Civic Type R EK9 Measures Against Leaks on the Roof

Take measures against rain leaks in advance. Civic EK9 leaks often come in through cracks in the roof seams.

First, remove the roof molding. The rear side can be easily removed by sliding it to the front of the car body. Even so, it’s dirty.

When I remove the dirt, there are still slight cracks. The roof of this car has been replaced once, but it still cracks in a few years.

Apply a metamorphic silicone caulking. It’s a part hidden by the roof molding, so it’s suitable. Caulking was smoothed with fingers.

After that, it seems that there are many intrusions from the hinge part at the base of the rear hatch. After all there is a slight crack around the hinge.

Hmm? There are also fine cracks here.

I also piled up metamorphic silicone caulking and smoothed it with my fingers. I just want to prevent leaks.