Sealing Trunk/Tail lights, Got er done! |
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Sealing Trunk/Tail lights, Got er done! |
ThinAir |
Oct 15 2005, 06:09 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I knew my rear trunk had leaks and I suspected the tail light assemblies since these are often the problem. The October 2005 edition of Excellence has a mention on page 172 of a product called "Dum-Dum" that is meant for sealing such things. I checked at my local Napa and at first they had no clue what this was. Then one of the "old guys" wandered by and knew that it was a generic name for a type of product. It turns out that the actual stuff is actually called "3M Strip-Calk". You get 60 feet of it for about $15. Here's a picture of it in the box.
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smooth_eddy |
Oct 15 2005, 08:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Seattle Member No.: 3,102 |
I have leaks in my trunk too. I took off the tail light assemblys and used a small bead of clear silicone caulk to keep the water out. Well what I found after all that work was I still had leaks. What happens to my car is the water from the surface of the trunk lid wraps around the lid and works its way past the trunk gasket and drops into the trunk. So, maybe I elimated an entry point at the tail lights but water still gets in from the trunk lid. For some reason the trunk lid does not fit tight at the seal. Eddy
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