Leaking Taillights (Again)

[BRZnut]

Originally Posted by Danklvr

Just get some clear silicone caulk and seal the seams yourself... OEM / aftermarket... takes 5 min, and its good piece of mind.

because of the design of the rear trunk/taillight area, water will always drain right onto the taillight gaskets.. pop your trunk, and look down at the top of your tail light.. see that big hole?

Option 2 - get some "snowman Snot" and seal the area with that, and re-direct the water off to the rear instead of down that hole into the back of the tails..

just my $0.02..

I did what you did with black caulk as a preventative measure

[Danklvr]

Originally Posted by BRZnut

I did what you did with black caulk as a preventative measure

Yup after seeing so many people with leaking issues, i thought it best to be proactive myself.. have had no issues with my stocks or aftermarket tails since doing this..

[Danklvr]

Found a pic of another member using "Snowman Snot" to seal the offending area and divert water out of the light assy..

[Simok]

Hmm Ill have to try this once I get them painted again. And get some more gasket ninja gaskets

[Chanpion]

Not much you can do.
I got my changed in Dec 2014 after I heard on the forums that the gasket got updated for them. Either I was lied to or the update doesn't work. They actually worse now. They don't leak terribly, just light condensation. If it stays there then when the temp gets warm, remove the trunk lining and pop out the brake light bulb harness and just use the blowdryer on it for a few minutes.
They get in because of a few things, the drain off for the rear window is over the tail light gaskets and the seals on the whole car are pretty useless. If I open my trunk during the winter, the whole interior trunk is full of condensed water.

[kodyo]

Originally Posted by Simok

This last set leaked with the gasket ninja ones and the 3m silicone

At that point you might as well glue the gasket to the housing and the gasket to the car. Doubt it would leak at that point, if mine ever leak again, that's probably what I'll do.

[Simok]

Originally Posted by kodyo

At that point you might as well glue the gasket to the housing and the gasket to the car. Doubt it would leak at that point, if mine ever leak again, that's probably what I'll do.

I used the black 3m weather stripping to glue the gasket to.the housing, but not the gasket to the car. Im gonna try that and sealing the top.

Now to see if I can get toyota to give me the money back from getting them painted.

[wdninja]

Originally Posted by Simok

This last set leaked with the gasket ninja ones and the 3m silicone

If anyone has purchased and had any issues with Gasket Ninja gaskets, please PM or email me and I'll hook you up.

info@gasketninja.com

For anyone with a FRS/BRZ/GT86 (stock or aftermarket tail lights/gaskets), you should definitely cover the gaps between the trunk and the tail light housings. Lots of people have recommended silicone or "snot", but those methods make a mess or are unsightly. I just use waterproof black 'Gorilla Tape'. It's cheap, affective, and easily removable/replaceable.

[cycleboy]

Originally Posted by Simok

Also that there is no way to dry them out and if its not fixed it will be "very bad"

I can say the first part is not true, they can be dried and the methods are on this forum. The second part seems not true as well, but I don't know what they mean by "very bad". There are pictures of cars with something like an inch of water in there and everything still worked fine.

Mine had about 1/4" in them after we got real rain last year. I did the GasketNinja fix and they've been fine since. You have to not only use the thicker gaskets and glue them to the housings, but also put some sort of dam up top to redirect the water. I wouldn't glue the gaskets to the car, it'll likely not help, could make a place for water to pool agains the metal, and will make removing them more difficult. Just my thoughts though.

[keonigt]

Originally Posted by Danklvr

Found a pic of another member using "Snowman Snot" to seal the offending area and divert water out of the light assy..

Where do you buy this product, 'Snowman snot'? Im trying to find it online, but I can't find it.

[Danklvr]

Originally Posted by keonigt

Where do you buy this product, 'Snowman snot'? Im trying to find it online, but I can't find it.

do a google search for Poster Putty / mounting putty. Scotch / 3m / UHU Tac all sell a variety.

[stevesnj]

Use windshield Adhesive Sealant by 3M Autozone has it, stuff works great.

http://www.autozone.com/sealants-glu...ne/464397_0_0/

[BRZnut]

I used black caulk and since my car is DGM, looks fine

[wdninja]

Just to reiterate, I'd really recommend using tape over the gap between the trunk channel and the tail light housings. Especially if you have to remove your tail lights for any reason in the future (swapping them out, changing for aftermarket, or another repair), it'll make it way more difficult using caulk.

All the adhesive you should need is sealing the gasket to the tail light housing.