wrangler question
08-23-2003, 06:18 PM
#11
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Re: wrangler question
HAHAHAHA true that Earle.... I haven't had any overnighters at Stevens
or Snoqualmie.
Dave
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:04:17 -0600, "Earle Horton"
<enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
>Try driving it up to Snoqualmie Pass for a weekend of skiiing, and leave it
>outside during one of those Cascade Range twelve inch wet snow storms. Then
>you'll see how long it takes to warm up. The positive side is of course the
>ride home when you get to hit the top from the inside and surprise any
>obnoxious tail gaters with a windshield full of snow.
>
>Earle
>
>"David C. Moller" <david_moller@msn.com> wrote in message
>news:felfkvshdm5e79vac7l5o766d5fk0iqibm@4ax.com.. .
>> I live in the Seattle area, so while we don't get the coldest weather
>> around, we do drop below freezing. I've had no problem keeping warm
>> with my soft top.... the heater in my '99 does a great job. As for
>> scraping ice off the plastic side/rear windows, the answer is you
>> don't hehehehe. On my '99, the defroster kinda blows on the front side
>> windows as well as the windshield. I just sit there and have a smoke
>> while listening to the radio and wait for them to defrost. Once the
>> windshield and front side windows are clear, off I go (using my side
>> mirrors of course hehehehe). Not any different than things are in the
>> summer, when I have the Jeep all loaded up for a camping trip. By the
>> time I get half way to work, the ice has melted off the rear sides and
>> rear as well.
>>
>> Dave
>> http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
>>
>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:48:33 -0500, "Boots Crofoot" <boots@dcwis.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Am thinking about getting one with the cloth top. Would like
>> >to know how warn they are in the winter? Also understand
>> >they have plastic side windows. How to you scrape the ice
>> >off of them? Thanks
>>
>
or Snoqualmie.
Dave
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:04:17 -0600, "Earle Horton"
<enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
>Try driving it up to Snoqualmie Pass for a weekend of skiiing, and leave it
>outside during one of those Cascade Range twelve inch wet snow storms. Then
>you'll see how long it takes to warm up. The positive side is of course the
>ride home when you get to hit the top from the inside and surprise any
>obnoxious tail gaters with a windshield full of snow.
>
>Earle
>
>"David C. Moller" <david_moller@msn.com> wrote in message
>news:felfkvshdm5e79vac7l5o766d5fk0iqibm@4ax.com.. .
>> I live in the Seattle area, so while we don't get the coldest weather
>> around, we do drop below freezing. I've had no problem keeping warm
>> with my soft top.... the heater in my '99 does a great job. As for
>> scraping ice off the plastic side/rear windows, the answer is you
>> don't hehehehe. On my '99, the defroster kinda blows on the front side
>> windows as well as the windshield. I just sit there and have a smoke
>> while listening to the radio and wait for them to defrost. Once the
>> windshield and front side windows are clear, off I go (using my side
>> mirrors of course hehehehe). Not any different than things are in the
>> summer, when I have the Jeep all loaded up for a camping trip. By the
>> time I get half way to work, the ice has melted off the rear sides and
>> rear as well.
>>
>> Dave
>> http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
>>
>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:48:33 -0500, "Boots Crofoot" <boots@dcwis.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Am thinking about getting one with the cloth top. Would like
>> >to know how warn they are in the winter? Also understand
>> >they have plastic side windows. How to you scrape the ice
>> >off of them? Thanks
>>
>
08-24-2003, 09:42 AM
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Re: wrangler question
Boots Crofoot wrote:
> Am thinking about getting one with the cloth top. Would like
> to know how warn they are in the winter? Also understand
> they have plastic side windows. How to you scrape the ice
> off of them? Thanks
My '94 Wrangler is perfectly warm in the winter. As a matter of fact,
sometimes I have passengers in my car that turn the heat down! I live in
Cincinnati, and we have a real mix in the winter and only see really cold
weather (less than 10 degrees) for maybe two weeks or so, if at all.
Sometimes we get serious artic temps (as history has recorded in the
infamous Bengals' "Freezer Bowl" that had wind chills below -50 degrees)
and some years we never get below the lower 20's.
The only problem I have with my Wrangler is highway speeds with wind gusts
from trucks and stuff will cause your soft upper doors to pull away from
its seal and allow blasts of cold air in. Many times on the highway, I'll
have to run my heater full blast to compensate for it.
Those that claim CJ's and Wranglers are cold in the winter with soft tops
must have never owned one...
> Am thinking about getting one with the cloth top. Would like
> to know how warn they are in the winter? Also understand
> they have plastic side windows. How to you scrape the ice
> off of them? Thanks
My '94 Wrangler is perfectly warm in the winter. As a matter of fact,
sometimes I have passengers in my car that turn the heat down! I live in
Cincinnati, and we have a real mix in the winter and only see really cold
weather (less than 10 degrees) for maybe two weeks or so, if at all.
Sometimes we get serious artic temps (as history has recorded in the
infamous Bengals' "Freezer Bowl" that had wind chills below -50 degrees)
and some years we never get below the lower 20's.
The only problem I have with my Wrangler is highway speeds with wind gusts
from trucks and stuff will cause your soft upper doors to pull away from
its seal and allow blasts of cold air in. Many times on the highway, I'll
have to run my heater full blast to compensate for it.
Those that claim CJ's and Wranglers are cold in the winter with soft tops
must have never owned one...
08-24-2003, 09:42 AM
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Re: wrangler question
Boots Crofoot wrote:
> Am thinking about getting one with the cloth top. Would like
> to know how warn they are in the winter? Also understand
> they have plastic side windows. How to you scrape the ice
> off of them? Thanks
My '94 Wrangler is perfectly warm in the winter. As a matter of fact,
sometimes I have passengers in my car that turn the heat down! I live in
Cincinnati, and we have a real mix in the winter and only see really cold
weather (less than 10 degrees) for maybe two weeks or so, if at all.
