The Warden
MiB Impersonator
Hello!
There's a water leak into the cab of my truck. I'm not sure where the water's coming in from, but the water comes out of the top rear of the cab (behind the metal trim piece that holds the rear part of the headliner in). This leak didn't present itself until late in the rainy season last year, but I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to even think about it until now.
The headliner's removed; that's how I noticed it. There's a hole right under the cargo light (I think someone cut it out to run wires to a camper the truck briefly had before I got it), but this hole's been there far longer than the leak has...in fact, the cargo light was missing when I got the truck and there was just a hole there, and I never had water get into the cab from there before. I did recently replace the cab clearance lights, but I was under the impression that any water leaking from the clearance lights would go down the windshield area, not the back of the truck.
Do you guys think that water from the cab clearance lights could get to the rear of the cab? Or, where should I be looking? I know the hole at the cargo light needs to be repaired, but again, I don't think that this is causing this specific problem, since I haven't had this leak before even with the hole being present. Perhaps I should seal up the cab lights anyways; what's the best way to go about this while still being able to remove the assemblies to replace bulbs when they fail?
Thanks!
There's a water leak into the cab of my truck. I'm not sure where the water's coming in from, but the water comes out of the top rear of the cab (behind the metal trim piece that holds the rear part of the headliner in). This leak didn't present itself until late in the rainy season last year, but I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to even think about it until now.
The headliner's removed; that's how I noticed it. There's a hole right under the cargo light (I think someone cut it out to run wires to a camper the truck briefly had before I got it), but this hole's been there far longer than the leak has...in fact, the cargo light was missing when I got the truck and there was just a hole there, and I never had water get into the cab from there before. I did recently replace the cab clearance lights, but I was under the impression that any water leaking from the clearance lights would go down the windshield area, not the back of the truck.
Do you guys think that water from the cab clearance lights could get to the rear of the cab? Or, where should I be looking? I know the hole at the cargo light needs to be repaired, but again, I don't think that this is causing this specific problem, since I haven't had this leak before even with the hole being present. Perhaps I should seal up the cab lights anyways; what's the best way to go about this while still being able to remove the assemblies to replace bulbs when they fail?
Thanks!
). I tried to use the five foam gaskets that were in the best shape, but they were all questionable. I should probably seal up the lights first and go from there.
). Where are you getting yours from?
It's been a while since I looked at the cab roof of my truck (heck, it's been nearly 3 weeks since I've even seen the poor thing), but IIRC there's sort of an inner shelf that goes all around the edge of the roof on the inside, that wires can be tucked in, etc. and that water could pool in. I think there's a small opening in the shelf in the right rear corner (a factory opening; no idea what it was intendef for), and I think that's where the water's coming out. If there's no other exit point, it would make perfect sense for the water to be coming in the front and migrating back before going out.
