Every time it rains, the hatch refuses to open on its own. the seals stick like glue.

Tonight after washing the car, i learned why:




They need to make minature plungers, because my pinking wasn't quite able to fit down those drain tubes. Guess I'll have to take a hanger to it tomorrow...



EDIT: ohh, and some before and after magic:

Before:




After:



don't ask what that discoloration is.. must have been water on the lens or something

 

go buy some clear tubing from home depot and replace them, thats what i did when mine were all clogged

 

mine keep on getting clogged regardless of how clean I get them. I park my car under a tree and debris is always falling down and then clogging them. Is there any solution to this?

 

if your sprayer thing on the end of your hose is skinny enough, just stick the end into the drain hole and very carefully start to turn the water on. worked for me. i had the drain tube aimed into a bucket and it looked like it was pinching a loaf.

theres no need to buy new tubing. you can even take the tubes all the way out pretty easily and clean them that way.

oh yeah nice bling too

 

lol actually its chainmaile... I was wearing it on my ankle, but I kept busting a coupel of the rings, when i would stretch. Its a bit big for my wrist, so it looks totaly out of place...

 

Yeah, no matter how much I clean mine, they're always clogged less than 3 days later.

 

we need invent a little vacuum that sits under the rear bumper. water sensor switch... get some water int here and whhhooosh, and its gone

 

Or, we can just do like we do with everything else on the car. Port the water drains!

 

lol.. lets see, wastegate, irons, tb, manifolds.. hell why not!

 

Just run a 14 gauge insulated wire through and "floss" the tube.

 

there is no easy way to keep them clean, i just keep a long piece of an old clothes hanger and it gets the job done, keep it in your spare tire well, just another tool that comes in handy. wire works too but the hanger will bust through just about any debris

 

i have a solution but its a long shot. might work might not.....hows about...avoid parking under trees

 

Go at it with a coat hanger, and make sure the tube drains OUTSIDE the car, especially the one near the jack. If it drains into the car, you're asking for some good water damage, and possible rust.

 

already got some of that...

 

I have an even better solution. how about swaping out the old drainage tubing for new tubing.

 

Damn whats with the bling bling on your wrist.

 

My point exactly, do you use yourself as an auxillary grounding point or what?!

 

 

Haha, I just cleaned out my tubes and sprayed the **** out of the seal with windex, that thing opens like a charm now!

 

makes a huge difference i'd imagine

 

Yes, it did. Beforehand it would almost always get stuck and not open until I slammed my car door, now it pops right open upon lifting the lever.

 

I cleaned mine with an unwrapped coathanger.

 

FIXED

 

get some compressed air....and the nozzel becomes a giant modded version of spit ball

 

God damn you need to drive through a puddle of solvent or something. What a dirty underbody!