A Couple Of Problems

[skyline_freak_r33]

Hi guys

ive neally finished all the finishing touches on my car..

but ive come across a few problems..

firstly

somehow waters leaking my boot and is going through my lights..

making the lights fog up a bit..

ive sealed the lights

so ive got no idea where the waters coming from??

im guessing it might me the seal around my boot line.

is it meant to be glued to the outline of the boot?? or can u pull it off??

or do i have to take my lights off and re-seal them??

ive uploaded a couple of pictures to show you the damage..

also a mechanic had my car for a day and did some basic all round work..

but he also attached the gear knob so that it wouldnt move around ( i took it off so i could remove the plating around it)

i didnt take much notice to what he did to it..

and last week when i went to remove the gear knob.. i removed the top and then i had my last bottom bit left on.. which is the usual.. it has a bolt which comes throuhg and connects to the other top part of the gear knob.

and i went to turn it.. and it wouldnt turn

i forced it and it came off a tiny bit..

But then it wouldnt come off??

it just sways on an angle when you turn it.. it looks like ive done something to the thread

what the hell could this mechanic done to it??

cuz he would of worked it out that i would need to take it off to put the surround on..

would anyone have a clue??

and would anyone know how to take it off properly??

thankyou

[Damo_R34]

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[Carbon 34]

pictures are a bit bad but, the boot first

remove both tailights completely, get rid of all the rust , at the very least use some of that rust rid stuff , looks black to stop it from getting worse, you wont see it behind the lights and trim anyhow ,,, or if funding is available, fix it right with paint, grind it out

the seal is broken between the light housing and the rear area that holds the bulbs, white or grey bit o plastic depending on the year. dry them out first with a a hair dryer if you can ? (some older ones had drain lines in the bottom ,kinda a black tube to drain if water got in)

your lights will need to come completely out of the body to fix them right. dont just silicone the while area it wont work

the boot seal might be leaking as well, hard to see. you have a fair bit of rust beginning already ?

the shifter, hmmmm hard to see what your talking about but if the top wont come off he prob has a nut back threaded into it. to lock the two threads together or some red loctitie on the threads maybe

some clearer photos might help