"cooper" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
news:IuAhc.22146$bM2.4083@nntp-post.primus.ca...
>
> > QUESTION.
> >
> > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> >
> > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> >
> > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> >
> > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> the
> > "dirty socks" smell ?
> >
> > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
and
> > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> >
> > help me divert potential madness..
> >
> > thanks !!
> > daveZ
> >
>
> First thing I did was tear out my carpet and leave the drain plugs out.
> Heck, I'm not even sure I could find them right now if I needed too..
hmmm.
> Anyway, yes, your carpet will develop a musty odor after repeated
> 'washings'.

>Protect everything around your dash- even your steering column.

How do you do this? I want my my new Jeep to be as rugged as possible, I
didn't think I'd be covering it with plastic everytime I thought it might
rain. I considered gettine a marine radio for my Jeep, but the dealer said
that everything was water "resistant". Which I suppose makes sense, but how
"resisitant" is it? And will the dash just "dry up" too?

-Muuurgh

<snip>

 

"cooper" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
news:IuAhc.22146$bM2.4083@nntp-post.primus.ca...
>
> > QUESTION.
> >
> > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> >
> > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> >
> > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> >
> > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> the
> > "dirty socks" smell ?
> >
> > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
and
> > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> >
> > help me divert potential madness..
> >
> > thanks !!
> > daveZ
> >
>
> First thing I did was tear out my carpet and leave the drain plugs out.
> Heck, I'm not even sure I could find them right now if I needed too..
hmmm.
> Anyway, yes, your carpet will develop a musty odor after repeated
> 'washings'.

>Protect everything around your dash- even your steering column.

How do you do this? I want my my new Jeep to be as rugged as possible, I
didn't think I'd be covering it with plastic everytime I thought it might
rain. I considered gettine a marine radio for my Jeep, but the dealer said
that everything was water "resistant". Which I suppose makes sense, but how
"resisitant" is it? And will the dash just "dry up" too?

-Muuurgh

<snip>

 

"cooper" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
news:IuAhc.22146$bM2.4083@nntp-post.primus.ca...
>
> > QUESTION.
> >
> > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> >
> > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> >
> > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> >
> > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> the
> > "dirty socks" smell ?
> >
> > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
and
> > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> >
> > help me divert potential madness..
> >
> > thanks !!
> > daveZ
> >
>
> First thing I did was tear out my carpet and leave the drain plugs out.
> Heck, I'm not even sure I could find them right now if I needed too..
hmmm.
> Anyway, yes, your carpet will develop a musty odor after repeated
> 'washings'.

>Protect everything around your dash- even your steering column.

How do you do this? I want my my new Jeep to be as rugged as possible, I
didn't think I'd be covering it with plastic everytime I thought it might
rain. I considered gettine a marine radio for my Jeep, but the dealer said
that everything was water "resistant". Which I suppose makes sense, but how
"resisitant" is it? And will the dash just "dry up" too?

-Muuurgh

<snip>

 

Basically anything electric that gets wet will be fine once it dries
out.

What really screw up things is when you run power through the wet stuff,
then things arc out and fry.

Mike

Muuurgh wrote:
>
> "cooper" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
> news:IuAhc.22146$bM2.4083@nntp-post.primus.ca...
> >
> > > QUESTION.
> > >
> > > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> > >
> > > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> > >
> > > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> > >
> > > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> > the
> > > "dirty socks" smell ?
> > >
> > > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
> and
> > > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> > >
> > > help me divert potential madness..
> > >
> > > thanks !!
> > > daveZ
> > >
> >
> > First thing I did was tear out my carpet and leave the drain plugs out.
> > Heck, I'm not even sure I could find them right now if I needed too..
> hmmm.
> > Anyway, yes, your carpet will develop a musty odor after repeated
> > 'washings'.
>
> >Protect everything around your dash- even your steering column.
>
> How do you do this? I want my my new Jeep to be as rugged as possible, I
> didn't think I'd be covering it with plastic everytime I thought it might
> rain. I considered gettine a marine radio for my Jeep, but the dealer said
> that everything was water "resistant". Which I suppose makes sense, but how
> "resisitant" is it? And will the dash just "dry up" too?
>
> -Muuurgh
>
> <snip>

 

Basically anything electric that gets wet will be fine once it dries
out.

What really screw up things is when you run power through the wet stuff,
then things arc out and fry.

Mike

Muuurgh wrote:
>
> "cooper" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
> news:IuAhc.22146$bM2.4083@nntp-post.primus.ca...
> >
> > > QUESTION.
> > >
> > > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> > >
> > > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> > >
> > > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> > >
> > > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> > the
> > > "dirty socks" smell ?
> > >
> > > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
> and
> > > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> > >
> > > help me divert potential madness..
> > >
> > > thanks !!
> > > daveZ
> > >
> >
> > First thing I did was tear out my carpet and leave the drain plugs out.
> > Heck, I'm not even sure I could find them right now if I needed too..
> hmmm.
> > Anyway, yes, your carpet will develop a musty odor after repeated
> > 'washings'.
>
> >Protect everything around your dash- even your steering column.
>
> How do you do this? I want my my new Jeep to be as rugged as possible, I
> didn't think I'd be covering it with plastic everytime I thought it might
> rain. I considered gettine a marine radio for my Jeep, but the dealer said
> that everything was water "resistant". Which I suppose makes sense, but how
> "resisitant" is it? And will the dash just "dry up" too?
>
> -Muuurgh
>
> <snip>

 

Basically anything electric that gets wet will be fine once it dries
out.

