Put my 02 TJ in deep water xmas ( made it across the river just fine,
but coming back I found the deep spot ). Anyway... Changed oil in tranny,
transfer , motor and axles, bearings, and cleaned all the sand/grit from
brakes , joints etc.. etc.. everything is working like new except ....


I took the seats apart ( Very happy with the way the seats dismantle all
way down to the foam cushions ) but I can not get the water out of the foam.
I thought it would be a pretty simple thing, mash out as much water as
possible and then a day or so hanging and the foam would drain/dry. The
bottom of the rear bench seat was completely water logged and nothing I
tried squeezed enough water out of it to make a difference and after 3 days
hanging in a heated room with a fan on it, it does not appear to have lost a
single ounce of water. They should make mops out of whatever these seats
are made of, I can not get the water out of even the small front foam
cushion. I have mashed, squeezed and heated these things for 3 days and
they still have as much water in them now as they did 3 days ago... Any
ideas ?


Thanks

Farrell Christeson

 

well my TJ was in the water also up to the bottom of the seats .... i did not
take off my seat covers...i just took a few towels & pressed it on the seats
for quiet a few days but had the heater running on high for a long time also.
the heat must be on high & the vents pointing towards the seats. when i was not
driving ...i closed all the windows & still kept the heater running on high.
once it dryes still put dry towels on the seats when you drive. I didn't worry
about my seats when they felt dry already i just vacumed it very well & its
been fine since.

 

well my TJ was in the water also up to the bottom of the seats .... i did not
take off my seat covers...i just took a few towels & pressed it on the seats
for quiet a few days but had the heater running on high for a long time also.
the heat must be on high & the vents pointing towards the seats. when i was not
driving ...i closed all the windows & still kept the heater running on high.
once it dryes still put dry towels on the seats when you drive. I didn't worry
about my seats when they felt dry already i just vacumed it very well & its
been fine since.

 

well my TJ was in the water also up to the bottom of the seats .... i did not
take off my seat covers...i just took a few towels & pressed it on the seats
for quiet a few days but had the heater running on high for a long time also.
the heat must be on high & the vents pointing towards the seats. when i was not
driving ...i closed all the windows & still kept the heater running on high.
once it dryes still put dry towels on the seats when you drive. I didn't worry
about my seats when they felt dry already i just vacumed it very well & its
been fine since.

 

The problem here is that the seats are something Jeep called " UltraHide
". They are some type of synthetic leather or something and they are pretty
much watertight ( on the top anyway ). There are no problems with wet butts
when setting in the seats the problem is odor and rust. I have not pulled
the drivers seat apart yet and already , after a few days of doing pretty
much just as you suggested, the river water stew cooking away under the
water tight ultrahide cover is starting to have an odor. I guess before I do
any more deep water river crossing I may want to think about just getting
different seats . Any suggestions ?

Farrell Christeson

"IGotADisneyJeep" <igotadisneyjeep@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040102113320.22060.00001165@mb-m19.aol.com...
> well my TJ was in the water also up to the bottom of the seats .... i did
not
> take off my seat covers...i just took a few towels & pressed it on the
seats
> for quiet a few days but had the heater running on high for a long time
also.
> the heat must be on high & the vents pointing towards the seats. when i
was not
> driving ...i closed all the windows & still kept the heater running on
high.
> once it dryes still put dry towels on the seats when you drive. I didn't
worry
> about my seats when they felt dry already i just vacumed it very well &
its
> been fine since.

 

The problem here is that the seats are something Jeep called " UltraHide
". They are some type of synthetic leather or something and they are pretty
much watertight ( on the top anyway ). There are no problems with wet butts
when setting in the seats the problem is odor and rust. I have not pulled
the drivers seat apart yet and already , after a few days of doing pretty
much just as you suggested, the river water stew cooking away under the
water tight ultrahide cover is starting to have an odor. I guess before I do
any more deep water river crossing I may want to think about just getting
different seats . Any suggestions ?

