Yesterday morning, after an all-night slow rain the '98 was bone dry, but the extreme rr corner of the cargo area carpet was starting to get wet. After sitting in the rain all day yesterday (and an hour commute in the rain on the way to work) the same corner was soaked, and the dampness had spread across the whole cargo area.

I pulled off the speaker cover and felt around-I didn't find any dampness along the underside of the side glass or at the top of the tail light. I am starting to suspect the seam under the black rubber trim where the quarter-panel meets the roof...a leak there would most likely run down the inside of the c-pillar. But, I would think that there would be dampness/stains on the headliner under that seam if that were the source?

and , of course, it's still raining...

ks


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