A bad time to have the top down and doors off
06-22-2010, 08:32 AM
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Where I go to work nobody really travels on during the weekend. One Saturday I had to come in and noticed a deer that had been hit the night before. It was off to the side but looked fresh and didn't smell. It rained that night. Monday I drove by and it was still there. Wasn't quite as fresh this time. I only had the sunrider open but it was brutal. I'm just glad I didn't hit it
06-22-2010, 09:13 AM
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No pig farms around here, but driving without doors in heavy Rain sucks due to a design fault. Ideas anyone ?? I'm doorless most of the time and not usually one to moan, but this really iritates :
I expect to get wet when doorless and dont mind drying out, but would appreciate hearing if anyone has a good tip to prevent the rain pouring off the side of soft-top and straight down into the footwells (either the soft-top should be a couple of inches wider, or footwell kickplate angled).
I've a 12-inch length of wood in garage so once parked, the wood balances on rock rails and deflects rain out. Any better ideas ? Cheers
I expect to get wet when doorless and dont mind drying out, but would appreciate hearing if anyone has a good tip to prevent the rain pouring off the side of soft-top and straight down into the footwells (either the soft-top should be a couple of inches wider, or footwell kickplate angled).
I've a 12-inch length of wood in garage so once parked, the wood balances on rock rails and deflects rain out. Any better ideas ? Cheers
06-22-2010, 10:38 AM
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No pigs yet, but I always right lane it, in traffic, if the weather looks odd.
Don't wanna get caught in the left lane, in a downpour, going 5mph.
In the right lane I can just over at anytime...
Don't wanna get caught in the left lane, in a downpour, going 5mph.
In the right lane I can just over at anytime...
06-22-2010, 11:10 AM
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well i was goin to my moms house thursday and of course like usual got stuck in traffic. that is not the bad thing. the fact i was stuck behind a truck full of pigs is what sucked. god that was the worst smell in the world, i tried my best to get away from it but never could get away untill i got through the tunnel... just wondering if any of you guys have had the same problem
06-22-2010, 03:47 PM
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i live near a paper mill. my dad has worked at it long befor i was born so paper mill doesnt really stink to me anymore. and today i got caught in a down pour today on the way to school i was topless and doorless the only reason it sucked was the rain on the inside of the windshield
06-22-2010, 06:25 PM
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hit a skunk one night coming from work...i had the soft top on with out the windows..had to go to a car wash to wash off the ugly smell...didnt work...a friend of mine told me to use some milk to wash it off..5 gallons later it worked...i run the hard top now when i am working late...
06-22-2010, 06:48 PM
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Downpour
In about 1994, I was driving in a borrowed (79?) CJ7 topless/doorless I got caught in a summer thunderstorm about 30 min from home.
I stood in font of the store for a few minutes under the overhang then thought screw it... I have to get home. The storm didn't appear to be going away soon.
So I drove it.
And I loved it!
That's when I fell in love with the Jeep. And
waited 14 years to get one of my own.
I stood in font of the store for a few minutes under the overhang then thought screw it... I have to get home. The storm didn't appear to be going away soon.
So I drove it.
And I loved it!
That's when I fell in love with the Jeep. And
waited 14 years to get one of my own.
