Rescue Bean

Ok so this was the last straw today when my favorite pen rolled down through the abyss of a gaping slot between the windshield and the dashboard. I frequently find myself writing notes above the stereo area on a pad and have lost many things in that huge gap never to see them again.
Well today, I had enough so I went to Lowes home improvement and bought a piece of foam pipe insulation for ½” copper water lines. It cost me 1.67 plus tax. I compressed it down in the crack it works like a charm. It looks completely fine from the out side too.

This is an easy thing to repair so not sure if photos will be necessary. If you all want, I did take photos but I have temporarily misplaced my camera cable or I would go ahead and post em up.

I was so thrilled with the results that I threw all my pens all over the dash to see where they would end up. Now it being a beautiful day here in NC, I did loose a few out the window after the first turn.

kntr

Maybe your camera cable is behind the dash LOL

Rescue Bean

good point I didn't even think of that!

TRUE_GRIT

Boy what a $1.67 does for a person! On a $30k Jeep! Maybe you should tell that to Chrysler!

shawnwade

Is "Hoffa" behind your dash?

S.R.

Yucca Patrol

Great idea. . . my only concern is if there is any air flow that is meant to come through that giant channel. So far, I've just tried to remember that the dashboard is not a shelf for anything smaller than my fist.

Cruiser

I thought it was your not suposed to eat anything bigger than your fist? I'll be trying out the foam this weekend as I think I have some in the basement.

StevieRay

Hey that's actually a really cool idea! Good Job!

Rescue Bean

As far as the air flow I think that is a separate plastic vented channel. With that being said, I would not use the whole diameter of the insulation pipe where the defrost vent is in the center because there is obviously less void spaces in that area. I cut about a 1/4 of the foam off and it doesn't bow up my dash there now. From the inside you cannot even tell it's there and the outside it almost looks factory.

jeepnyak

now that's a true jeeper: taking the insulation off his pipes. wow