David,

Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of the
top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!

Best Regards,
-Ajb


"David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
> No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
> '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
>
> Dave
>
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
>
> >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
has
> >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
> >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down the
> >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running down
to
> >the floor.
> >
> >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
the
> >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
the
> >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
seeing...
> >My questions are:
> >
> >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
> >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
> >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
> >
> >Best regards,
> >-Ajb
> >
>

 

David,

Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of the
top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!

Best Regards,
-Ajb


"David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
> No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
> '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
>
> Dave
>
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
>
> >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
has
> >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
> >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down the
> >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running down
to
> >the floor.
> >
> >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
the
> >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
the
> >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
seeing...
> >My questions are:
> >
> >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
> >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
> >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
> >
> >Best regards,
> >-Ajb
> >
>

 

David,

Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of the
top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!

Best Regards,
-Ajb


"David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
> No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
> '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
>
> Dave
>
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
>
> >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
has
> >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
> >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down the
> >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running down
to
> >the floor.
> >
> >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
the
> >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
the
> >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
seeing...
> >My questions are:
> >
> >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
> >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
> >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
> >
> >Best regards,
> >-Ajb
> >
>

 

More life. LOL!

I am just wondering if I should do the first repairs to my 1986 soft top
or see about replacing it. It just started seeping at the seams but I
have a couple recent tears in it to fix. I do have seam sealer. Some
rodent ate a hole in it too...

Mike

ajb wrote:
>
> David,
>
> Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of the
> top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!
>
> Best Regards,
> -Ajb
>
> "David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
> > No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
> > '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
> has
> > >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
> > >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down the
> > >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running down
> to
> > >the floor.
> > >
> > >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
> the
> > >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
> the
> > >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
> seeing...
> > >My questions are:
> > >
> > >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
> > >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
> > >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
> > >
> > >Best regards,
> > >-Ajb
> > >
> >

 

More life. LOL!

I am just wondering if I should do the first repairs to my 1986 soft top
or see about replacing it. It just started seeping at the seams but I
have a couple recent tears in it to fix. I do have seam sealer. Some
rodent ate a hole in it too...

Mike

ajb wrote:
>
> David,
>
> Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of the
> top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!
>
> Best Regards,
> -Ajb
>
> "David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
> > No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
> > '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
> has
> > >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
> > >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down the
> > >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running down
> to
> > >the floor.
> > >
> > >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
> the
> > >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
> the
> > >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
> seeing...
> > >My questions are:
> > >
> > >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
> > >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
> > >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
> > >
> > >Best regards,
> > >-Ajb
> > >
> >

 

More life. LOL!

I am just wondering if I should do the first repairs to my 1986 soft top
or see about replacing it. It just started seeping at the seams but I
have a couple recent tears in it to fix. I do have seam sealer. Some
rodent ate a hole in it too...

Mike

ajb wrote:
>
> David,
>
> Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of the
> top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!
>
> Best Regards,
> -Ajb
>
> "David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
> > No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
> > '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
> has
> > >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
> > >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down the
> > >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running down
> to
> > >the floor.
> > >
> > >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
> the
> > >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
> the
> > >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
> seeing...
> > >My questions are:
> > >
> > >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
> > >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
> > >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
> > >
> > >Best regards,
> > >-Ajb
> > >
> >

 

A buddy of mine in Oklahoma had his soft top stored in his shed along with
his bikini/windjammer/tonneau. We went to get it all out last year and he
found that rodents had eaten large holes in all of them. He now stores them,
the new ones anyway, in the ceiling of his garage.

--
Ray

o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) AC9H )_)
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:419F6B07.5010B011@sympatico.ca...
> More life. LOL!
>
> I am just wondering if I should do the first repairs to my 1986 soft top
> or see about replacing it. It just started seeping at the seams but I
> have a couple recent tears in it to fix. I do have seam sealer. Some
> rodent ate a hole in it too...
>
> Mike
>
> ajb wrote:
>>
>> David,
>>
>> Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of
>> the
>> top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> -Ajb
>>
>> "David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
>> > No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
>> > '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
>> has
>> > >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
>> > >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down
>> > >the
>> > >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running
>> > >down
>> to
>> > >the floor.
>> > >
>> > >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
>> the
>> > >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
>> the
>> > >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
>> seeing...
>> > >My questions are:
>> > >
>> > >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
>> > >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
>> > >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
>> > >
>> > >Best regards,
>> > >-Ajb
>> > >
>> >

 

A buddy of mine in Oklahoma had his soft top stored in his shed along with
his bikini/windjammer/tonneau. We went to get it all out last year and he
found that rodents had eaten large holes in all of them. He now stores them,
the new ones anyway, in the ceiling of his garage.

