'03 Wrangler soft top leak question
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Re: '03 Wrangler soft top leak question
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
> >> > >
> >> >
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
> >> > >
> >> >
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Re: '03 Wrangler soft top leak question
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
> >> > >
> >> >
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
> >> > >
> >> >
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