What really screw up things is when you run power through the wet stuff,
then things arc out and fry.

Mike

Muuurgh wrote:
>
> "cooper" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
> news:IuAhc.22146$bM2.4083@nntp-post.primus.ca...
> >
> > > QUESTION.
> > >
> > > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> > >
> > > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> > >
> > > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> > >
> > > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> > the
> > > "dirty socks" smell ?
> > >
> > > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
> and
> > > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> > >
> > > help me divert potential madness..
> > >
> > > thanks !!
> > > daveZ
> > >
> >
> > First thing I did was tear out my carpet and leave the drain plugs out.
> > Heck, I'm not even sure I could find them right now if I needed too..
> hmmm.
> > Anyway, yes, your carpet will develop a musty odor after repeated
> > 'washings'.
>
> >Protect everything around your dash- even your steering column.
>
> How do you do this? I want my my new Jeep to be as rugged as possible, I
> didn't think I'd be covering it with plastic everytime I thought it might
> rain. I considered gettine a marine radio for my Jeep, but the dealer said
> that everything was water "resistant". Which I suppose makes sense, but how
> "resisitant" is it? And will the dash just "dry up" too?
>
> -Muuurgh
>
> <snip>

 

Basically anything electric that gets wet will be fine once it dries
out.

What really screw up things is when you run power through the wet stuff,
then things arc out and fry.

Mike

Muuurgh wrote:
>
> "cooper" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
> news:IuAhc.22146$bM2.4083@nntp-post.primus.ca...
> >
> > > QUESTION.
> > >
> > > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> > >
> > > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> > >
> > > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> > >
> > > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> > the
> > > "dirty socks" smell ?
> > >
> > > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
> and
> > > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> > >
> > > help me divert potential madness..
> > >
> > > thanks !!
> > > daveZ
> > >
> >
> > First thing I did was tear out my carpet and leave the drain plugs out.
> > Heck, I'm not even sure I could find them right now if I needed too..
> hmmm.
> > Anyway, yes, your carpet will develop a musty odor after repeated
> > 'washings'.
>
> >Protect everything around your dash- even your steering column.
>
> How do you do this? I want my my new Jeep to be as rugged as possible, I
> didn't think I'd be covering it with plastic everytime I thought it might
> rain. I considered gettine a marine radio for my Jeep, but the dealer said
> that everything was water "resistant". Which I suppose makes sense, but how
> "resisitant" is it? And will the dash just "dry up" too?
>
> -Muuurgh
>
> <snip>

 

I live in Washington...it always rains here....My soft top has been off for
about 1 month now....I do have a safari top on and a tonneau cover. Put the
doors on if the seats get wet. I completely remove my soft top, I don't
fold it behind the seat. With the Safari top and upper doors on you wont
get wet. You could also buy a Trail cover from best top.

Sean

"serg" <sfonNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c66p7c$8mum6$1@ID-208627.news.uni-berlin.de...
> i take it off in the spring and put it back on in winter...of course, i
> live i california so it doesn't rain at all in summer...i leave the main
top
> on but taking it off is not hard-just a few snaps. it you have monsoons,
i
> would leave the main top on so you don't have to fuss with the windows.
> otherwise, just take it off!
>
> "daveZ" <x1236@charter.netREMOVETHIS> wrote in message
> news:qvzhc.2735523$iA2.315716@news.easynews.com...
> > not really a technical question but I thought I would see what the rest
of
> > you Jeepers do in the summer months with your soft top ? Let me explain
> my
> > confusion.. please excuse my Newbie-ness.
> >
> > This is my first summer with my 03 Rubi. It was 80 degrees friday. I
took
> > off everything and folded back the top. Very easy. Saturday morning I
> > awoke to find it had actually stormed. (huh?) I did pull the top back
up
> > friday night but left off the rear, sides and door halves. and I now
had
> 1"
> > of water on the floor. I popped the drain plugs but that didn't drain
> > anything. I left it out all day, top down Sat ,75 degrees, and that
dried
> > up about %50 of it.
> >
> > I heard more storms coming for Sunday.. so Sat afternoon, I spent 1/2 hr
> > putting the top BACK up with all panels. that is definitely a little
more
> > work getting it all back up.. now I am driving around again with full
top
> > up and the interior is still slightly damp.
> >
> > <<AGHH !>>
> >
> > I can already see the madness coming on... down, up, down, up, ... over
> and
> > over again, all summer long.
> >
> > QUESTION.
> >
> > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> >
> > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> >
> > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> >
> > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> the
> > "dirty socks" smell ?
> >
> > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
and
> > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> >
> > help me divert potential madness..
> >
> > thanks !!
> > daveZ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------to reply by email, you must first take out REMOVETHIS
> >
> >
>
>

 

I live in Washington...it always rains here....My soft top has been off for
about 1 month now....I do have a safari top on and a tonneau cover. Put the
doors on if the seats get wet. I completely remove my soft top, I don't
fold it behind the seat. With the Safari top and upper doors on you wont
get wet. You could also buy a Trail cover from best top.