Farrell Christeson

"IGotADisneyJeep" <igotadisneyjeep@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040102113320.22060.00001165@mb-m19.aol.com...
> well my TJ was in the water also up to the bottom of the seats .... i did
not
> take off my seat covers...i just took a few towels & pressed it on the
seats
> for quiet a few days but had the heater running on high for a long time
also.
> the heat must be on high & the vents pointing towards the seats. when i
was not
> driving ...i closed all the windows & still kept the heater running on
high.
> once it dryes still put dry towels on the seats when you drive. I didn't
worry
> about my seats when they felt dry already i just vacumed it very well &
its
> been fine since.

 

The problem here is that the seats are something Jeep called " UltraHide
". They are some type of synthetic leather or something and they are pretty
much watertight ( on the top anyway ). There are no problems with wet butts
when setting in the seats the problem is odor and rust. I have not pulled
the drivers seat apart yet and already , after a few days of doing pretty
much just as you suggested, the river water stew cooking away under the
water tight ultrahide cover is starting to have an odor. I guess before I do
any more deep water river crossing I may want to think about just getting
different seats . Any suggestions ?

Farrell Christeson

"IGotADisneyJeep" <igotadisneyjeep@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040102113320.22060.00001165@mb-m19.aol.com...
> well my TJ was in the water also up to the bottom of the seats .... i did
not
> take off my seat covers...i just took a few towels & pressed it on the
seats
> for quiet a few days but had the heater running on high for a long time
also.
> the heat must be on high & the vents pointing towards the seats. when i
was not
> driving ...i closed all the windows & still kept the heater running on
high.
> once it dryes still put dry towels on the seats when you drive. I didn't
worry
> about my seats when they felt dry already i just vacumed it very well &
its
> been fine since.

 

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 11:25:42 -0600, Farrell Christeson wrote:

> The problem here is that the seats are something Jeep called "
> UltraHide
> ". They are some type of synthetic leather or something and they are
> pretty much watertight ( on the top anyway ). There are no problems with
> wet butts when setting in the seats the problem is odor and rust. I have
> not pulled the drivers seat apart yet and already , after a few days of
> doing pretty much just as you suggested, the river water stew cooking away
> under the water tight ultrahide cover is starting to have an odor. I guess
> before I do any more deep water river crossing I may want to think about
> just getting different seats . Any suggestions ?
>
> Farrell Christeson

"river water stew" -- EEEW! Sounds pretty bad. I agree with your
conclusion that water-tight seat covers are a bad idea if you take your
jeep swimming with you...

PLM

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On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 11:25:42 -0600, Farrell Christeson wrote:

> The problem here is that the seats are something Jeep called "
> UltraHide
> ". They are some type of synthetic leather or something and they are
> pretty much watertight ( on the top anyway ). There are no problems with
> wet butts when setting in the seats the problem is odor and rust. I have
> not pulled the drivers seat apart yet and already , after a few days of
> doing pretty much just as you suggested, the river water stew cooking away
> under the water tight ultrahide cover is starting to have an odor. I guess
> before I do any more deep water river crossing I may want to think about
> just getting different seats . Any suggestions ?
>
> Farrell Christeson

"river water stew" -- EEEW! Sounds pretty bad. I agree with your
conclusion that water-tight seat covers are a bad idea if you take your
jeep swimming with you...

PLM

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On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 11:25:42 -0600, Farrell Christeson wrote:

> The problem here is that the seats are something Jeep called "
> UltraHide
> ". They are some type of synthetic leather or something and they are
> pretty much watertight ( on the top anyway ). There are no problems with
> wet butts when setting in the seats the problem is odor and rust. I have
> not pulled the drivers seat apart yet and already , after a few days of
> doing pretty much just as you suggested, the river water stew cooking away
> under the water tight ultrahide cover is starting to have an odor. I guess
> before I do any more deep water river crossing I may want to think about
> just getting different seats . Any suggestions ?
>
> Farrell Christeson

"river water stew" -- EEEW! Sounds pretty bad. I agree with your
conclusion that water-tight seat covers are a bad idea if you take your
jeep swimming with you...

PLM

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