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2021 fix for water dripping into Jeep from top when the door is open?
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Tyler88
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I have the same problem and I have a 2018 with the hard top so I think it is just a JL problem not depending on the year.Did a quick search and couldn’t find anyone else posting about this. I noticed on my 2021 JLUR with the one-touch top that it has these extra seal things that seem to keep the water from dripping in when the door is open. It’s on the two front doors. My 2020 (hard top) doesn’t have this. Is it a one-touch specific feature or is it the 2021 fix?
And my 2020
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My 2021 JLUR with the hard top on still gives you a shower when you open the door in the rain, no fix here.
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Wouldn’t just a dab of silicon caulk at the leading edge of each gutter solve the problem?
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There are only two fixes I know of (with any Jeep over the past 30 years) to prevent water from dripping on your head when you open the door: (1) Buy a hat; or (2) Don't buy a Jeep.Did a quick search and couldn’t find anyone else posting about this. I noticed on my 2021 JLUR with the one-touch top that it has these extra seal things that seem to keep the water from dripping in when the door is open. It’s on the two front doors. My 2020 (hard top) doesn’t have this. Is it a one-touch specific feature or is it the 2021 fix?
And my 2020
Sorry that's it. I am not even saying that to be a wise-guy. Jeep seems intent on never fixing that issue, or maybe they can't figure it out. Who knows.
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My 2021 SoftTop drains in when raining. Getting that fix for sure!
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I’ve been thinking this same thing.
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Did a quick search and couldn’t find anyone else posting about this. I noticed on my 2021 JLUR with the one-touch top that it has these extra seal things that seem to keep the water from dripping in when the door is open. It’s on the two front doors. My 2020 (hard top) doesn’t have this. Is it a one-touch specific feature or is it the 2021 fix?
And my 2020
So Matt do you feel that these added chanels on your JLU w skytop actually help with keeping the rain out? And if you do, does anyone know what the part number is so we can by them?Did a quick search and couldn’t find anyone else posting about this. I noticed on my 2021 JLUR with the one-touch top that it has these extra seal things that seem to keep the water from dripping in when the door is open. It’s on the two front doors. My 2020 (hard top) doesn’t have this. Is it a one-touch specific feature or is it the 2021 fix?
And my 2020
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REAWS6
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I bought some black sugru which is moldable glue and filled in the front part of the channel. It helps but once rain fills up the channel, which doesn't take long, it'll still come out a little and splash when you open the door. Also parking with the front end slightly uphill helps as well.
ChromeToaster
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Same as above, 21 2 door Rubicon with hard top, likes to mark its territory or somesh*t i guess...
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Tried this with not much success. The Jeep has a slight rake sitting lower in the front, so once the channel fills up it overflows the silicone bump.
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These do not work...if you follow the instructions they want you to 3m tape the part to the A piller and then glue it to the hardtop also, and well if you did that you wouldn't be able to take off the top. I bought them. I double sided them onto the a piller tested it out and the water manages to pour out at the end of the tops gutter and only a little bit goes through the extended gutter. So I took them off and returned them.
amadeus303
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2 JKs and a JT... it's not a JL problem - they all f'n leak. I literally try to get in and out of my truck ASAP everytime Mother Nature is crying.
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