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trunk lip mounts and water leaks

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I have a 99 Malibu and been having water get in my trunk all year and when digging the spare tire out noticed the jack and all was many inches deep in water. now i look more often. it seems the cable from the trunk lip mount lets water in. how does others use trunk lip mounts and not have problems? Also had a extra mag mount on the roof with cable running in from the front of the front door to the dash and same problem.

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I would say its a problem with the trunk seals.

I've had problems with the trunk seals sticking to the trunk lid and you have to pull on the lid as it wouldn't release itself. I had to push the seal down and squeeze the metal inside it to hold it down in one spot. I can't see how the water would get in. Would it go under or over the seal? where the coax is or anywhere?

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I have not had a problem with water leaking through trunk seals (that were otherwise in good shape) when using trunk lip mounts. I am currently using both an Antennex trunk lip mount as well as one from Comet. One think that may help is to use one (such as the Comet) that provides for 6" or so of small diameter coax before leading into the main feedline.
 

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I thought the same thing about the rubber seals. You need to find what's called Rubber Rejuvenator: http://mro2go.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=75416122SQ
I haven't had any problems with seals but others have, and they purchased this stuff. Just start by spraying onto a soft paper towel and wipe it onto the rubber seal. You might find it at an electronics supply store. Radio Shack stores may have something similar. It cleans and makes the rubber more pliable. I have 3 mag mounts and only get a drop or two when I go to the car wash.
 

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We have the same problem at work. The coax creates an opening that the water follows. It's not a fault of the trunk seals at all.

We thought about building up a small ramp of silicone over the wire so the seal has something smooth to seal against but we haven't tried it yet.
 

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Yeah it's not the seal's fault. What I do whenever I have to run coax through a rubber seal is run the coax along the same direction as the seal for a little bit, stuff it down in the crease, then run it across the seal. Or, run the coax outside the seal until you can create a drip loop somewhere then run it across the seal.
 

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I had 2 Trunk Mounts on my Mazda Protege.
When I got rid of that car i put those on my 06 Malibux Maxx, never had any problems.
 

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kc0jar said it best, make drip loops on all your cables before they cross over the seals, water tends to ride down the cable to the lowest point.
 

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Check all along your trunk line behind the seal for any stress cracks or tears in the sheet metal, I had a simliar problem with a Ford Taurus. Found a small crack in body that was letting water in the trunk. I though it was the antenna the whole time.
 
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