Tail light sealing?

Trappy · Post by **Trappy** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:10 pm

Alright, I didn't have to make a new thread (save giving the "search" lecture for another noob LOL) to figure out why my car is waterlogged. Where do I get this tar stuff to seal my taillights? And how do I re-seal the tail lights? Thanks.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:34 pm

You mean the foam tail light gaskets? Any Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealer.

There is no tar sealer used.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:46 pm

I bought new seals and used weatherstripping glue too. Just 'cuz.

Trappy · Post by **Trappy** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:29 pm

Alright, cool. Thanks y'all I'll keep that in mind. The Neon is too small to be an efficient swimming pool

nineball · Post by **nineball** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:17 pm

i only needed the new foam seals from the dealer, nothing else, to stop my water problem. they seem to last about 3-5 years before crapping out.

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:44 pm

Black RTV works too.

00Neon RCR · Post by **00Neon RCR** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:52 pm

Yup buy new seals from a dealer. Also my trunk had a removable plug in the bottom underneath all the carpet to drain the water. It is as if dodge knew that this would be a problem. Goodluck and yes black rtv works too.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:59 pm

ZeroChad wrote:Black RTV works too.

Bathroom-grade silicone works too.

Trappy · Post by **Trappy** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:12 pm

Thanks y'all. I need to find that plug. I noticed that it leaks out when it's on a certain grade in my driveway...

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:22 pm

Trappy wrote:Thanks y'all. I need to find that plug. I noticed that it leaks out when it's on a certain grade in my driveway...

Take a glass of water and pour it along the rain rails on the bottom of the rear window. With your trunk open and the carpet pulled back, you should be able to see water pour in from the holes.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:30 pm

Trappy wrote:Alright, cool. Thanks y'all I'll keep that in mind. The Neon is too small to be an efficient swimming pool

True. However if you let it fill up enough and turn on the heater, it does make a nice hot tub.

Trappy · Post by **Trappy** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:34 pm

True, true.
And if you re-route the exhaust into the trunk, it makes a wonderful jacuzzi

Add hula girls and fake palm trees/flamingos, and you got it made!

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Mon May 02, 2011 10:40 am

haha love this forum

anyways, I am still having issues even after silicone arround the tail lights, I think uit may be the seal for the trunk?

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Mon May 02, 2011 10:57 am

NEON PARABOLA wrote:haha love this forum

anyways, I am still having issues even after silicone arround the tail lights, I think uit may be the seal for the trunk?

where exactly did you put said sealant? you need to remove the taillight and put it around the gasket...

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:08 pm

Thats what I did, I also caulked arround my srt spoiler, still leaking. I can see sunlight arround the tail lights. Theyre aftermarket, and I think they just may be warped?

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:06 pm

sure they're not cracked?

garfield3887 · Post by **garfield3887** » Mon May 02, 2011 7:15 pm

When mine were leaking, I just used some clear bathroom silicone I had left from remodeling my bathroom. I dunno if it was a no no or not, but it's definitely waterproof and worked like a charm!

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Tue May 03, 2011 10:35 am

they arent cracked, they just dont fit worth a crap

Post by **racer12306** » Tue May 03, 2011 10:39 am

Then that's your problem. Time to get better tail lights.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue May 03, 2011 12:30 pm

Yeah... if they don't fit properly how can you expect them to seal?

greybox · Post by **greybox** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:19 am

just got the new seals from the dealer yesterday, one was $7.49, the other was $8.10..weird! He says they are a pain in teh butt and that even though the packaging is not marked left or right it seems easy to figure out..he said it takes a while and trial and error...then the more I talked to this 'neon expert' I realized there is a whole lot of hot air in that head!!!!

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:17 pm

a pain in the butt? lol, twist out bulb holders, 3 bolts to take out the taillight. rip off old gasket, apply sealent/rtv/silicon etc install new gasket, put back on car..