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Originally Posted by sirsol66
I have this this entire thread as well as the one on the BRZ forum, quite a few people have suggested a thicker custom gasket or doubling up the OE one. I have already purchased a new set from Toyota that I will use on the new taillights when they're installed, right now I'm letting the other set air out.
The idea of building the dam doesn't appeal to me, as it traps the water on top of the trunk area, instead of letting it flow down and out as its intended to. I'm not suggesting the Toyota/Subaru design is ideal (far from it), but I'd much rather have condensation in my taillights than salt water sitting on the quarter panel of the car, especially since this car doesn't have any other drain holes. We'll see if my condensation comes back in a few days, it was just very weird that there was no hint of it until a year after the car arrived.
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I beg to differ - my snow man snot dam DOES NOT trap water on top of the trunk area.
Because of the shape of the dam, the angles, and gravity, ALL flowing water is evacuated - none is trapped to left sit on the quarter panel of the car.
That was the first thing I checked when shaping the snot dam. I checked with direct, indirect and every conceivable water flow and volume I could devise. I also checked after natural inundation (rain) verses man made.
The idea as first posted by me was to build a dam to prevent ingress to the seals and cause EGRESS away from the car.
If you build a dam to trap water you are doing it wrong. Reshape and spray till you get the right shape and NO water remains. Took me only a few seconds the first try to get the right shape.
By the way - with my stock gaskets, snowman snot dam, still no condensation !
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