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Jack jr
Joined: Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:57 am Posts: 198
Vehicle: Suzuki sierras
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 Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:32 pm |
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G'day everyone at the moment i am running 1/2 doors no roof and have removed the maruti back, apart from the radio i fitted what will get damaged sitting in the rain? Cheers Jack.
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303zuke

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Joined: Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2447
Vehicle: LJ50V, SJ70
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Mainly seats and carpet, which can take ages to properly dry out. Condensation in the instrument cluster, long term might cause corrosion with interior electrics (heater cig lighter, fuses, anything else under the dash) More to consider HERE
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ZUZUKI
Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:50 am Posts: 427 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB, '99 GV 2.5L
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A good way for rust to start, or continue - depending on where the car is at, rust wise. The hard tar like body deadner is bound to be cracked & rain will get between it & the floorpan, hiding corrosion until the deadner flakes off, or holes appear on the underside. Rgs, Michael
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bumstein

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Joined: Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:49 pm Posts: 1975
Vehicle: Sierras!! SWB and LWB
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 Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:51 pm |
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I had a banger in pretty ordinary condition, it had no roof or windows for ages. It was ok, but I’d make sure all the carpets and vinyl mats etc.
Rain is fresh water, so as long as it’s not full of salty beach sand or it gets rinsed here and there it should be ok but everything will weather like a bastard. Dash, instruments, seats ect. I used to pop the front up on ramps and rinse the inside with the hose washing all the crap from front to the back.
At least get a decent tarp over it when you’re not using it I reckon.
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vet 180
Joined: Mon May 05, 2014 11:50 am Posts: 1246
Vehicle: Vitara 1994
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I had a Sierra I ran with no roof. All I did was remove the grommets in the floor so the rain could drain out (didn’t run carpet obviously) and used some vinyl seat covers as the seats take a while to dry. Was fine.
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Jack jr
Joined: Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:57 am Posts: 198
Vehicle: Suzuki sierras
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 Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 6:42 pm |
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G'day everyone thanks for the reply's, there is no carpet or vinyl and the drain bungs are removed, the seats are going to need reupholstering at some stage so could you just do it in a heavy vinyl or canvas so the water runs off? Cheers Jack.
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vet 180
Joined: Mon May 05, 2014 11:50 am Posts: 1246
Vehicle: Vitara 1994
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Jack jr wrote: G'day everyone thanks for the reply's, there is no carpet or vinyl and the drain bungs are removed, the seats are going to need reupholstering at some stage so could you just do it in a heavy vinyl or canvas so the water runs off? Cheers Jack. Just run a cheap cover. But yeah your idea is fine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13000 Location: Melbourne
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Seats need seamless covers. Reupholstered seats will leak into the foam at the seams and the seats will fall apart quickly.
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