

Also the rubber seal that seals the boot (around the edge) has a habit of rusting out the lip it sits on causing a leak.
And also another common leak location is the trim around the window, where the holes for the trim clips rust out.

[mr2 mk1.5]

Ok i'll just take the day off tomarrow and strip the whole insides out "oh yeah i'm off tomarrow good thing". Well my lil girl will just have to sit in the car and pertend shes driving like she did with the crx. Well i'll know where all the rust spots are then huh!

[Gyuri87]

Rain leaks into mine too I'll have to check it out when I take it out of the garage.

[XcluziveAZN]

open the trunk -> open access to both tail light -> get cup of water -> Pour it in the center of the trunk behind the gasket -> look where the leak is


I did that and found out both of my tail lights are leaking.

got to go buy some proxy glue and seal it

[blizzard335]

In my car, water seeps thru' the weather strip around the rear windscreen.

There seems to be a hole which has been rusted thru some where in the rear bulkhead, of which I havent found as yet.

And I got the car repainted around a year and a half ago

[aRaKNiD]

Mine leaks because the rear window trim is missing. "Great Stuff" foam insulation fixed this for me...although it's just a temp, quick fix.

[mr2 mk1.5]

Well found the problem both rear wheel wells are rusted thru in a spot or two. Looks like time for some fiberglass work "good thing i make glass speaker box's". And i think i'll use a couple cans of that expanding foam. Also thanks for the ideas guys!

[peteyP]

I've purchased a 1990 5spd sedan recently. And plan to put in a decent sound system. But the trunk has medium surface rust. And rain leaks into there. so my question is are there common leaks in the trunks of these vehicles? There is no plane sight of where the water is comming in at. But i will take out all the carpet and plastic linings in the morning. Maybe i'll find out then. Thanks in advance.

i got the same problem, i havent been able to find a source

[mr2 mk1.5]

Well at least tear'n everything out was a lot easier than i thought it would be. Took about 45 minutes to do. and now that the seats are out and all the carpet i've run all my amp wires. Just gotta seal up the holes and get rid of the rust so moisture won't kill my amp!

[AccordWarrior]

The clips on the rear window molding can be troublesome.

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=16577

That's a good guide to replacing them.

The antenna hole can also pose a problem.