new weatherstripping, caulk if you really think its necesarry, and do you ahve aftermarket taillgihts? My old altezzas used to fill up with water, and then when i would open my drunk all the water would dump out of hte back of them and go all over my sh*t. soooo annoying [:@]just another reason to stick with stock tails.

In all honesty, '97 was 10 years ago, i wouldnt doubt if hte weather stripping was bad by now.

 

Yeah I wondered about the seal too
I also wondered if the stock lights were leaking as the left side has a crack in it not shattered just cracked.
Again guys thanks for the answers they are all good in there own way and I will as soon as I get it fixed put in a "it worked for me " photos and all

 

taillgihts could be a factor, but mine didnt leak until i opened the trunk. do yours leak all the time?

 

I have the same problem man....but only when I go through the car wash. It can rain and the trunk never leaks, it's just when going through the car wash. I folded the back seats down and had my buddy lay into the trunk when I went through the car wash and it was running in just like a freaking waterfall right by the back window.

 

haha i had the carwash problem with my old side mirrors, i could just see it running into my interior [:'(]

 

Mine leaks all the frickn time..... when I pop the trunk water runs in from inside the lid??
when it rains the wheel well becomes a swimming pool for very small wheels its just a fun thing to have ............yet I have no outward signs of rust so I can only summise its a new thing with this car O lucky me

 

i kinda have the same problem with my hatches they both seem to colloct a little bit of water where the spare tire goes, i cant find my leak either but im goin to try the silicon idea, lol.

 

Skateman, just make sure that you use clear silicone.

 

I have a leak, but it hasn't been enough so far to make me get off my *** and fix it.

 

good way to check is to go to a car wash and use some pressure on it.. have one guy in the trunk with a light, one outside.

this is what i did on my EF sedan that leaked. it ended up being from the tailights ( just siliconed around them a lil) and that backup light bar across the back. there was 1 other small place but i dont remember where.. so far no more leaks