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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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since seeing the good video, i think ill pass on the windshield down option since it could leak afterward...
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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the only way i see it leaking is fi you 1/2 @$$ bolting everything back together. if you do it right and take your time i see no problem. they are designed to fold and jeep advertises them folded.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by cj2a11713
the only way i see it leaking is fi you 1/2 @$$ bolting everything back together. if you do it right and take your time i see no problem. they are designed to fold and jeep advertises them folded.
Indeed. It won't make it leak.

Besides, my soft top already leaked before I drove off the stealership lot!
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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yea good point. fold the damn windshield down all you want but DO NOT put your top down,...that $h!t will leak like crazy
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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I wouldn't be able to do it because I can't be bothered to take off my windshiled mounted foglamps, but great write up
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 02:03 AM
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I love putting my windshield down even driving in the city. Once I take off the roll bar extensions in the summer I just leave them off and with my battery driven impact wrench it only takes 2 min when I feel like putting it down. I guess each to his own. It appears alot of people have a strong opinion about this. It's just a JEEP thing and I love it!
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 05:44 AM
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i would love to do it. but there are a few reasons I dont.

1. in Ohio you must have a windshield by law. It is a ticketable item with possible impound

2. I dont like how jeep curved the windshield so to me it looks like a "fishes mouth" when down. If it was flat, I wouldn't mind breaking the law.
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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WOW I just saw the video...that is insane......and not in a good way. I was hoping to do that someday when down at the desert/beach camp, but now after seeing what is involved...Yikes.....
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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It's funny, the different reactions people have to this. I thought it looked quite easy lol.

Note: I'm not trying to flame anybody, just thought it was interesting that a lot of people had very different reactions to this process =)
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cyberbrain
i would love to do it. but there are a few reasons I dont.

1. in Ohio you must have a windshield by law. It is a ticketable item with possible impound
Not sure why that would be a problem, you would still have a winschield, just down...
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