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hey guys,

got a 32

i got a issue where water leaks into my very most right taillight. i been looking and don't quite get how it runs in there?

i know there's a gap between the plastic surround that attaches to the body, but it seems that the water would just run out from there and not into the actual taillight area. i stick a cloth in to drain out the water each day, but there's lots of dirt and stuff getting in that i can't get out, and i worried that if it accumulates too much, the level will rise to the bulb and fry it.

any suggestions or anyone experienced this as well?

cheers,

- dan (coco69)

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Wow, this is the first Skyline I've heard of with this problem. I've seen countless Commodores and Falcons with it though! Usually it happens for one of 2 reasons. One, because the sealant used around the lens has come apart for whatever reason (age usually). The solution is to take the whole thing apart and re-seal it. Another is if there is a tiny hole in the plastic somewhere, which is what I had in my Commodore. You can fix this with a bit of super glue or Araldite or something.

I'm sure it happens to plenty of Skylines. I've just never actually seen it before*. Last night I saw a brand new BA Falcon with the right tail light 1/4 full of water! Well, it was in Sydney, it was probably at least 2 weeks old and gone through all the rain we had last week :)

* - ok, what's the bet I've jinxed myself now and the first one I'll see will be in my own car?

umm...stop pissing on it :rolleyes:

yeh, i notice so many modern aussuie crap has the one headlight or one tailight or half working (mostly due to water).. Least the japanese are better at it.

I think u can pull the whole assembly out if u detach screws from the boot.. can give that a try... clean it out.. and apply silicon. I know water tends to run down into that area if you open the boot if its wet, down that groove.

  • 2 weeks later...

Same here! R33 and both rear indicators. I had the dealer replace the right rear tail light assembly, just to find when I washed the car the same thing happened again. Bad design in general I feel. When I find the time I think the "pull em out and re-seal them" idea sounds good!

Anybody tried this? Was it a good solution? Difficult?

RJB

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