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Better to have a cool wet dog with you in the Jeep than a sad dry one at home. :shades:
I think that's bordering on cruelty to animals! But then Ross Allen may already know he's going and gets a kick out of how you carry on for him so he just plays along.
tidester, host
The wires had to be spliced, and I don't have a good connection. I could fix that real easily, but I just didn't know how much help that fan would be. Maybe that in conjunction with wetting him down once in a while would help?
Tomster
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
yes,, panting is their main method of eliminating heat from their bodies,,, they have a few sweat glands on the pads of their feet but nothing compared to people .
pigs don't sweat either, lots of hog houses are equipped with misters, and if you've ever been to the county fair and walked through the barns, you've probably seen people spraying their hogs with water. it takes heat to make the water evaporate, as the water evaporates, it takes heat with it, ( same as sweating does for us )
I'm not sure that a dogs fur would allow the water to cool him down the way it will on a pig or a person
jeff
FYI Rabbits have large ears and dissipate heat by pumping more blood through the large surface area
So what you're saying is that if the dog dresses in an Easter Bunny costume he can be kept cool by spraying his ears? Or, if he shaves his body to look like a pig the misting will definitely work? I'm beginning to think he might be better off at home after all.
jeff
my top has been up the last several days and AC crank'n
Ok, pardon this topical insert into the conversation:
Spy Photos: 2007 Jeep Wrangler (Inside Line)
Or maybe those aren't spy photos at all, but Randy and Tom's latest method for keeping bug juice off the paint?
Steve, Host
I've always thought a nice ancillary benefit of Jeeps is that the designs are long lived, which is to say you don't have to trade in every other year to stay current and, dare I say, trendy.
-Mike
With the slow crawl speeds at TB and the fact that with the trees you won't get much wind, a mist system on the roll bars or even under the lip of the rear of the tub that aims around the rear of the jeep, combined with you fixing that fan, would be a good combination for ol' RA. Since you never use your safari top, what about adapting that to cover the rear only for him as well? It would give him more shade as well.
-Paul
However, since Saturday, she HAS developed this little thing about asking, "so...what Jeep accessory site have you been into today?"
...was only a matter of time....!
Randy
This is a link for a cover on e-bay, which appears to be what I need, and reasonably priced. Think this will suffice, or go with the Mopar cover? I don't see any difference, other than the price.
Tom: by the way, I have a shitzhu who thinks he should be the driver rather than the occupant. He's pretty hyper and gets too excited to drink as often as I think he should. However, most vets will agree that a dog will drink when his body tells him to. I, too, mist him down, but typically just make some stops and offer him water. If he just stares at me with that dumb look, I tell him, "well, if you go get dehydrated, don't blame me!". His tongue is constantly hanging out, cooling his system through the sweat glands in his tongue.
Randy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42611&item=4554343370&rd- =1
-Paul
2 Questions:
First, what do you use to clean your soft windows?
Also, my wife took my baby ('05 unlimited) to the beach this weekend. Before she left, I cleaned the rear window with some windex and a paper towl, dried it off, rolled it up and secured it with the elastic straps. When she got to the beach, she unrolled and zipped up the window, which looked fine (the jeep was parked right next to the ocean). The next morning, she didn't clean the window, but rolled it up, secured it, and drove home. When I unrolled it, it looked "smudged" (I think scratched) all across the middle. Could this have been from not cleaning it prior to rolling it up again (salt air maybe)? Anyway, is there anything to do about the smudges/scratches?
Thanks,
Norm
I bet you still get that one a lot. The reason your windows are scratched is because you used a paper towel. Paper towels scratch plastic. You need a very soft towel. I use microfiber towels from Target. You can use some Pledge furniture polish on them to minimize the scratches and to clean them. Bikers use it all the time on their plastic windshields. Works great. You should also invest in a Window Roll or use a towel to roll the window up in.
