[gohawkeyes2015]

Does any one have any ideas what I can do for the gaps between my hood and headlight? Anytime I was my car I get suds and water in the engine compartment

 

[Wuzzie]

There is a few post on here about people getting some black weatherstripping and sticking on top of the headlights, thats what I am going to do when I get my cross

 

[gohawkeyes2015]

There is a few post on here about people getting some black weatherstripping and sticking on top of the headlights, thats what I am going to do when I get my cross

I might have to try that. I love my cross but hate that. A design flaw for sure. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[carlsson]

US Rav4’s have this gap too but euro versions have a rubber seal on it. You can actually order it from Toyota If you have a Rav4. Too bad no such part for our corolla cross as of now. This is what I did to mine. Rubber seals from amazon.

 

[gohawkeyes2015]

US Rav4’s have this gap too but euro versions have a rubber seal on it. You can actually order it from Toyota If you have a Rav4. Too bad no such part for our corolla cross as of now. This is what I did to mine. Rubber seals from amazon.
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Awesome! It actually looks really cool too. Thank you for the suggestion! I'll have to look into it.

 

[SDH-65]

Lots of obvious-but-sneaky corner-cutting on newer vehicles to help offset all the idiotic/unnecessary tech-bloat they are cramming into the vehicles these days. My less-expensive (& problem-free) 2015 Yaris SE hatch was a lot better built vehicle than my problematic 2020 TNGA Corolla SE sedan was, which was why I ditched the Corolla early & switched to my first Mazda earlier this year - which has been great thus far.

 

[kallsop]

Large D shape EPDM.

This:

 

[carlsson]

Exactly what I used on mine. Easy to install since the black plastic inside the headlights sits exactly at the edge of the hood. I would have preferred to install it under the hood but it won’t work that way. 🙂

 

[gohawkeyes2015]

Large D shape EPDM.

This:

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Awesome! Thank you for the reply. Will definitely be doing this!

 

[exitnine]

Hi @carlsson can share the link with me, the rubber seal from amazon, thanks

 

[carlsson]

Hi exitnine..this is what I ordered.

 

[exitnine]

@carlsson thanks.

 

[daveobieone]

Just ordered some of this weather stripping for my new Cross too. I'd like to keep the engine compartment clean as it is now. I also have a battery tender (sophisticated trickle charger) mounted under there that I'd prefer to keep dryer/cleaner.
Dave O.

 

[carlsson]

It can minimize water intrusion in the engine bay. Surprisingly my engine bay still gets wet if I drive in the rain. A bit wet compared to my wife’s Rav4. Still raining in LA so haven’t checked where all the water comes from.