JK windshield down is awesome!

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Jul 24, 2011 | 01:56 PM

#11

matt852

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From: Scottsdale, AZ

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Originally Posted by racin444

No hate just terrified the waterfall already coming in from the soft top will take a turn for the worse

I did the watertest after people said that theirs started leaking after putting down the windshield, dry as bones? I think what might cause peoples to leak is tightening all the bolts down all the way before putting back the rest of the bolts, I first tried tightening the windshield brackets all the way down and noticed that it would put the windshield more forward what I did was install all the bolts then tightened them all a little at a time and no leaks

Jul 24, 2011 | 02:38 PM

#12

MarbleheadGuy

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From: North Hampton, NH

Just stayed local and didn't go above 40. No bugs. Lined and sealed back up perfectly. 30 mins to take down 20 mins back up. Blast at the beach!

Jul 24, 2011 | 05:12 PM

#13

benny

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Joined: Sep 2007

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From: Arkansas

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Originally Posted by AK4Dave

Too bad they didn't make it so you could just take the damn thing off (without taking off the hinges) after you put it down. I think they look funny down. Not at all like the older jeeps that looked great.

Yep, I agree.

Jul 25, 2011 | 04:27 AM

#14

MarbleheadGuy

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From: North Hampton, NH

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Originally Posted by karls10jk

Did you have any experience with the local authorities with the windshield down? It looks like you left the sport bars up??

I dropped it on my TJ twice in 1 year and the only reason I would do it on the JK is to retrieve my pen.

I admire your venture to drop the windshield

Cruised by no less than 4 cops and they just stared but did nothing. I was just down around the beach and driving up along the coastline. I did leave the sports bars up - that did seem like a pain and didn't really add any benefit that I could see. No door, no top and windshield down really was amazing. A few days later and a rainstorm - no leaking in the reassembled windshield. Can't wait to take it down again.