My baby got wet, RAIN RAIN RAIN go away

KINGZ · 06-23-2007, 11:48 PM

eak, I knew it was going to happend sooner or later, my 04 X just got a good drink of water Fridaynight, I took a nap and woke up and it was coming down heavy, I ran out and put on the trail cover.

today I was ready for the worst, I took the cover off and let it dry for a few hours in FL sun, (will dry anything out), I took it for a test drive after that, seats where just a tad damp, carpet was dry, no standing water, other than the water that came out of the dash wile driving,

blinkers did some mess up things at first, but are working fine now, but the airbag light stays on. I'm assuming this should dry out in a few days? if not where is the connector for the airbag to clean it??

mpyusko · 06-24-2007, 12:54 AM

I take the top down in April and don't put it up until Fall. It get rained on all the time. Heck If it's raining really hard I take it out to play in the Huge puddles. The only problem I've ever run into is the turn signal messing up. Never had the air-bag light come on, so I don't have the answer for that one. What I do suggest is you clean that Turn signal connector and reassemble it with bulb-grease to keep the water out.

One flaw(?) I've noticed with my Jeep its the defroster grate is a lot bigger than the vent. I figure this is how the water manages to get in the dash. What I did to fix the problem is, I took my old soft windows and cut them up to shield the connectors from the rain. I trimmed the pieces to fit and tucked then inside the dash to cover the turn signal relay and the rest of those sensitive connections. (I also installed a marine grade stereo.)

Good luck.

**Rocky529** · 06-24-2007, 02:00 AM

Your clockspring got wet. Your horn most likely doesn't work either, and if you have cruise control, that may also not work. Remove the steering colum cover and direct a fan at it for a few hours. Usually it drys out and everything is fine.

aszalan · 06-24-2007, 10:09 AM

fold your seats to keep some of the water off of them and it will also help to keep some of the water off of your steering wheel. also just drive around with the rubber drain plugs in the floor removed.

Brewskiskeeter · 08-01-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocky529

Your clockspring got wet. Your horn most likely doesn't work either, and if you have cruise control, that may also not work. Remove the steering colum cover and direct a fan at it for a few hours. Usually it drys out and everything is fine.

I know this thread is old but mine just got wet too, what does a clockspring look like and where is it in the column. My horn was on when it rained, thats what woke me up. I havent drove it yet so I don't know if my cruise works yet, but my wipers won't go off, lol.

**wushaw** · 08-01-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Brewskiskeeter

I know this thread is old but mine just got wet too, what does a clockspring look like and where is it in the column. My horn was on when it rained, thats what woke me up. I havent drove it yet so I don't know if my cruise works yet, but my wipers won't go off, lol.

http://www.jeep4x4center.com/clocksprings-airbags/wrangler-tj.htm