Sean

"serg" <sfonNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c66p7c$8mum6$1@ID-208627.news.uni-berlin.de...
> i take it off in the spring and put it back on in winter...of course, i
> live i california so it doesn't rain at all in summer...i leave the main
top
> on but taking it off is not hard-just a few snaps. it you have monsoons,
i
> would leave the main top on so you don't have to fuss with the windows.
> otherwise, just take it off!
>
> "daveZ" <x1236@charter.netREMOVETHIS> wrote in message
> news:qvzhc.2735523$iA2.315716@news.easynews.com...
> > not really a technical question but I thought I would see what the rest
of
> > you Jeepers do in the summer months with your soft top ? Let me explain
> my
> > confusion.. please excuse my Newbie-ness.
> >
> > This is my first summer with my 03 Rubi. It was 80 degrees friday. I
took
> > off everything and folded back the top. Very easy. Saturday morning I
> > awoke to find it had actually stormed. (huh?) I did pull the top back
up
> > friday night but left off the rear, sides and door halves. and I now
had
> 1"
> > of water on the floor. I popped the drain plugs but that didn't drain
> > anything. I left it out all day, top down Sat ,75 degrees, and that
dried
> > up about %50 of it.
> >
> > I heard more storms coming for Sunday.. so Sat afternoon, I spent 1/2 hr
> > putting the top BACK up with all panels. that is definitely a little
more
> > work getting it all back up.. now I am driving around again with full
top
> > up and the interior is still slightly damp.
> >
> > <<AGHH !>>
> >
> > I can already see the madness coming on... down, up, down, up, ... over
> and
> > over again, all summer long.
> >
> > QUESTION.
> >
> > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> >
> > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> >
> > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> >
> > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> the
> > "dirty socks" smell ?
> >
> > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
and
> > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> >
> > help me divert potential madness..
> >
> > thanks !!
> > daveZ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------to reply by email, you must first take out REMOVETHIS
> >
> >
>
>

 

I live in Washington...it always rains here....My soft top has been off for
about 1 month now....I do have a safari top on and a tonneau cover. Put the
doors on if the seats get wet. I completely remove my soft top, I don't
fold it behind the seat. With the Safari top and upper doors on you wont
get wet. You could also buy a Trail cover from best top.

Sean

"serg" <sfonNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c66p7c$8mum6$1@ID-208627.news.uni-berlin.de...
> i take it off in the spring and put it back on in winter...of course, i
> live i california so it doesn't rain at all in summer...i leave the main
top
> on but taking it off is not hard-just a few snaps. it you have monsoons,
i
> would leave the main top on so you don't have to fuss with the windows.
> otherwise, just take it off!
>
> "daveZ" <x1236@charter.netREMOVETHIS> wrote in message
> news:qvzhc.2735523$iA2.315716@news.easynews.com...
> > not really a technical question but I thought I would see what the rest
of
> > you Jeepers do in the summer months with your soft top ? Let me explain
> my
> > confusion.. please excuse my Newbie-ness.
> >
> > This is my first summer with my 03 Rubi. It was 80 degrees friday. I
took
> > off everything and folded back the top. Very easy. Saturday morning I
> > awoke to find it had actually stormed. (huh?) I did pull the top back
up
> > friday night but left off the rear, sides and door halves. and I now
had
> 1"
> > of water on the floor. I popped the drain plugs but that didn't drain
> > anything. I left it out all day, top down Sat ,75 degrees, and that
dried
> > up about %50 of it.
> >
> > I heard more storms coming for Sunday.. so Sat afternoon, I spent 1/2 hr
> > putting the top BACK up with all panels. that is definitely a little
more
> > work getting it all back up.. now I am driving around again with full
top
> > up and the interior is still slightly damp.
> >
> > <<AGHH !>>
> >
> > I can already see the madness coming on... down, up, down, up, ... over
> and
> > over again, all summer long.
> >
> > QUESTION.
> >
> > if I just leave the top down all summer... rain or shine..
> >
> > - will this eventually hurt my interior ?
> >
> > - What about the dash and Cd player etc ? I covered that with a shower
> > towel overnight knowing if the CD got soaked it would fry. right ?
> >
> > - my seats are vinyl but what about the carpet ? Am I going to develop
> the
> > "dirty socks" smell ?
> >
> > what do you guys do ? This is a new vehicle for me.. yet it is a Jeep
and
> > it is expected to get wet occasionally.. but ..<< aghh..>>
> >
> > help me divert potential madness..
> >
> > thanks !!
> > daveZ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------to reply by email, you must first take out REMOVETHIS
> >
> >
>
>