NM?Rain eh... must be nice
I have a 2018 2-door JL hard top and I live in Florida and it rains suddenly and often. Say I'm cruising around with my Freedom tops off and my doors off and it looks like rain. I'll have my freedom tops with me to put back on, but the doors will be at home. In order to mitigate damage to my Jeep (musty smells) should I do any of the following:
1. Invest in water resistant seat covers? (But then where will the water go)
2. Invest in some sort of "bed liner" floor mats that cover the carpet? (If these exist what are good ones?)
3. Rip out the carpet and put a bed liner (ugh)
4. A combination of 1 and 2
5. A combination of 1 and 3
6. Nothing because nothing will help
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Does rain not really play a factor when you you only have doors off.
I would agree with this statement for everything BELOW the dashboard. All the electronics in the dash are very susceptible to water. From experience, a 1" rain fall wreaked havoc on my clockspring and the horn would randomly go off until the battery would die (or I pulled the fuse). Took months for the gremlins to finally go away. Full disclosure this was a JK, but the JL dash is not significantly different in the design and probably has MORE electronics.... Everything in these jeeps are water resistant.
I appreciate your comment but that contradicts Jeeps statement on water resistance in the JLs. They say 18 hours water resistant inside the Jeep.I would agree with this statement for everything BELOW the dashboard. All the electronics in the dash are very susceptible to water. From experience, a 1" rain fall wreaked havoc on my clockspring and the horn would randomly go off until the battery would die (or I pulled the fuse). Took months for the gremlins to finally go away. Full disclosure this was a JK, but the JL dash is not significantly different in the design and probably has MORE electronics.
So, if you have the freedom tops on, and water is blowing in your doors just protect the dash/steering area: everything else is good to go.
Yes, I know: I'm just speaking from real-world experience. Again, this was on a JK not a JL. I've also had an iPhone that was rated for 2m depth @ 30 min get trashed by a splash of water at the exact wrong angle. Like all things, YMMV...I appreciate your comment but that contradicts Jeeps statement on water resistance in the JLs. They say 18 hours water resistant inside the Jeep.