First, avoid using Windex on any of your plastic windows. I read it somewhere (manual? this forum? the Wrangler video?)...window cleaners should not be used on the plastic windows. I think the ammonia in window cleaners may risk prematurely clouding your plastic windows. I think quadratec.com sells a cleaning solution especially for plastic windows...I suppose Mopar does, too. I need to look into that myself.
I got the exact same blemish on my week-old '05 Unlimited rear softtop window after having it rolled up with the Sunrider open this past Sat. for a trip to my nephew's graduation party about 160 miles away via highway. I cleaned the rear window using warm water on a soft cloth wiping left to right before rolling it up and had those abrasion marks as you described. I think it's just from all the wind turbulence moving that rolled window around for a few hours. Clean plastic against clean plastic is still plastic against plastic. The lessoned I learned was I should have bought the Window Roll I've heard mentioned in this forum, removed the window entirely, and safely stowed it in one of those soft books of felt rather than leaving it rolled up for the trip.
I hate having anything get blemished on our new Wranglers, especially when they're only weeks old. We can read all the information supplied by the good members of this forum but I'm sure we're still likely to learn some of these things the "hard" way on our own.
I don't want our new Jeeps to get damaged at all. However, even as things get "dirty" or "dinged" on our Jeeps, I'm amazed yet again at the experience I'm receiving owning a Wrangler. I've never owned a vehicle where I could see anything positive about "blemishes" but here again, the Wrangler astounds me! These "blemishes" seem to simply add individual character. Blemishes like these on regular vehicles really are "black eyes" but not the Wrangler...blemishes are showing Wrangler "attitude" and "experience." Again, please don't get me wrong, I'd love to see them not get any cosmetic scrapes or bruises but it does seem the Wrangler wears them well.
Good luck,
Jim
Terry
Thanks - Jim
When storing, clean them first!
If you want to clean the windows, you can also go with convertible window cleaner. BMW sells some, you could use Pledge, but that will attract dust to it. I think Maguire's makes some kind of cleaner too for plastic windows. Windex and Glass Plus and those type of cleaners will indeed fog your windows much faster!
If you go to the beach, I wouldn't roll the window up when you're leaving. The sand will tear it up bad if you roll it, as I'm sure you found out. If nothing else, lay them down in the back with a towel between them to help, but don't roll them or squeeze them together tightly.
-Paul
Should really emphasize a soap formulated for car washing and not dish detergent. Dish detergent works really well to remove any existing wax or polish from the surface.
Now, if I could just find something that will get the stuff off my doors that runs down off my soft top, down my window and onto my lower half doors, I'd be happy. It looks almost like some kind of mineral deposit, but haven't found anything that will work.
-Paul
I was wondering about that. Glad to know it's not just my Jeep.
I'm looking for some opions on a pending tire upgrade for my Unlimited that's on order.
My 5 GSA's for:
5 BFG A/T 31/10.50R15 out the door $365.00 / $73.00 per tire.
Is the price decent? Any comments on the BFG's A/T's
Thanks,
Ron
I
The BFG A/Ts perform very well in just about everything except deep mud. I have them in that size myself and I'm very happy with my choice.
Some unfortunate soul decided to break into my '05 Wrangler last night and steal everything in my glove box. Those items stolen include the manual, registration and warranty paperwork. Lucky for the thief that my alarm did not go off, because I probably would have caused him a great deal of 'remorse' for messing around with my 2 week old jeep.
Having vented about that situation, I'd like to know what you folks do to boobytrap/protect your jeeps. As an example to get things started, on my old GMC, I superglued razorblades to screws and bolted them under the steering column and CD player, as well as the box that held my amp. They were removeable when I took the car in for service so that no one was unintentionally harmed, and I told everyone who rode in the car about them so as not to cause unintended harm to non-thieves. This device was tested on one occasion, and resulted in blood all over my floorboards and a CD player still in my dash.
Cruel? Yes. Effective? Definitely. I belive firmly in karma.
Non-lethal suggestions only, please.
I'm also having the alarm upgraded to a motion sensing device too this weekend.
