Water leak over back window/ 2014 crew cab
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Water leak over back window/ 2014 crew cab
Ok I've got a 2014 crew cab and it's got a leak over the back window on the passenger side. I've taken it in an they put a new third break light in it and tested it and said it was fixed. Well guess what, still leaking. Anybody else had this problem and what else did they have to do to finally fix it. I'm afraid it's gonna ruin the headliner.
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It is a known, common problem - CHMSL (Center High Mount Stop Light) / 3rd brake light leak. *Gasket is the issue.
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Ok I've got a 2014 crew cab and it's got a leak over the back window on the passenger side. I've taken it in an they put a new third break light in it and tested it and said it was fixed. Well guess what, still leaking. Anybody else had this problem and what else did they have to do to finally fix it. I'm afraid it's gonna ruin the headliner.
The issue isn't the light itself, rather the cheap foam gasket used. My '13 leaked the day I got it. Pull the light off and either run a bead of silicone or butyl tape around it. Problem solved.
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I got the Recon smoked third brake light... Mainly because I hated the ugly OEM chrome one, but also because I had read about the leaky third brake light issues lots of people have. As soon as I pulled off the OEM one I was shocked at how much the gasket shrank and deteriorated. No problems with the Recon one, and it looks a million times better. Silicone, as others have stated, will fix it if you like the OEM one though and don't want to spend $90 on the Recon for the looks.
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