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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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Default Re: Water Leaks
Originally Posted by James1549
A brother Crossfire owner came over today with a few issues with his car. To change out the center brake light on a roadster, you must remove the wing and mounting panel. The light is actually sandwiched between the deck lid and the mounting plate for the wing.

First off, only 2 o-rings were found on the 4 studs. You can see the plate had some leakage all the way around. The original seal was not pressed very tight. After we cleaned everything up, we resealed the perimeter area with a double strip of rope chalk. Also placed a layer under wing stand-offs. Coated all metal areas with some antiseize compound. This something everyone should get checked out, whether SRT or NA. James
I used the rope caulking on my test to see the thickness that the gasket had to be. I left it for a day and found that it stuck like crazy, it all came of in one piece attached to the panel. If I had left it for a long while it may never have came off. Anyone using a silicone caulking from a tube will not get the panel off and if wrongly sloped will hold water in any dips.

I suspect that water leaks past the top part of the seal and can then get to the bottom and drain out past the ill fitting seal at the bottom. Mine only leaked inside when an ice storm blocked the bottom and the water backed up and went down the hatch latch. There was no sign of water having been in the trunk before. Luckily there was not a lot of water but it had made it way to the bulkhead area and gone down to the first step of the well. Water sits in the flat area behind the wing logo with no slope to exit down. The top part of the seal should be sloped to enable the water to escape to each side.

My comments are applicable to the coupe, but in general can apply to the roadster.
 
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