Rear back light housing, any gaskets?

NeoNeo2g · Post by **NeoNeo2g** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:01 pm

Hi.

Does 2g Neon have any gaskets in its rear back light housings?

I'm asking this because water gets in to the trunk through back light housings (not from the trunk lid, tested, also confirmed, that the leak is in the housings).

Any ideas, home-made silicone joints from tube?

If there is gaskets available, could you provide some information, thank you.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:07 pm

i assume your talking about the taillights??

yea, there pretty common for leaking, they do have gaskets, talk to excon, he just sealed them. im not sure for what, just look for his thread.

sealing is probabyl your best bet to stop leaking. (but not guaranteed)

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:25 pm

Go to the how to - exterior section. look for my thread on this.

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:17 pm

Yea man, EVERYBODY has this problem. It's an easy fix. Just search for it on here.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:36 pm

The gaskets are $5 each at the dealership, go pick up some new ones

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:34 am

Go to a Dodge Parts counter, and tell them you need a set of rear taillight seals. Done. (I put almost a full tube of weatherstrip glue around them as well).

NeoNeo2g · Post by **NeoNeo2g** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:56 am

... was exactly what I was referring to.

Thanks for the replies, was helpful.

I was amazed bacause when I checked the housings (I inspected them already by removing them earlier), there were no gaskets of anykind (????) Is there any, when they came out from the factory, or are the gaskets post-produced due to this design failure?

(Or did I just manage to buy a used timebomb which lacks this'n'that...

)

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:39 am

yeah, you bought a used timebomb

they do come with gaskets from the factory but over time they shrink and wear away causing rogue leaks.

jrumann59 · Post by **jrumann59** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:37 pm

RTV or Caulk for FTMFW

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:20 pm

^that's redundant as the first 'F' in FTMFW stands for 'for'

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:21 am

NeoNeo2g wrote:... was exactly what I was referring to.

Thanks for the replies, was helpful.

I was amazed bacause when I checked the housings (I inspected them already by removing them earlier), there were no gaskets of anykind (????) Is there any, when they came out from the factory, or are the gaskets post-produced due to this design failure?

(Or did I just manage to buy a used timebomb which lacks this'n'that... )

They're black foam looking things....

This is them on the right side of this picture:

excon · Post by **excon** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:10 am

New gaskets didn't work for me. I had to put the gaskets on the tails, then use silicon sealant on the gaskets where they came in contact with the body, and press them into place. I still have a little bit of water in my trunk, but it's not a pond in the spare tirewell anymore.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:58 am

lol caulk? Really? Go spend $8 a piece on new gaskets from the dealer. Then I sealed my third brake light with silicone. Also, if you have a sunroof, check to see the hoses are secured in the trunk to let the water drain out of the car instead of into the trunk.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:41 pm

If taillight gaskets don't completely fix the problem, check the trunk lid weatherstripping.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:03 pm

Taillight gaskets fixed my issue too...no need for any other sealant or caulking.

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