What do you guys think should i weld that trunt vent with a piece of aluminum so that way water won't get inside the trunk anymore. Beside the previous owner install the system in there and they probably do a little bit cutting right there. Thanks for your advice.

 

Because you have a crappy dealer. I have one like that local to me, too. They try to add 20-50% markup to parts over list price. They claim that the list price that you see online is the "wholesale price" and the only way to get that is if you are a shop. That's why I don't go to that dealership for parts. I go to the other one that just charges regular list price, regardless. And if I need something that costs more than 50 bucks, I'll buy it online, because that's approximately the price point where you'll come out ahead after paying the discounted price + shipping vs paying list price + sales tax.

 

Agreed. This has just started happening with my '00. So, I followed the steps, broke about 75% of the tabs holding the liner in (10 year old hard plastic tabs FTL) and did the correction listed on the 1st page. My trunk didn't look any where near as bad either, which is a good thing.

I also found another place where water was getting in. Although not much, just enough to wet the left side of the trunk... the source of this other leak is the gas filler door release mechanism. The giveaway for here was the sound deadening under the left of the liner was soaked when I removed it... however it's kind of hard for the water to get there from the vent.

So while I had the silicone, might as well patch up there too.

- Open gas filler door.
- Twist the release assy and pull into trunk area. (You'll see the tabs the got through the slots)
- Put the silicone around the hole on the inside of the trunk.
- Put the release back into the hole (make sure you don't get any silicone on the actual tab that releases the door).

--kC

 

Good eyes IMP.

Thanks to the OP, I had two leaks and thought my first fix was useless. I siliconed the inside of the vent, and now my trunk is dry. Thanks!

 

What is the reason for the rear vents? Can I just shut them off with a piece of plastic or metal? Thanks

 

Air flow through the car. All cars have a vent some where in the rear for this purpose. If you look behind the seats you can see the vents that allow the air to flow to the trunk.

I would not close it off. I would guess that your fresh air venting would diminish if that was done. If there were ever an exhaust leak or fumes from fuel they may also get stuck in the car for you to breath in.

 

cool thanks

 

Just an update... what I did only lessened the leaking. There's still water getting in from somewhere else. :/

The hunt continues....

---kC

 

^^^did you check the gutters?

 

This is terrible, will honda do anything to help with water issue, thats pretty bad