A leak in the hatch?

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A leak in the hatch?

By Matt.M
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:17 am #109062 I bought my civic a few months ago, with it bare metal in the hatch area. Finally I got tired of that, removed the back seats, and sprayed some plastic down to make it look better and to get rid of some of the noises, and welded in some holes I found while sanding.

So it has finally started to rain like crazy, and I go out to the the Civic for a trip out of town. I push my driver seat forward to get a few things out of the back, and notice some water in the spare wheel area. So I know it's been leaking, but it was going out of the holes so I never saw it.

I was wondering what area it would probably be leaking from. I plan on keeping the back seats out and doing some custom work in the back, and if it leaks that will ruin hundreds of dollars after I get it all installed. I was lucky to have welded up the holes or I'd have never known until it was too late!
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By spiritR
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:33 am #109064 check the hinge area when you lift your glass or just get a hose and give the back a good spray was it a puddle or just little drips? goodluck :thumb:

By Matt.M
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:28 am #109074
spiritR wrote:check the hinge area when you lift your glass or just get a hose and give the back a good spray was it a puddle or just little drips? goodluck :thumb:


Well, it rained pretty hard for a few days, and I didn't notice it until a day or two after it had rained. There were a few cups of water, so it couldn't have been THAT bad of a leak. When the light gets out, I'm going to go check for missing plastic anywhere.
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By spiritR
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:32 am #109075 yea i got a small leak from the hinge area just little droplets nothing to cuz a tiny puddle when the sun comes out you should spray the car down to make sure where its leaking
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