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Ms Jeep
12-12-2010, 07:55 PM
Hay guys really need your help on this one.
My soft top as usual leaks however its began to discolour the foot wells of my TJ.
Does anyone know anything i can do to stop this or something i can spray on?
itchy
12-12-2010, 08:26 PM
Hay guys really need your help on this one.
My soft top as usual leaks however its began to discolour the foot wells of my TJ
Try fixin the leak?
Ms Jeep
13-12-2010, 06:52 AM
its a softtop its going to leak when theres heavy rain. theres nothing i can do about that!
Take the carpets out, treat any rust and apply a ute tray liner to the floor and leave the floor bungs out. Stick some marine carpet over the top so it won't rot and get stinky when wet.
Or you could try fixing the leak.
Mr ED
14-12-2010, 03:45 PM
Ms Jeep,
I have a 2005 TJ with a soft top and it doen't leak. Where is yours leaking from?
ED
Jeeps
14-12-2010, 04:03 PM
It would be hard to fix a soft top leak by doing anything other than reaplacing the entire top. I have a factory softtop and a viking softtop and they only leak in the heaviest of downpours. My Hardtop also leaks slightly around the rear window in heavy rain.
I recently pulled my footwell carpets up and after a decade of jeeping most of the paint had worn worn off and the galvanised metal was showing through. I just cleaned it up and put a few coats of rust kill over it to help protect it from corrosion. I also painted the rear area under the rear seat.
http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp300/jeeps_photo/hardtoppainting.jpg
cheers
Ms Jeep
14-12-2010, 10:19 PM
It would be hard to fix a soft top leak by doing anything other than reaplacing the entire top. I have a factory softtop and a viking softtop and they only leak in the heaviest of downpours. My Hardtop also leaks slightly around the rear window in heavy rain.
I recently pulled my footwell carpets up and after a decade of jeeping most of the paint had worn worn off and the galvanised metal was showing through. I just cleaned it up and put a few coats of rust kill over it to help protect it from corrosion. I also painted the rear area under the rear seat.
http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp300/jeeps_photo/hardtoppainting.jpg
cheers
think im going to go with your idea that seems pretty good and it looks good too.
Ive removed all the carpet in the jeep so there nothing left i removed the bungs we have had some really heavy rain where i live recently even had to make a mad dash to one of our properties round the corner coz the garage was full when we had hail! i almost went out n led on the bonnet to save it from the hail lol.
Its not a major leak just when it is heavy rain.
So rust kill here we come!
Was your paint job a home one? how did u do it?
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