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Old 04-15-2008, 10:50 AM
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Anyone put their Windshield down yet? Its something that I want to do once the weather here is more consistent. Any tips?
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Originally Posted by hyatt147
Anyone put their Windshield down yet? Its something that I want to do once the weather here is more consistent. Any tips?
buy goggles!
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I thought you couldn't do that with the JKs but I don't know that for sure.
I was told because the window isn't flat and has a bow in it so will not lay right.
But I would love to see pics if someone has done it!
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Originally Posted by defkon
I thought you couldn't do that with the JKs but I don't know that for sure.
I was told because the window isn't flat and has a bow in it so will not lay right.
But I would love to see pics if someone has done it!
You can do it, thats what the rubber stops are for on the hood.
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https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ght=windshield
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probably not the most practical thing you can do with a jeep, but at least you can do it if you choose.
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I guess if you had a SAW or a M-16, or if you wanted to do some illegal deer hunting, then I can see the attraction to putting it down. Other than that, I think it looks funny. Maybe take the whole windshield off the Jeep and it might look cool, but you still need goggles to go anywhere.

Thanks to those that did it before I tried.
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thats the link i was looking for....

Ya, its been done, but the wind is bad over a few MPH.
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I really wanted to put my windshield down until the guys at my dealership (Phil Long Jeep in Denver) recommended that I never do it. They said the procedure is fraught with potential for damaging your Jeep. Given the complicated nature of the procedure, I don't believe Jeep ever intended for us to actually lower the windshield.


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