namexa

He',
I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
connections as I progress.

THANKS!


--
mike

Joe

I left the top off my 78 CJ7 year round in PA. I have pictures of it
completely covered in a 10 foot+ snow drift. The beast ran fine, never
noticed any electrical problems.

"namexa" <cdarr52***nospamersallowed@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ufudnVqMNcfXRuWiXTWJiw@comcast.com...
> He',
> I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
> of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
> someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
> radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
> The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
> connections as I progress.
>
> THANKS!
>
>
> --
> mike
>
>

Joe

I left the top off my 78 CJ7 year round in PA. I have pictures of it
completely covered in a 10 foot+ snow drift. The beast ran fine, never
noticed any electrical problems.

"namexa" <cdarr52***nospamersallowed@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ufudnVqMNcfXRuWiXTWJiw@comcast.com...
> He',
> I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
> of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
> someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
> radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
> The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
> connections as I progress.
>
> THANKS!
>
>
> --
> mike
>
>

Mike Romain

When I did mine, I removed the dash and opened up all the gauges to
clean the inside glass on them. It was difficult to do because of the
pressed on front, but a small screw driver and patience did it fine.

I then sealed all the front plates and glass onto the gauges with RTV
silicone. I then used RTV silicone to set the gauges back into the
dash, making the front water tight.

I opened all the electrical plugs and sockets and gave them all a good
coating of dielectric grease on their seats and seals trying not to get
'too' much on the contact itself. Did the same under the hood.

I also ran a bead of RTV silicone along the top lip of the dash when I
put it back on, sealing it from water coming in the downward direction.

I have run year round with no top and/or just the bikini top with no
dash troubles except the radio. Fried that from water.

I am thinking on looking into one of those marine front covers for the
radio when I buy the next one, or get one of those pop out radios.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

namexa wrote:
>
> He',
> I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
> of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
> someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
> radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
> The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
> connections as I progress.
>
> THANKS!
>
> --
> mike

Mike Romain

When I did mine, I removed the dash and opened up all the gauges to
clean the inside glass on them. It was difficult to do because of the
pressed on front, but a small screw driver and patience did it fine.

I then sealed all the front plates and glass onto the gauges with RTV
silicone. I then used RTV silicone to set the gauges back into the
dash, making the front water tight.

I opened all the electrical plugs and sockets and gave them all a good
coating of dielectric grease on their seats and seals trying not to get
'too' much on the contact itself. Did the same under the hood.

I also ran a bead of RTV silicone along the top lip of the dash when I
put it back on, sealing it from water coming in the downward direction.

I have run year round with no top and/or just the bikini top with no
dash troubles except the radio. Fried that from water.

I am thinking on looking into one of those marine front covers for the
radio when I buy the next one, or get one of those pop out radios.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

namexa wrote:
>
> He',
> I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
> of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
> someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
> radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
> The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
> connections as I progress.
>
> THANKS!
>
> --
> mike

DougW

namexa did pass the time by typing:
> He',
> I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
> of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
> someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
> radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
> The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
> connections as I progress.

search out "self vulcanizing rubber tape"
That stuff is used to seal splices and works well
to seal all sorts of stuff. But beware, it's always
sticky and once it touches itself, it becomes one solid
piece of rubber.

Avoid cheapo PVC tape. The only good it's for is to create
a well around the back of a switch so you can fill it with
RTV silicone.

DougW

namexa did pass the time by typing:
> He',
> I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
> of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
> someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
> radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
> The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
> connections as I progress.

search out "self vulcanizing rubber tape"
That stuff is used to seal splices and works well
to seal all sorts of stuff. But beware, it's always
sticky and once it touches itself, it becomes one solid
piece of rubber.

Avoid cheapo PVC tape. The only good it's for is to create
a well around the back of a switch so you can fill it with
RTV silicone.

Jim Downey

My Question is what about the steering column. I've read in this newsgroup
where rain shorted out the horn. My Jeep has evidence of that happening to
it too. The horn relay was burnt out and when I put a new one in the horn
would'nt stop.
Jim
78 CJ7
84 CJ7
85 CJ7
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F7994E0.4032B694@sympatico.ca...
> When I did mine, I removed the dash and opened up all the gauges to
> clean the inside glass on them. It was difficult to do because of the
> pressed on front, but a small screw driver and patience did it fine.
>
> I then sealed all the front plates and glass onto the gauges with RTV
> silicone. I then used RTV silicone to set the gauges back into the
> dash, making the front water tight.
>
> I opened all the electrical plugs and sockets and gave them all a good
> coating of dielectric grease on their seats and seals trying not to get
> 'too' much on the contact itself. Did the same under the hood.
>
> I also ran a bead of RTV silicone along the top lip of the dash when I
> put it back on, sealing it from water coming in the downward direction.
>
> I have run year round with no top and/or just the bikini top with no
> dash troubles except the radio. Fried that from water.
>
> I am thinking on looking into one of those marine front covers for the
> radio when I buy the next one, or get one of those pop out radios.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> namexa wrote:
> >
> > He',
> > I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
> > of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
> > someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
> > radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
> > The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
> > connections as I progress.
> >
> > THANKS!
> >
> > --
> > mike

Jim Downey

My Question is what about the steering column. I've read in this newsgroup
where rain shorted out the horn. My Jeep has evidence of that happening to
it too. The horn relay was burnt out and when I put a new one in the horn
would'nt stop.
Jim
78 CJ7
84 CJ7
85 CJ7
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F7994E0.4032B694@sympatico.ca...
> When I did mine, I removed the dash and opened up all the gauges to
> clean the inside glass on them. It was difficult to do because of the
> pressed on front, but a small screw driver and patience did it fine.
>
> I then sealed all the front plates and glass onto the gauges with RTV
> silicone. I then used RTV silicone to set the gauges back into the
> dash, making the front water tight.
>
> I opened all the electrical plugs and sockets and gave them all a good
> coating of dielectric grease on their seats and seals trying not to get
> 'too' much on the contact itself. Did the same under the hood.
>
> I also ran a bead of RTV silicone along the top lip of the dash when I
> put it back on, sealing it from water coming in the downward direction.
>
> I have run year round with no top and/or just the bikini top with no
> dash troubles except the radio. Fried that from water.
>
> I am thinking on looking into one of those marine front covers for the
> radio when I buy the next one, or get one of those pop out radios.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> namexa wrote:
> >
> > He',
> > I own and 83 CJ7. I plan to drive it top down in all kinds
> > of weather. Rain, snow or whatever is thrown at me. Would
> > someone suggest some good sources of water-proof gauges,
> > radios and speakers. Maybe some marine equipment catalogs?
> > The electrics are no problem, I will rewire and seal all the
> > connections as I progress.
> >
> > THANKS!
> >
> > --
> > mike