This Saturday, I spent the entire day with my 'new' NSX, a 97 in Kaiser. I had every intention of detailing the exterior/interior but when I opened the trunk to remove the mat, I was met with a pretty stale odor.
Seems my trunk had been leaking a little, the mat was water stained at the extreme edge, and the wadding mat under the tool kit was fouled. Light surface corrosion on the tire pump was all the evidence of moisture I needed.
Noticed the taillights also had condensation. So, there went my plans, and I dismantled the trunk.
1. Noted the catch was set 'high' (BOTH shims in place) and was loose enough on the right to cause some leakage.
2. Pulled a shim, adjusted the 'stop' on the right. Trunk clicks firmly now.
3. Pulled all the soft trim, carpet, tools, weather stip.
4. Shampooed the carpet. It was unbelievably filthy. Probably lots of road dust had crept in over the years too.
5. Cleaned the entire metal trunk floor with Simple Green. Soaped it up, rinsed, dried.
6. Let all the trim dry in the sun for several hours.
7. Left the trunk up for several hours.
8. Replaced my rust staples in the velcro AND the very crumbly pull tab rivet.
9. Pulled the tailllights out, pulled all the bulbs, let them dry outside. Lucky me, the sun did the trick.
10. Filled obvious 'gap' in taillight trim with black exterior window sealant.
12 Reassembled all.
Now, in case anyone wonders, my trunk smells nice, looks fresh and doesn't leak. Might want to pull up your carpet and check your own.
Seems my trunk had been leaking a little, the mat was water stained at the extreme edge, and the wadding mat under the tool kit was fouled. Light surface corrosion on the tire pump was all the evidence of moisture I needed.
Noticed the taillights also had condensation. So, there went my plans, and I dismantled the trunk.
1. Noted the catch was set 'high' (BOTH shims in place) and was loose enough on the right to cause some leakage.
2. Pulled a shim, adjusted the 'stop' on the right. Trunk clicks firmly now.
3. Pulled all the soft trim, carpet, tools, weather stip.
4. Shampooed the carpet. It was unbelievably filthy. Probably lots of road dust had crept in over the years too.
5. Cleaned the entire metal trunk floor with Simple Green. Soaped it up, rinsed, dried.
6. Let all the trim dry in the sun for several hours.
7. Left the trunk up for several hours.
8. Replaced my rust staples in the velcro AND the very crumbly pull tab rivet.
9. Pulled the tailllights out, pulled all the bulbs, let them dry outside. Lucky me, the sun did the trick.
10. Filled obvious 'gap' in taillight trim with black exterior window sealant.
12 Reassembled all.
Now, in case anyone wonders, my trunk smells nice, looks fresh and doesn't leak. Might want to pull up your carpet and check your own.
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