Fighting the Dreaded Leaky Hatch
 

I am waging a war on my leaky hatch...I believe I have two contributors...first is the well known leaky taillight which provides a resevoir for the swimming pool. The second is the my hatch gasket/weatherstrip which looks like it was ravaged by wild yaks. The tail lights while a pain in the ass are a pretty easy fix (take a part, caulk, put back together) the weatherstrip on the other hand is more difficult. Does anyone know where I can pick up a decent replacement?

Lunch

im guessing
with a leg and an arm for costs
you can get it from the dealer

Fighting the Dreaded Leaky Hatch
 

Sorry, this is for an 89 Supra Turbo.....

Leaky Hatch
 

My back hatch is in pretty good shape, unless there is a real downpore it keeps out the water. My moonroof definitely could use some fixing. A regular rain won't get in, but in really hard rains it leaks, mostly after it stops and I move the car. I was thinking of buying weatherstripping from a home depot or some other hardware store and see if I might be able to snug it up myself. Whadaya think?

Scruff

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.

The Dreaded Leaky Hatch
 

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

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.

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......

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



i dont think i could live without it...

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.

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

Leaky hatch fixin'
 

Careful using run of the mill bathroom caulk. Its not really designed to hold up to weather. Your bathroom is a more consistent enviroment than the out doors. I would recommend using home weatherstripping, it comes in a roll of strands it handles like putty, does not dry out and is removable later on. I've decided to go the gasket route and order them from Toyota. They must have it that way for a good reason.....

Lunch2000

Leaky hatch
 

I wasn't gonna use caulk, I was gonna look at weather stripping. Your right Burton, I love that moonroof, I wouldn't trade it for a Targa. Anyway, lookin at some manuals, there are ways to move the hatch forward and backwards, but you have to remove some interior panels. I hope to get around to it someday. Now, if I know it is gonna rain real hard I just run a little strip of that blue painters tape along the back edge (thats the only part that leaks).

Scruff.