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Originally Posted by dem00n
Haha, you don't think i've done this?
I've done it all under the sun. New custom cut gaskets, double gaskets, silicone and so forth.
I'm getting tired of this bullshit.
36K miles in and this is the 7th time it's happened. Seven.
I have patience for when somethings broken, not flawed from the start.
I'll try the gaulk, but it's the underbody of the taillight of which moisture from the air gets in, not so much the rainflow or waterfowl from the trunk. There have been days where there is no water at all touching the car and i'll still get it. I live near the water, theres moisture in the air all day.
I've spent over $60 on fixing a seal of taillight, boy doesn't that sound stupid?
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Don't mean to provoke anyone or hit any nerves. That really sucks, you must be in the worst case scenario for conditions to lead to this.
I'm sure you've accounted for this, but it's possible the thin metal underbody is warped, rendering any dry gasket useless. At least a wet sealant such as silicon or a tacky putty (maybe snowman snot would work in the same way) would fill the tiny gaps and voids left behind by a dry gasket.
When I had the taillight assembly out I believe the only way for moisture to actually enter the assembly was through the bulb sockets, because there's no seal there. (Unless the housings are cracked/damaged/flawed/modified, etc providing another pathway). Apparently the hot/cool cycles each day are sucking moist air into the housings where it later condenses if you live in a humid environment. If the sockets are the only pathway, maybe just use some of the snowman snot mentioned above if its removable? I can't remember how the bulb sockets were shaped, but I imagine it would work either as a gasket inside the socket or packed around the outside.