Hey everyone. I wonder if anyone has had this problem. I was driving home last night and it was raining, When I got home and opened the door I looked at the passenger seat and rear passenger side. It was both soaked with water. So I have a leak and it was coming from where the screw bolt screws in.

I took the passenger side panel off today and there is water in the Panel. I can hear it sloshing around. Has anyone else had this problem. 1 How in the hell did water get in the panel and 2 How do I stop this from happening again.

 

If its still under warranty take it to the dealer with the water still in the panel as proof.

 

Were the screws too tight? There was a problem with over tightening of the bolts and there being damage to the top as a result. I thought that was only with the 07's, though. Good luck at the dealers.

 

where I park my 08 Unlimited is not level, not only does it lean down on the right, it also leans down towards the rear. It's only happened once, but I parked at just the right combination of angles and I got water in my right-hand top panel. I could hear it sloshing around. If you remove your panels they have a weep hole made in one edge, turn them on this edge and drain. Reinstall them carefully and you probably won't have any more trouble....I haven't....

 

I've had that problem immediately after I'd bought my Jeep. I bought it in late fall and didn't get any opportunity to remove the tops. (Boo!) After a fairly bad few days of rain I'd noticed a sloshing sound and saw water dripping through the soundbar onto the passenger and rear seats. I drove it straight to the dealer and had them remove the panel. They drained out a couple of liters of water from the passenger side panel. (Driver's was dry). They ordered and replaced all the hardtop seals just before winter.

Unfortunately, it got cold too quickly for me to get it rain-tested. It's been fine in car-washes and with the melt-refreeze cycle we've been having lately.

Also... Someone was saying that there's a couple of holes near the front of the panels that sometimes aren't sealed properly at the factory. They recommended filling the holes to prevent the water from entering the panel. I think they're for ventilation so I'm not sure I wanted to do that. I suppose you could fill the panels with that expansive foam insulation to displace any areas water could enter, probably wouldn't hurt the R (insulation) value of the panel either. haha!

 

Mine was doing the same thing on the passenger side panel. I took the panel off and covered the hole in the back of the panel with silicone. No leaks since.

 

I think I saw a TSB on this probelm.

 

donj't use the expanding type of constuction foam found in the home supply stores, it sounds like a great idea but these tops are bonded together (glue) and expanding foam will split the tops apart. I've had house window frames squeezed so hard by this foam expanding that the windows couldn't be opened....