Advice about leak, water in spare tire well

[RMcG]

Originally Posted by momoivanoff

Watch this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l_lkE6dndfg
It worked for me.

Thanks Ivanoff,

I watched that video and it is a good video. Here is another video that looks pretty good How to fix the most common water leak in the trunk or back of your car that says most water in a trunk (or boot) is from the tail lights. But he has a regular trunk, not have a hatchback. He uses something called Lexel as a sealant.

I also have wet carpet in front of the rear (passenger) seats, especially wet on the right side.

QUESTION: Would leaking around the tail lights cause wetness of the carpet in front of the rear seats? This is a critical question for me, since I really have to solve this problem to keep mildew from occurring.

The problem of water in the trunk (or boot) can be solved temporarily by pulling the plug and letting the water out. But I also want to see if I can solve water in the trunk permanently, maybe by sealing the rear tail lights.

R.

[momoivanoff]

Originally Posted by RMcG

Thanks Ivanoff,

QUESTION: Would leaking around the tail lights cause wetness of the carpet in front of the rear seats? This is a critical question for me, since I really have to solve this problem to keep mildew from occurring.

R.

Yes,Sir. That's how I realized I had a problem,by the wet carpet in front of the back seats.
When you remove the tail lights you will easily see where the water is coming from by looking at the rusty trail going down from certain holes.The sticky 3M stuff shown in the video is sold at Advance Auto Parts but you can probably also use something similar from Home Depot and such.