--
Ray

o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) AC9H )_)
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:419F6B07.5010B011@sympatico.ca...
> More life. LOL!
>
> I am just wondering if I should do the first repairs to my 1986 soft top
> or see about replacing it. It just started seeping at the seams but I
> have a couple recent tears in it to fix. I do have seam sealer. Some
> rodent ate a hole in it too...
>
> Mike
>
> ajb wrote:
>>
>> David,
>>
>> Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of
>> the
>> top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> -Ajb
>>
>> "David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
>> > No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
>> > '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
>> has
>> > >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
>> > >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down
>> > >the
>> > >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running
>> > >down
>> to
>> > >the floor.
>> > >
>> > >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
>> the
>> > >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
>> the
>> > >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
>> seeing...
>> > >My questions are:
>> > >
>> > >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
>> > >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
>> > >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
>> > >
>> > >Best regards,
>> > >-Ajb
>> > >
>> >

 

A buddy of mine in Oklahoma had his soft top stored in his shed along with
his bikini/windjammer/tonneau. We went to get it all out last year and he
found that rodents had eaten large holes in all of them. He now stores them,
the new ones anyway, in the ceiling of his garage.

--
Ray

o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) AC9H )_)
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:419F6B07.5010B011@sympatico.ca...
> More life. LOL!
>
> I am just wondering if I should do the first repairs to my 1986 soft top
> or see about replacing it. It just started seeping at the seams but I
> have a couple recent tears in it to fix. I do have seam sealer. Some
> rodent ate a hole in it too...
>
> Mike
>
> ajb wrote:
>>
>> David,
>>
>> Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of
>> the
>> top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> -Ajb
>>
>> "David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
>> > No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
>> > '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
>> has
>> > >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
>> > >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down
>> > >the
>> > >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running
>> > >down
>> to
>> > >the floor.
>> > >
>> > >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
>> the
>> > >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
>> the
>> > >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
>> seeing...
>> > >My questions are:
>> > >
>> > >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
>> > >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
>> > >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
>> > >
>> > >Best regards,
>> > >-Ajb
>> > >
>> >

 

Mine 'was' in the ceiling in my garage and some rodent still ate a hole
that is right above my head! I mean, he had the 'whole' top to chew,
but nooo....

This year mine is in the house. Have a cat in the house, no mice.

Mike

Ray wrote:
>
> A buddy of mine in Oklahoma had his soft top stored in his shed along with
> his bikini/windjammer/tonneau. We went to get it all out last year and he
> found that rodents had eaten large holes in all of them. He now stores them,
> the new ones anyway, in the ceiling of his garage.
>
> --
> Ray
>
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) AC9H )_)
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:419F6B07.5010B011@sympatico.ca...
> > More life. LOL!
> >
> > I am just wondering if I should do the first repairs to my 1986 soft top
> > or see about replacing it. It just started seeping at the seams but I
> > have a couple recent tears in it to fix. I do have seam sealer. Some
> > rodent ate a hole in it too...
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ajb wrote:
> >>
> >> David,
> >>
> >> Thank you for the info! I'm glad that I should expect more life out of
> >> the
> >> top. I'll be calling the dealer on Monday!
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >> -Ajb
> >>
> >> "David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >> news:4i1up0l8pi0buf81kqd7ebvuetmtesc8b8@4ax.com...
> >> > No, not normal at all IMO. I'm still running the original top on my
> >> > '99 and it doesn't leak anyway.
> >> >
> >> > Dave
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:10:13 GMT, "ajb" <ajb@somewhere.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >Howdy folks! I've got an '03 Wrangler (daily driver, ~20k miles) that
> >> has
> >> > >developed leaks in the soft top in the rain. It appears to be coming
> >> > >through the soft top at the rear corners of the top, and running down
> >> > >the
> >> > >braces to drop onto the front of the rear wheel wells, then running
> >> > >down
> >> to
> >> > >the floor.
> >> > >
> >> > >The top hasn't leaked for the first year and a half I've owned it, but
> >> the
> >> > >wonderful new mildew smell isn't too appealing. I've searched through
> >> the
> >> > >news group archives, and haven't found anything exactly like I'm
> >> seeing...
> >> > >My questions are:
> >> > >
> >> > >1. Is this a "normal" degradation for soft tops?
> >> > >2. If yes, then is there any way to repair?
> >> > >3. If no, then I'll be off to the dealer...
> >> > >
> >> > >Best regards,
> >> > >-Ajb
> >> > >
> >> >