I've got the "leaky hatch" syndrome again. From what little info I've been able to gather, the usual leak comes from where the roof seam meets the rear quarter. What is the best way to reseal this? Since the sealer is put between the panels before it's welded together it seems like it would be tough to reseal it properly.

Anybody had any success and what did you use??

 

Mine leaked for about 3 years before i figured it out by reading here. I pryed up the strip on the side that was leaking, using a large flathead screwdriver, being careful not to bend the strip. I then used some of that strong welders glue you buy at walmart and spread on the little hairline cracks under the strip. I then re applied the strip and have'nt had a leak since. Mine dripped(when it rained) from where the shock thing that holds up the hatch meets the car itself.

 

That's exactly where mine leaks. Is that strip on the roof that you removed metal or plastic? By "welders glue" do you mean J.B. Weld?

 

I believe it was metal with plastic on it maybe, but be careful prying it up. It will bend if you're not careful with it. You can just use silicon or something to skeet over the hairline cracks, then re apply the strip. No, not jb weld. I used a glue called heavy duty welder or something like that. It was or is a clear silicon type glue. I did'nt have any silicon so i just used what i had and it worked fine. You would never think that it would or could leak in those little cracks, but it did mine. The cracks were barely noticable under the strip.

 

YEP yep i had the same prblem

 

So basically the only cracks were underneath the strips? None at the roof/rear quarter seam?

 

My was leaking from the same hair line cracks, and also from the washer nozzle on the roof (I have an Si)... I used silicone on both, touch it up everyonce and a while, and its been fine...

 

i can testify to that...

 

if someone doesnt mind taking a pic of the exact spot that would be great i got the same problem, coming from the trunk shock.

 

Here... Dosnt show up close... But its a pic I took recently what just happened to have the trouble areas in the pic...