Sometimes we get serious artic temps (as history has recorded in the
infamous Bengals' "Freezer Bowl" that had wind chills below -50 degrees)
and some years we never get below the lower 20's.
The only problem I have with my Wrangler is highway speeds with wind gusts
from trucks and stuff will cause your soft upper doors to pull away from
its seal and allow blasts of cold air in. Many times on the highway, I'll
have to run my heater full blast to compensate for it.
Those that claim CJ's and Wranglers are cold in the winter with soft tops
must have never owned one...
> Am thinking about getting one with the cloth top. Would like
> to know how warn they are in the winter? Also understand
> they have plastic side windows. How to you scrape the ice
> off of them? Thanks
My '94 Wrangler is perfectly warm in the winter. As a matter of fact,
sometimes I have passengers in my car that turn the heat down! I live in
Cincinnati, and we have a real mix in the winter and only see really cold
weather (less than 10 degrees) for maybe two weeks or so, if at all.
Sometimes we get serious artic temps (as history has recorded in the
infamous Bengals' "Freezer Bowl" that had wind chills below -50 degrees)
and some years we never get below the lower 20's.
The only problem I have with my Wrangler is highway speeds with wind gusts
from trucks and stuff will cause your soft upper doors to pull away from
its seal and allow blasts of cold air in. Many times on the highway, I'll
have to run my heater full blast to compensate for it.
Those that claim CJ's and Wranglers are cold in the winter with soft tops
must have never owned one...
08-24-2003, 09:44 AM
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Mike Romain wrote:
> You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
> the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
> it is just plastic.
Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
rediculously cold.
> You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
> the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
> it is just plastic.
Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
rediculously cold.
08-24-2003, 09:44 AM
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Mike Romain wrote:
> You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
> the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
> it is just plastic.
Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
rediculously cold.
> You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
> the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
> it is just plastic.
Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
rediculously cold.
08-24-2003, 09:46 AM
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mabar wrote:
> Never scrape the plastic windows. In fact never even touch the plastic
> windows when it is below 40 degrees F, or they may crack. Just let the
> vehicle warm up for a few minutes with the heater on high, and the
> snow/ice will melt off the plastic windows.
I've never had my windows crack on me from touching them at temps below 40
degrees. I have this YJ since new in Sept. 93.
> Never scrape the plastic windows. In fact never even touch the plastic
> windows when it is below 40 degrees F, or they may crack. Just let the
> vehicle warm up for a few minutes with the heater on high, and the
> snow/ice will melt off the plastic windows.
I've never had my windows crack on me from touching them at temps below 40
degrees. I have this YJ since new in Sept. 93.
08-24-2003, 09:46 AM
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mabar wrote:
> Never scrape the plastic windows. In fact never even touch the plastic
> windows when it is below 40 degrees F, or they may crack. Just let the
> vehicle warm up for a few minutes with the heater on high, and the
> snow/ice will melt off the plastic windows.
I've never had my windows crack on me from touching them at temps below 40
degrees. I have this YJ since new in Sept. 93.
> Never scrape the plastic windows. In fact never even touch the plastic
> windows when it is below 40 degrees F, or they may crack. Just let the
> vehicle warm up for a few minutes with the heater on high, and the
> snow/ice will melt off the plastic windows.
I've never had my windows crack on me from touching them at temps below 40
degrees. I have this YJ since new in Sept. 93.
08-24-2003, 10:53 AM
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Big Daddy wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
> > You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
> > the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
> > it is just plastic.
>
> Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
> breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
> rediculously cold.
That is what my old employee thought too.
I have 2 shattered windows that says it don't work.
The ice cracks and the window cracks right along with it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
> > You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
> > the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
> > it is just plastic.
>
> Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
> breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
> rediculously cold.
That is what my old employee thought too.
I have 2 shattered windows that says it don't work.
The ice cracks and the window cracks right along with it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
08-24-2003, 10:53 AM
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Big Daddy wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
> > You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
> > the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
> > it is just plastic.
>
> Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
> breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
> rediculously cold.
That is what my old employee thought too.
I have 2 shattered windows that says it don't work.
The ice cracks and the window cracks right along with it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
> > You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
> > the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
> > it is just plastic.
>
> Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
> breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
> rediculously cold.
That is what my old employee thought too.
I have 2 shattered windows that says it don't work.
The ice cracks and the window cracks right along with it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
08-24-2003, 11:21 AM
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Re: wrangler question
Mike Romain wrote:
> Big Daddy wrote:
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>
>>> You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
>>> the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
>>> it is just plastic.
>>
>> Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
>> breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
>> rediculously cold.
>
> That is what my old employee thought too.
>
> I have 2 shattered windows that says it don't work.
>
> The ice cracks and the window cracks right along with it.
Put a plastic garbage bag over the door before you close it
and the ice can't build up on the window. :) You could
make a door cover out of awning material and slip it in over
the door.
> Big Daddy wrote:
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>
>>> You cannot scrape or bang the ice off plastic windows, you have to hit
>>> the heater on defrost and let it melt first. It does melt fast because
>>> it is just plastic.
>>
>> Or you cold flex the window around a little and cause the sheets of ice to
>> breakup and pick off smaller pieces until it's clear, if it's not
>> rediculously cold.
>
> That is what my old employee thought too.
>
> I have 2 shattered windows that says it don't work.
>
> The ice cracks and the window cracks right along with it.
Put a plastic garbage bag over the door before you close it
and the ice can't build up on the window. :) You could
make a door cover out of awning material and slip it in over
the door.
