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Live and let live, you know? I personally chose not to name my Jeep, but I'm cool with anyone else doing it if they so choose. I like the idea that people love their Jeeps...And the fact that they express a little of their own personality by naming their Jeep makes me feel more comfortable asking questions and getting information from this board. It's been a great source of information for someone like my who previously knew NOTHING about automobiles. I definitely feel like I know a thing or two about Jeeps now!
yellowman
p.s. - Happy B-day Thelma Jane :-)
Thanks to mac24 for the http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/ link. Much more appropriate for what I need.
texasjeep can take a big hit from my tailpipe. How the subject of hypocrisy has entered into this, I'll never know. You should learn to mind your business, pal.
At any rate, this forum has become something of a joke in recent months - take a look for yourselves. What was, at one point, a very useful collection of tips, hints and shared information has become a sanctuary for the lonely and/or socially inept who have but one thing in common: they drive Jeep Wranglers.
I love my car - but this is just silly. I'm sure many people agree with me, but the only regular posters will attack me as soon as I raise the flag of dissension. This site does not belong to you people and my opinions are still, despite your disagreement, valid. As has happened before, I am fairly certain that this post will be deleted and commented upon by our intrepid HOST, but I will never lay down on my position for anyone or for any reason.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
P.S. Thelma Jane says "bye" too.
I am not sure if I will name my jeep, but those who do certainly add spice to the postings. And they seem to be having a tremendous amount of fun with their jeeps. And that seems to be the reason for owning a jeep. Again, thanks Edmunds!
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!
Happy birthday, Thelma Jane!!!
larry18
Thelma appreciates the birthday wishes from everyone.
c ya
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Oh and to those that say this site is for all intensive purposes useless...several new Jeep owners BEG TO DIFFER!!! I find this site quite informative and most of the posters informative, helpful and very curtious (unlike other big bad post-challenged individuals)....and to make my final comment on that subject...OSTA LA VISTA BABY!!!
Larry,
Can't wait to see those photos of your new baby ;-) Jeep baby that is.
You tell em tomster!
Mud Hole Gang...United We Stand!
Hug your Jeeps for me!
dwrangler
My 2001 Wrangler automatic does not downshift to first gear at a stop when cold. It shifts fine when warmed up. The shop said it might be a vacuum or modulator problem. I haven't gotten serious about fixing it, because I don't think its serious.
Anyone else experienced this? I've looked through the TSBs with no luck.
Just my two cent's worth.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
How about your windshield seal at the bottom where the windshield can fold forward? That ever been checked out? That rubber seal between the bottom of the windshield frame and the body of the Jeep is what I am talking about. Seems like I have heard of people having trouble there.
Hope you get it solved. Keep us posted on your progress.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
#490 of 4320 Father and baby girl united! by tsjay Dec 09, 2000 (02:58 am)
Well, my good friends, Thelma Jane and her Daddy are together now! Picked her up this afternoon.
She was so beautiful I almost cried!
I was afraid my memory of the white Jeep I had seen this summer had been exaggerated, and I was afraid of a let down when I finally got to see Thelma Jane. Not! She was even MORE beautiful than I had imagined.
We are hitting it off real well. I live 45 miles from the dealer where I bought her, so our first drive together was a nice long one. She handled beautifully, didn't have too much wind or road noise, had a smoother ride than I expected, and the radio sounds much better than I thought it would. That subwoofer really helps.
I think I'll have trouble sleeping tonight. I will want to go out in the garage and sit in her.
I got a good taste for how little room there is for storage, though. It is dark by the time I get home from work, and, since there's no electricity in my garage, I hadn't cleaned out the back seat and trunk in the Grand Prix. I didn't think I was going to be able to get everything in the Jeep!
I'm not complaining. If Jeeps weren't so small they wouldn't be as much fun to drive. They just wouldn't be Jeeps.
I had to try out 4wd high and 4wd low in my yard when I got home. The neighbors probably think I have lost my mind, with my driving around the house several times.
I LOVE HER!!!!!!!
Have YOU hugged YOUR Jeep today?
Sure am sorry you're having all that trouble, Dave. Maybe you ought to try a different dealer. What kind of reputation does your dealer's service department have? Are they experienced with Jeeps?
When I called my dealer and described the problem, the service manager pretty much knew where the trouble was before I even took Thelma over there. They got it fixed in one visit. It was the heater box seal at the fire wall, just as the guy suspected. Tonkadave had the same problem, and his dealer told him that there was no evidence that the factory had even attempted to make any kind of seal there, like someone just skipped a step in the assembly process.
Good luck, and please continue to update us on the progress. Wish you the best.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
The mechanic suggested I take it to a front end expert to see if they can adjust the stops or else shave a bit off of the bolt, so that it won't rub the rims any more. Since I'm not a mechanic, does anyone know if the stops are adjustable? Or has any one had this problem? Or is there going to be a problem with cutting off a bit from the bolt?
I don't think this problem is a normal one - I noticed the resistence when backing out of a parking place only after the accident when the Jeep was around 6 months old. Since it didn't seem like much of a big deal, and since taking it back to where I got it fixed was a major problem, I never really looked into it.
Any info, advice, etc. would be greatly appreciated!
