water leak

[ziggydriver]

hi,i was wonderinf if anybody couls shed some light on this topic,i have an ek4 with facelift rear lights and when ever it rains,i get left with a puddle of water in my boot,can anyone help me

 

[carmanvti]

This problem is 99% from the damaged tale lights gaskets.
Change the gaskets from the lights or put some silicone there.

 

[IntermaN]

hi,i was wonderinf if anybody couls shed some light on this topic,i have an ek4 with facelift rear lights and when ever it rains,i get left with a puddle of water in my boot,can anyone help me

I got this on my EK9 the other day. Identify which side is leaking first and remove the rear headlights. Give the whole area a clean and apply some silicone sealant around the headlight seals and put it back into place.

So far after several days of heavy/light rain nothing has leaked into my boot

Give that a try and let us know how you get on.

Andy

 

[type-r-dunk]

Andy glad you got it sorted then and pleased I could help.
Dunx

 

[IntermaN]

Andy glad you got it sorted then and pleased I could help.
Dunx

Yeah, thanks Dunx

 

[ImmortalOne]

I had this issue when I first purchased my ej6. I replaced the rear tail light gaskets with new ones from Honda, siliconed them to the lights but not to the car and still had severe leaking.
I found that the majority of the water was coming from the cabin vents under the tail lights. They have a poor gasket design that allows water pooling which then runs into the car. I removed the vents, cleaned them well, put some gasket maker/sealer on the gasket (which is no more than a strip of thin foam tape) and reassembled. I haven't had any leaking, not even a drip since (9+ months).