A pit-bull sleeping in the back seat is another option I'm investigating.
Thanks!
Door noise is indeed back and now it has company. The passenger seat has started groaning. *lol*
We've had a lot of discussions in here about whether or not it's wise to lock the glove box and console at all. Getting your stuff stolen vs. getting your stuff stolen and having the box/console damaged. Was your glove box locked?
I use my box and console all the time, though not for any big ticket items. Others here will advise you to never store anything. Leave 'em empty AND open.
Add-a-Trunk seems a little more secure, though not 100%. The motion sensor is probably the best bet, though again not 100%. Also, maybe welding a lock box into the back?
Once heard that the ol' razor trick was illegal (though I'm certainly not going to disuade you).
Personally, I'm a big fan of the James Bond alarm. Touch the Lotus and it explodes.
-Mike
Sorry to hear about your theft. I am one of those people that leave very little in my Jeep that can be stolen. That amounts to a flashlight, tire gage and a pair of cheap sunglasses. I have a slightly upgraded radio (not very expensive) which I hope they don't want. As goofy as it sounds, I generally only lock mine (with the windows up) when the top is down. My thinking is there is nothing to cut through (top or windows). To steal anything, they will have to climb over the side which might attract some attention. If the top is up, I leave it unlocked mostly to protect the top from damage.
As far as scratches go, it seems as much as I have tried to protect them, the plastic windows get scratched. Pretty soon, you just don't notice them. You just have to get over it.
Terry
Satisfying though the booby traps may be, you could possibly be inviting a revenge attack and who knows how things could escalate.
I agree with this. Don't these thieves realize they don't have to slice the top -- they can just unzip it!!
1) When rolling up the back window and suspending it in those two straps for venitlation, do you remove the cross bar or roll it with the window?
2) Wrangler's got a 19 gallon tank, right? Fuel light comes on, which indicates 2 gallons left. But when I fill up, she fills up to 14/15 gallons which means approx. 4 gallons are left, not 2. Do I have this right? Trying to calculate my mileage.
Thanks,
Mike
Protecting your jeep is fine but boobytrapping may be illegal. I propose we stay away from discussing the latter.
tidester, host
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Hope I did this Url thing right!
yes,, they are 19 gallon tanks.
jeff
regarding question 2 - - you should fill your tank, reset your trip odometer to zero, and drive until your next gas stop. Fill up again, note your mileage (which is the mileage you've driven using whatever amount of fuel you just topped off your tank with). So, the number of miles divided by the gallons added to re-fill the tank gives you a close value for mpg. I say close because a single tankfull has too much margin for error.
Ideally, start at zero with a filled tank, and run several tanks through the vehicle. Take your total accumulated miles, divide by the total gallons used (again, after topping off your tank) - gives a much better assessment of your average fuel economy. I think Mac mentioned using GPS info instead of the odometer to try and minimize any errors there as well, but for most people this method works well. At least you'll detect if something way out of line occurs.
Hope this helps!
Gary
Terry
One day, my wife decided to take her inaugural topless ride with Bandit and me. Seemed like a good opportunity to expose her (not literally) to Jeepin' topless. Anyway, Bandit took his perch and absolutely freaked her out! She was totally uncomfortable with his position, afraid he would plummet out I suppose. I tried to assure her that he did this all the time and was quite skilled....blah, blah, blah. Well, she hated the ride, as did Bandit. We decided then and there: no more topless rides in the Jeep with Mom AND Bandit!
It is a cool look, topless with a "wolf" in the back! Yeeee-hawwwww!
Gary
Here are the numbers for Red Ryder.
2000 TJ, 4.0, auto, mostly city. 24,804 miles, 1,748.7 gallons =14.18 mpg.
Terry
Jack
my uncle's german shepard ( Yogi ) the best dog I've ever known, used to stand on the truck toolbox, with his most of his body above the top of the cab, with us driving down the blacktop 60+ mph,.
I wish I had taken pictures of that, he was quite the dog!
jeff