Fighting the Dreaded Leaky Hatch

SupraSaver87 · 08-21-2006, 03:41 PM

I am all for fabricating something yourself, that is if you know what you are doing. If something that you can find, and will work, is cheaper.....then do it, and don't look back!

Lots of times, you can make something that will work, and not look horrible, for WAY less than buying the actual part. As for buying the weather stripping for your car, I believe the cheapest price I have found for the rear seals was somewhere around the $480 USD mark.

That is a simple piece, that costs ALOT to buy....too bad they get destroyed easily.

Lunch2000 · 08-21-2006, 04:19 PM

Has anyone had any luck with a generic product? Maybe I'll just get a car cover....

scruffboy · 08-21-2006, 07:22 PM

My rear hatch does not leak, it's the moon roof. I don't see to many Supra's with moon roofs, but this was definitely an option, as I can tell it was part of the original car. Anyway, the weather stripping around the hatch looks like nothing more than you would put on a door, so I was thinking I could get away with something from a hardware store. Thank God my rear hatch has stayed in pretty good shape. Whoever owned this car before me took excellent care of he interior, and I'm trying to follow in his path.

Lunch2000 · 08-21-2006, 08:58 PM

Well I can tell you its not the Moonroof/Sunroof 'cause I don't have one. Anyways I found a place that sells OEM supra parts at a good price on-line. Its a little funky because they list it as the Celica Supra, but they give you nice little exploded diagrams so you can see your part. They have the hatch weatherstrip for about $70 USD.

http://www.castleautoparts.com/

I'll let eveyone know how it goes......

burton51m · 08-21-2006, 09:17 PM

scruffboy, you and me are the only people that have moonroofs that i know of.

i dont think i could live without it...

dcrusupra · 08-22-2006, 03:48 AM

Ok. The hatch weatherstripping from the dealership is $77. The taillight gaskets are around $20 each. Those are the only 2 problem areas that water could come in thru. Unless there is a bigger problem. I.E. rust.

Supra2NR · 08-22-2006, 06:29 AM

the previous owner
of the car really let this car go uncheckd

the first time that i went there
to take out the spare tire
the hatch was completly flooded
even the spare tire was rusting

i belive mine has sumething to do with the talights
one, my taillights are crakd
two, i saw moisture on the bottom of the taillight
inside the trunk
but im jus gonna use sum caulk
hopefully it'll be fine
and it wont cost me anymore that 5 bucks

08-21-2006, 03:41 PM	#1
SupraSaver87 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Manitoba Posts: 150	Home Fabrication!! I am all for fabricating something yourself, that is if you know what you are doing. If something that you can find, and will work, is cheaper.....then do it, and don't look back! Lots of times, you can make something that will work, and not look horrible, for WAY less than buying the actual part. As for buying the weather stripping for your car, I believe the cheapest price I have found for the rear seals was somewhere around the $480 USD mark. That is a simple piece, that costs ALOT to buy....too bad they get destroyed easily. __________________ My Ride: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2351563 Our Supra’s, which art in the driveway, Hollowed be thy power, thy mods are great, thy speed endless, On the road or at the track. Give us this day free of cops, And forgive us our impound charges, as we forgive those who are slow. And lead us not into speed traps, and deliver us from the interceptors, For thine is our car, the power, and the glory…forever and ever….amen.

08-21-2006, 04:19 PM	#2
Lunch2000 Stock Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Union City, NJ Posts: 19	The Dreaded Leaky Hatch Has anyone had any luck with a generic product? Maybe I'll just get a car cover.... __________________ '89 Supra Turbo 5-speed, 3" stainless exaust

08-21-2006, 07:22 PM	#3
scruffboy walbro fp Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kearny, New Jersey, USA Posts: 427	Not rear hatch My rear hatch does not leak, it's the moon roof. I don't see to many Supra's with moon roofs, but this was definitely an option, as I can tell it was part of the original car. Anyway, the weather stripping around the hatch looks like nothing more than you would put on a door, so I was thinking I could get away with something from a hardware store. Thank God my rear hatch has stayed in pretty good shape. Whoever owned this car before me took excellent care of he interior, and I'm trying to follow in his path.

08-21-2006, 08:58 PM	#4
Lunch2000 Stock Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Union City, NJ Posts: 19	The Joys of a Hard Top Well I can tell you its not the Moonroof/Sunroof 'cause I don't have one. Anyways I found a place that sells OEM supra parts at a good price on-line. Its a little funky because they list it as the Celica Supra, but they give you nice little exploded diagrams so you can see your part. They have the hatch weatherstrip for about $70 USD. http://www.castleautoparts.com/ I'll let eveyone know how it goes...... __________________ '89 Supra Turbo 5-speed, 3" stainless exaust

08-21-2006, 09:17 PM	#5
burton51m Lexus & 550's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 536	scruffboy, you and me are the only people that have moonroofs that i know of. i dont think i could live without it... __________________

08-22-2006, 03:48 AM	#6
dcrusupra 500whp yet? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Plantation, Fl. Posts: 1,052	Ok. The hatch weatherstripping from the dealership is $77. The taillight gaskets are around $20 each. Those are the only 2 problem areas that water could come in thru. Unless there is a bigger problem. I.E. rust. __________________ New Rebuild My CarDomain

08-22-2006, 06:29 AM	#7
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	the previous owner of the car really let this car go uncheckd the first time that i went there to take out the spare tire the hatch was completly flooded even the spare tire was rusting i belive mine has sumething to do with the talights one, my taillights are crakd two, i saw moisture on the bottom of the taillight inside the trunk but im jus gonna use sum caulk hopefully it'll be fine and it wont cost me anymore that 5 bucks __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

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