Boot wetness :(

B00mer · Post by **B00mer** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:30 pm

Found my leak, its coming from the drivers side rear light. The foam i ordered has landed but its not up to scratch. Sourced some silicon foam but they wanted £70 for one square meter delivered

So im still on the hunt, for some decent foam

Fons[DutchGuy] · Post by **Fons[DutchGuy]** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:47 pm

B00mer wrote:Found my leak, its coming from the drivers side rear light. The foam i ordered has landed but its not up to scratch. Sourced some silicon foam but they wanted £70 for one square meter delivered

So im still on the hunt, for some decent foam

The original seals for a 5th gen rearlights aren't that expansive I belive, Cant you use one of those / modify them?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:50 pm

B00mer wrote:Found my leak, its coming from the drivers side rear light. The foam i ordered has landed but its not up to scratch. Sourced some silicon foam but they wanted £70 for one square meter delivered

So im still on the hunt, for some decent foam

I was changing a bulb on my 2g the other day, turns out my lights are leaking too, water has pooled in the recesses of the back of the nearside cluster

B00mer · Post by **B00mer** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:52 pm

Fons[DutchGuy] wrote:
B00mer wrote:Found my leak, its coming from the drivers side rear light. The foam i ordered has landed but its not up to scratch. Sourced some silicon foam but they wanted £70 for one square meter delivered

So im still on the hunt, for some decent foam
The original seals for a 5th gen rearlights aren't that expansive I belive, Cant you use one of those / modify them?

I'll have a look at those, see what the shapes like.

Yesterday i placed a carrier bag on the boot carpet under the light with a jumbo drying towel on it press against the light itself.

This morning the towel is soaked through to the point where i picked it up and it was dripping AND there was water build up on the carrier bag, chuffin weather is doing my head in.

Glad i prepared lmao

B00mer · Post by **B00mer** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:14 pm

Ok after numerous rubbish foams failing, i have opted for what can only be described as a camping mat! Its about 5-6mm thick so time will tell in the morning

Fingers crossed

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:18 pm

Let us know if it works!! There's puddles in the boot of my 2G

B00mer · Post by **B00mer** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 5:09 pm

Dont want to jinx it but this morning and tonight = dry boot

I still appear to have condensation on the boot lid, but no soggy drying towel under the light inside

Post by **vanzep** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:07 pm

result

Post by **SPYDOR** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:17 pm

My fingers are crossed for you!

B00mer · Post by **B00mer** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:23 am

Seems to have sorted my leak, i'm going to change the rest this weekend and see if this solves my condensation issue.

This is the stuff i used....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300546826937? ... 1423.l2649

You would definitely get this cheaper i would of thought. But its basically that camping mat material which are probably £1.

But i found 5 - 6mm thickness to be ideal