No Top

Bronco_Blues · Jun 16, 2004

i also have a question about removing the plex-cap on the back of my bronco. I have heard horror stories with these things leaking once you put them back on. Is it true? and if so, is there any way to prevent it?
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Ktomek06 · Jun 16, 2004

Well everyone will tell you that is not true. In fact I take my top off all the time. The only thing you might want to do is get a new weatherstrip for the top because it might be old and time for a new one once you take off the top.

Heres how u do it
http://www.froggmann.com/Tech/Topremoval.htm

sweepersrgr8 · Jun 16, 2004

Yeah, Go ahead and get a new weather strip. If your top has never been off, it will most likely tear, or be dry rotted. Keep the new one Armour All'ed,(or what ever brand you use), and you shouldn't have any problems with leaks.

If you have room .... make a stand for you top, to keep it high off the ground, and level. 4 wooden fence posts, and two 2x4's work great. You can set this up to where you can take the top off/on by yourself.

walkdawg · Jun 16, 2004

Take it off everyone that tells you that are just mad they cannot look as kewl as us. It will not leak just becuase you take the top off. picture added to show how great it looks.

Bronco_Blues · Jun 17, 2004

Yeah, I agree with that. My uncle had an 80 something Jeep years ago. That wound up at the bottom of a hill under about 3 feet of mud. Ill try and post a picture of it sometime. I think im going to pull my top off now that I had some meaningful advice. Thanks Folks. Pictures of my bronco are coming soon.
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Justshootme84 · Jun 17, 2004

I have had my hardtop off and on several times, finally leaving it off for the past year or so. The only reason it would leak when you put it back on is if the weatherstripping is worn out or gets pinched putting the top back on. The design is very good about preventing leaks. Most of the problems with water getting in come from cracks in the back of the rain gutters on the cab or the seals for the back glass. I store my hardtop ontop of some old tires to keep it off of the ground.

The Broncos are meant to run topless in the Summer!!! B)

Bronco_Blues · Jun 17, 2004

Before Photo MS Paint.

Bronco_Blues · Jun 17, 2004

After MS Paint.

Ktomek06 · Jun 17, 2004

Heres mine

Bronco_Blues · Jun 17, 2004

Looking good. I think I'm going to try and pull teh top off in the next few days. I live in Ohio, so it rains offten, but I do have cover from rain just incase. What do you think about soft tops?
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Bronco_Blues · Jun 17, 2004

Any one know where I can get a replacement interior door panel?
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bluesman17 · Jun 18, 2004

Broncograveyard.com where in ohio are you from?

Bronco_Blues · Jun 18, 2004

Cincinnati. I usually go 4x4 in Deerborn Indiana.

walkdawg · Jun 18, 2004

I am from Piqua, OH. I live in Jacksonville North Carolina. I am in the Marine Corps. So this is where the stationed me. I come up that way every once in a while. Maybe I could get up with you the next time I get up that way and we could do some wheeling.

Sorny · Jun 18, 2004

Well the other day we had a nasty rain storm come through and it dumped about a 1.5 inch in about 8 mins and well i want out to check my top and to my surprise the top had a slight dribble, like it wasn't even really dripping but there was a few water drops just hanging onto the pastic. Should I be worried about this cause i don't think its a big problem, and I don't think the top has ever been off. Also this spring we have had alot of rain like around 10 inches and I have checked it every now and then and there was no problem I just noticed it with that heavy heavy rain.

walkdawg · Jun 18, 2004

I would just get you some new weather stripping. I dont think it would be to bad but I would replace it just for my GP. I had my top off a few weeks back and the skies opened up and dumped gallons of water into my truck the carpet soaked it up great. About a few minutes later the sun comes out and dried it all up but I went home that night and vacummed the carpet good with my shop vac. I also used my little green machine to clean the carpet so I would not have a smelly truck. I put the top back on a couple days later but I believe this weekend it is coming off.

sweepersrgr8 · Jun 18, 2004

Walkdawg, you may want to check under your carpet, mine has a plastic backing, like a thin clear trash bag, that i guess, is supposed to keep water from soaking through, but actually allows water to seep through, trapping it between the insulation and floor. This is an excellent source for rust.

walkdawg · Jun 19, 2004

I just pulled it all out today just look under it I was thinking the same thing after I wrote that. It looks really clean I am thinking of getting some of that liner stuff for the truck beds and just putting it in there so I don't have to worry about the carpet.