And there she is...

[yankeefan31569]

The infamous water leak at the car wash..

 

[User_3336]

Click Bait! LOL I thought you were going to be showing off a brand spanking new truck! LOL

 

[OldMarine]

Click Bait! LOL I thought you were going to be showing off a brand spanking new truck! LOL

Me too! Sorry about leak. Remove 3rd brake light lens, apply silly-cone, reattach, then mask tape around the lens edge, and spray flex seal clear to seal it once and for all. Throw an led bulb in there for cargo light while you're at it.

 

[OldMarine]

By the way...to each his own, but I stay away from car wash places, too much pressure, and weird stuff seems to happen there to vehicles. Hand wash if you can.

 

[yankeefan31569]

thanks man yea i got led light bulbs in already nice and bright white thanks for the tip on the silicone, i see some chatter on here about grabbing the marine weather strips at Lowes also. prob just bring it to the dealer after huntn season. still under the 3/36

 

[BowDown]

I used Frost King roll vinyl foam tape. Sealed mine just fine and I pressure was my truck frequently (home pressure washer, 1800psi) and since, no leaks

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQRQA0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Rupp]

Can one of you guys post pics of this fix as I have no idea where you are putting this much weather stripping.

 

[BowDown]

Can one of you guys post pics of this fix as I have no idea where you are putting this much weather stripping.

This is a 2002-8 light, the 2019-2021 area outside the gasket is a little larger but I ran the foam weather striping aroung the outside perimeter of the factory seal. There's plenty of room for the size in the amazon link

 

[Rupp]

This is a 2002-8 light, the 2019-2021 area outside the gasket is a little larger but I ran the foam weather striping aroung the outside perimeter of the factory seal. There's plenty of room for the size in the amazon link

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Thanks for the info. That looks easy enough. I've not looked but is this light held in with Philips screws?

 

[BowDown]

Thanks for the info. That looks easy enough. I've not looked but is this light held in with Philips screws?

Yes, 4 IIRC
Clean the back of the light with alcohol, 5 min in and out

 

[yankeefan31569]

Bowdown thanks man... good break down of easy job ill try next week to do fix it

 

[SD Rebel]

Did you confirm no crack from the frame? It looks like the area where the frame cracks are. If so, you will likely need to contact the dealer sooner rather than later.

 

[yankeefan31569]

yea looked on both sides no cracks at all in window frame, thanks man

 

[SD Rebel]

yea looked on both sides no cracks at all in window frame, thanks man

That's a relief!

While you're there, double check the sharkfin antenna to make sure it's tight and no water is coming from there. Sometimes auto carwashes can knock those a bit loose, it's held on by a single screw. I wouldn't mess it it, just look to make sure no water came from there.

 

[yankeefan31569]

oh crap good advice will do man ty..

 

[NorthernArea51]

Brought mine into the shop today for the same thing...told them exactly where and what to look for...8hrs later “yep you’re right”

Currently waiting for FCA to approve a rear brake light repair lol


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[AxileAspen]

This is embarrassing...they market a fancy 12" display but still can't manage to engineer a correct seal for the brake light assembly to keep it from leaking.

 

[Thefamman]

The infamous water leak at the car wash..

Good luck with that. I feel your pain here is just a sample

 

[Neurobit]

@yankeefan31569 Wow. Sorry to hear.Unbelievable that they still keep pumping out trucks with this issue.

If it were something we’ve never seen before maybe, but I seem to read about this every other day. C’mon FCA, this is not rocket science.

 

[yankeefan31569]

thanks the replys guys... like Aspen said a $10 gasket seal they cant get right at the factory
unreal