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Bikini tops & rain, damage?

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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 06:17 AM
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Default Bikini tops & rain, damage?

The soft top I ordered (trektop) wont be here till august and it's too hot to keep the top on

Anyone know if there's a damage risk with a bikini top and light rain?

Something like a Safari Header Bikini + duster

Our previous jeeps had no carpet or radio's, so I really did not care if they got soaked by rain. But these jk's are quite a bit more complicated on the electrical side
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 06:24 AM
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I have my top on but no doors and no windows and its been soaked and i mean soaked on the dash before and its been in 3 storms with no top on and everything still works like a charm.

I have had mine for about a year and half with aftermarket speakers and cd deck and no problems.

I think a bikini would be all that you need.
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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I would keep the water off the steering column. Mine got soaked in a rain and a year later had to replace the horn, cruise, and clockspring.
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 06:39 AM
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As stated above I have the bikini top and mine has been soaked with inches of rain inside. No damage here either.
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by kashlak
As stated above I have the bikini top and mine has been soaked with inches of rain inside. No damage here either.
X2 The bikini will keep the rain off the dash. I pulled my carpet out after getting soaked a few times.
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 08:01 AM
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I ran our mesh bikini top a few times through rain storms.....Everything got soaked......but after the storm and driving at highway speeds the wind blowing through the JK dried everything up except the carpets.....I just pulled the carpets out and pulled the plugs!
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