-twylie
When I replaced the tires recently I did have a weird wear pattern on one of the rear tires. I wasn't rotating them very often (going the JiffyLube route at that point) so it had been on the rear for quite a while. It was worn on the outside, like a front tire would be from an alignment problem. The front tires were just cupped, but not worn on the inside or outside. By the way, the guys who replaced the tires didn't notice the sharp inside edge on the rims, and they are sharp!
So any information I can get going into this will be great.
I am thinking about purchasing new tires for my TJ. I would like to get the largest size possible without getting a lift (don't have the money). I heard the maximum size with stock suspension and no body lift is 31". Is this true, and will I still have enough articulation room for some offroading?
Thanks,
pretzeldude66
The main reason I don't think it is the alignment is that I had normal wear patterns on my front tires when I replaced all four tires this summer. I will have it checked before I do anything about the stops or the bolt. It will probably be next weekend before I can get it to some place to have it worked on.
It was a good thing that I didn't take it (I would probably have had to leave it) anywhere on Sunday - this morning we woke up to about 2 inches of snow, and very icy roads. I don't know about the weather this year - the last 2 years we didn't have any snow to speak of until January. This year we've had significant snow twice! I'm not sure I want to chance leaving the Wrangler anywhere for a week at this point, since the Taco is 2 wheel and worthless in the snow.
COngrats to tsjay--having my own sort of jeep special day today too. I paid it off this morning 1.25 years ahead of schedule, the title will be in the mail in the next week or so. I'm setting up my new page here in San Diego right now, I'll post pix and stats for it when I get a chance.
http://forums.jeepsunlimited.com/ubb/Forum34/HTML/005291.html
I haven't bought a TJ yet for various reasons that's why I don't post here much. I should get one of these ornaments so at least I'd have my Jeep - ha.
Happy Holidays everyone - Jeffer2
Anyone else have this problem and get it resolved? Or is there a way to disable the light from coming on since apparently there is nothing wrong, other then touchy sensors. Thanks.
Let us know how this turns out, OK?
Good luck
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
That's one real useful purpose for a group like this... so that we can learn from each other's experience and possibly have some idea as to what might be wrong when we have similar symptoms.
thanks and good luck
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Thanks,
pdude
Of course, your insurance guy may not know you can replace just one window. You might consider pushing for a whole new replacement top made of the new sailcloth material, since it's supposed to be so much quieter. That might push up your premiums though so think carefully. Getting an entire replacement soft top would cost $950 for the factory one (includes the hardware which you already have) or $650 for the Bestop one (fabric only).
Brian
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
I live in the Chicago area and have only a soft top. I am going on my third winter with it. As long as you are careful that the top has all zippers and velcro tight, I don't think you will have any trouble. I find the heater is good enough to keep it warm inside. I don't feel any drafts even at hiway speed.
It's probably better just to put a small ad in the classifieds of your local paper rather than Edmund's message boards.
tidester
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bhowell2- thanks for the offer, but it was my driverside curtain that was slashed as well. Apparently there was no attempt to take anything because my alarm never went off and it has a pretty good shock sensor.
Oh well, after all every Jeep needs a little character, and what better than a scar on one of the windows! Its been getting some extra hugs to make up for the injury.
pdude
Does anyone run thier Wrangler with the doors off? I am an old CJ fan and that was the best part (well one of the best parts) of driving it through the Summer.
Thanks.
I bet you will hear from tsjay.
pretzeldude66, go for the Bestop shaded windows. I really like nine, I was concern that the black soft top would of fade lighter than the the new windows fabric after 2 summers but it is not noticable.
Brian
Yessir, I agree that doors off is the best way to enjoy a Jeep! I have taken the doors off of my 2001 Sport several times.
They are easy to take off, but they weigh a ton, and you have to be careful to raise them exactly straight up as you remove them, so that those exposed threads don't scratch your Jeep.
You need a 13 MM wrench, and I strongly recommend a boxed end wrench to prevent slippage of the wrench and the resulting ding in your paint job.
There is no way to prevent scratching some of the paint off of those hinge nuts, but you can try putting a rag over them to reduce the damage.
Quadratec has some good storage bags for the doors for about $100 per pair. They are custom made for the Jeep doors and do a real good job of protecting them. I'll be glad to give you more details, if you are interested.
You will need to pull the fuse for the overhead light when you remove the doors. This is the fuse located second from the bottom in the right hand column of fuses, if my memory serves me (but I'm old and have slept a few times since doing this). Better check the owners manual to be sure.
If you do this step first, don't be surprised if the light stays on for a few seconds after you pull the fuse. If you have just opened the door, there is some kind of delay feature which keeps the light on for a while. Obviously, the power for that must come from a separate circuit.
Huck, just go real slow and be careful! Those threads that you expose when you take the nuts off are deadly on the paint job, if they are allowed to contact the Jeep! Unfortunately, I know this from experience, but it was a fairly small spot, and I touched it up. Be prepared to take a major load when you lift those doors, because they are heavy!
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
These things were VERY inexpensive. I think they were only about $20 for the pair. They are held on by adhesive strips and no drilling is required.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
It's dark when I get home now, and there's no electricity in my garage, so I can't actually check them out for you until the weekend, but I am 99% certain that they are Best Top.
They work real well. I highly recommend them.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?