My Jeep got soaked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ninjajeep · 06-17-2003, 04:44 PM

I was on my way home from work yesterday, when it started POURING rain!!!!!!!!! I had my safari bikini top on (thank God), that all that kept me from getting soaked. As long as I kept driving I was fine, but the storm was so bad that the lightning knocked out the power and I had to wait in traffic, because idiots here don't know how to yield at a 4-way intersection, when the traffic lights are out.

Anyhow...my Jeep is drying today....anyone else ever forget to put their top on and pay for it later????

Owen · 06-17-2003, 04:47 PM

I took my backseat and rugs out long ago...I run with the softop up without side or rear window all the time... I always fold the seats forwad when I park but I don't really get wet at all even in downpour...the tub gets wet but not me...

ninjajeep · 06-17-2003, 04:55 PM

Yea, I folded my passenger seat forward, but it still got a little water when I went around corners. I also had to pull the floor plugs when I got home, because there was a lake on each floorboard...it was fun though!!!!

Ned97sahara · 06-17-2003, 06:15 PM

Last summer I had to use my shop vac to take almost 20 gallons of water out of my jeep after we had a series of severe storms. I had my bikini top,windjammer,duster cover and two piece soft doors on and it still got soaked.

hoodigah · 06-17-2003, 06:49 PM

I don't own a Wrangler...yet, but I was wondering, suppose I take all the tops off on a nice day and then it starts pouring, do I have to worry about the electronics or anything getting wet? I'm assuming they are made from the factory to handle water, but I'd just like to know what I could be getting into.

Thanks,
Marcus

PepsiPop · 06-17-2003, 07:06 PM

I was on my way home from work just the other day, stopped at a stop light. Bang! Lightning hits and it, just, poured! No top, no doors, no nothing, and I was still twenty minutes from home.

...I loved every minute of it

dodgestang · 06-17-2003, 07:24 PM

The hardest part about driving with the top down in the rain is when you have the full doors and you take them off...as soon as you hit 45, the back pressure makes the inside of your widnshield wet.....and there aint no wipers there

PepsiPop · 06-17-2003, 07:31 PM

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as soon as you hit 45, the back pressure makes the inside of your widnshield wet.....and there aint no wipers there

Aye, I had to lean forward and wipe the window with my shirt sleeve quite a bit, though it didn't seem to help much

ninjajeep · 06-17-2003, 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by dodgestang
The hardest part about driving with the top down in the rain is when you have the full doors and you take them off...as soon as you hit 45, the back pressure makes the inside of your widnshield wet.....and there aint no wipers there

Yea, my windshield and dash were wet too. It was fun...music blasting all of the way!!!!

PuddleJumper · 06-17-2003, 07:46 PM

last night, not scheduled to rain until tomorrow, so I had nothing with me but my top...no doors or windows....

Nothing to do, but enjoy the shower!! God Bless the Floor Plugs!!

JeepZen · 06-17-2003, 08:16 PM

On a long trip over the weekend I drove into a huge storm. The sky turned black and the temp dropped about 5 degrees in about 5 minutes. I decided I would be better off to make a run for a gas station (cover) rather than stop on the side of the highway. While I was stopped under the gas station awning putting up my top, another Jeep pulled up to do the same

. It started pouring while we were working (we were chatting so it took a lot longer than normal).

I stopped about 30 miles later to put it down again

. I have terminal optimism

.

**Jeepin_Al** · 06-17-2003, 08:25 PM

Drain plugs work both ways.......... I found out this weekend fording a river, I am straight steel now.

Seirpin · 06-17-2003, 08:27 PM

Hey what do you guys do about the dash, radio, electrical type stuff??? doesn't the dash get soaked with no top when it rains??

PuddleJumper · 06-17-2003, 08:34 PM

enjoy the ride...don't worry about the little stuff...anyway, I want to believe that all that stuff is sealed????

can anyone answer this for me?? why is there that little section of cloth on the stick side of my seats in my 98, this is my one gripe about my 98...I had a 95 that was all vinyl so water was never a concern esp. when carpets were out.

anyone have rhino lining or simliar product down on floor??like it?

ninjajeep · 06-17-2003, 08:55 PM

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Originally posted by Seirpin
Hey what do you guys do about the dash, radio, electrical type stuff??? doesn't the dash get soaked with no top when it rains??

