I think I remember reading on hear before about people having problems with water in their cab, and I always thought wow I am glad mine does not do that, but guess what... it happened to mine yesterday. I have had problems with water under the rear driver side seat on and off, and yesterday I got in and water came down on me from the drivers seat door handle grip mounted up high on the drivers side. Somebody help me. I have a 2009 Laramie and it has a sliding rear window, and sun roof if that matters. The dealership said I would need to leave it with them for 3 or 4 hours to check it out. I can't do that! Has anybody else had this problem?? If so what was the fix?
Rainwater in my 2009 ram
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if i were you id sit imside the truck with all the windows closed and have someone with a hose wash the outside really well concentrating on all the door gaps window gaps etc... thats what we used to do at the body shop i used to work at or if you have a *** machine you can set it up inside and close the truck up and let it fill up with the fog and see if you can tell where it comes out of... then at least you ll know what your going to have to repair
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A common leak on the 4th gen trucks is the 3rd brake light. Sunroof may be a culprit as well. The 3rd brake light usually leads to water dripping off the rear corners of the headliner. Here's how I diagnosed and fixed mine:
http://www.ramforumz.com/showthread.php?t=87346&highlight=brake+light
http://www.ramforumz.com/showthread.php?t=87346&highlight=brake+light
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When my third brake light leaked i didn't feel like being without my truck for a day for such an easy fix. Removed both screws , pulled the light out, laid a bead of Right Stuff , replaced the light and screws, problem solved. 2 and a half years later still doesn't leak.
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If the truck is parked on level ground, and it's leaking in front of the b pillar, it's likely not the 3rd brake light, and is likely maybe the sunroof...
About the right stuff fix for the light, I assume this is like a caulking? I don't like this because it is more like glue and you can't remove and replace easily/cleanly. I've had to take my light off twice since the fix (once to replace bulb, and once to tint) and it was easy and clean. The fix only took me about 30 min too and was less than $10 IIRC.
About the right stuff fix for the light, I assume this is like a caulking? I don't like this because it is more like glue and you can't remove and replace easily/cleanly. I've had to take my light off twice since the fix (once to replace bulb, and once to tint) and it was easy and clean. The fix only took me about 30 min too and was less than $10 IIRC.
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I swear by the Right Stuff, when I restored my 71 I used it on everything from intake manifold and fuel pump to valve covers and fuel sending units. Its a gasket former that fills in imperfections and porous materials. Snrusnak is right it can be a little more difficult to scrape off but not bad if you don't over do it when applying. To me the juice is worth the squeeze, a little more work to remove but I've ne er had it leak.
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If it is coming in from the drivers side windshield post
there are drain tubes in there & they get debris in them plugging them up
broken leaf pieces are usually the culprit, then some dust & a bug or 3, more leaves, etc
read these cures that people have used for water in the cab
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp....,cf.osb&fp=457fd372e817662b&biw=1024&bih=550
there are drain tubes in there & they get debris in them plugging them up
broken leaf pieces are usually the culprit, then some dust & a bug or 3, more leaves, etc
read these cures that people have used for water in the cab
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp....,cf.osb&fp=457fd372e817662b&biw=1024&bih=550
Thanks went to Home Depot picked up that EPDM had it fixed in 30 min :smiley_thumbs_up:
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