Its all suppose to be water resistant (fingers crossed) I don't think they would function correctly while completely submersed though.

06-17-2003, 04:47 PM	#2
Owen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,829 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I took my backseat and rugs out long ago...I run with the softop up without side or rear window all the time... I always fold the seats forwad when I park but I don't really get wet at all even in downpour...the tub gets wet but not me... __________________ Smuggler Re-Born.....

06-17-2003, 07:06 PM	#6
PepsiPop Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tx Posts: 10 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I was on my way home from work just the other day, stopped at a stop light. Bang! Lightning hits and it, just, poured! No top, no doors, no nothing, and I was still twenty minutes from home. ...I loved every minute of it __________________ 00' Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L Hard Top, 31x10.5 MT/R's, Pioneer Receiver and Speaker Replacements

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dodgestang Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cecil County, MD Posts: 82 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	The hardest part about driving with the top down in the rain is when you have the full doors and you take them off...as soon as you hit 45, the back pressure makes the inside of your widnshield wet.....and there aint no wipers there __________________ [b]Nick - If its stock, I don't drive it ;)[/b] 00 Wrangler 4 inch suspension 2 inch body 35 12.5 15 MTRs <- For sale 05 Dodge Ram Dually 402 RWHP / 786 ft/lbs 65 Mustang Fastback lowered 1.5 inch 420 HP [url=http://www.dodgestang.com]Visit me on line[/url]

06-17-2003, 08:16 PM	#11
JeepZen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 175 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	On a long trip over the weekend I drove into a huge storm. The sky turned black and the temp dropped about 5 degrees in about 5 minutes. I decided I would be better off to make a run for a gas station (cover) rather than stop on the side of the highway. While I was stopped under the gas station awning putting up my top, another Jeep pulled up to do the same . It started pouring while we were working (we were chatting so it took a lot longer than normal). I stopped about 30 miles later to put it down again . I have terminal optimism . __________________ - JeepZen Do not travel far to other dusty lands, forsaking your own sitting place; if you cannot find the truth where you are now, you will never find it.

06-17-2003, 08:25 PM	#12
Jeepin_Al DAJC.......Get stuck!!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,489 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Drain plugs work both ways.......... I found out this weekend fording a river, I am straight steel now. __________________ "rejected by the signature police"

06-17-2003, 06:49 PM	#5
hoodigah Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northbrook, Illinois Posts: 11 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I don't own a Wrangler...yet, but I was wondering, suppose I take all the tops off on a nice day and then it starts pouring, do I have to worry about the electronics or anything getting wet? I'm assuming they are made from the factory to handle water, but I'd just like to know what I could be getting into. Thanks, Marcus

06-17-2003, 07:46 PM	#10
PuddleJumper Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 43 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	last night, not scheduled to rain until tomorrow, so I had nothing with me but my top...no doors or windows.... Nothing to do, but enjoy the shower!! God Bless the Floor Plugs!!

06-17-2003, 08:27 PM	#13
Seirpin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wayne Oh Posts: 158 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Hey what do you guys do about the dash, radio, electrical type stuff??? doesn't the dash get soaked with no top when it rains?? __________________ 2002 TJ Bright Silver Metallic 4" Trailmaster suspension 32" Swampers on AR-767's K&N filter, Tornado, Hi-lift jack, Swaybar disco's 85 CJ7 almost bone stock. its my project, In a constant state of modification.

06-17-2003, 08:34 PM	#14
PuddleJumper Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 43 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	enjoy the ride...don't worry about the little stuff...anyway, I want to believe that all that stuff is sealed???? can anyone answer this for me?? why is there that little section of cloth on the stick side of my seats in my 98, this is my one gripe about my 98...I had a 95 that was all vinyl so water was never a concern esp. when carpets were out. anyone have rhino lining or simliar product down on floor??like it?