Poor design, rain gutter over front doors.

[firemedic2714]

I have these (see photo) and they've slowed the stream down to a drip. The directions say to apply RTV to the spot where this piece meets the gutter. I have both tops so I can't do that. I haven't done it yet, but I was going to apply a small bead of silicone and mold it to where the Freedom Panel and soft top frame piece meet the diverter and see if that further slowed water flow. For $11, they're definitely worth it just to slow it down to a drip.

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[tcass]

Exactly! You described it perfectly. It is not just after sitting parked, it happens when driving in the rain and stopping to leave the truck.

interesting, i don't have that apparatuses on my 2021. what model do you have? i have the high altitude.

 

[tcass]

I have these (see photo) and they've slowed the stream down to a drip. The directions say to apply RTV to the spot where this piece meets the gutter. I have both tops so I can't do that. I haven't done it yet, but I was going to apply a small bead of silicone and mold it to where the Freedom Panel and soft top frame piece meet the diverter and see if that further slowed water flow. For $11, they're definitely worth it just to slow it down to a drip.

is it just me.....i dont see a photo.

 

[firemedic2714]

is it just me.....i dont see a photo.

Sorry, here it is. I'll attach it to my original comment, too.

 

[tcass]

thanks, thats cool. might have to get some

 

[wannajeep]

The drips into the cabin used to annoy me too (including on the past JK) but now I just get into the cab quicker and close the door, and from there the experience is still far better than it is in my wife's drip-free mini van.

 

[WendyH]

It's the price you pay for a folding windshield.

I had a 2003 WranglerX that had a folding windshield, I never had this problem. It must be a design change

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I had a 2003 WranglerX that had a folding windshield, I never had this problem. It must be a design change

It's nothing to do with the windshield. IT's the freedom panels, the slope of the gutters. On most cars or trucks that still have conventional "rain gutters" the gutters take the rain back to the quarter panel or to the A pillar and down. These channels stop abruptly over the door opening - so you can remove the panels.
It's the price paid for removable panels, removable roof - and a Jeep shape.

 

[Gatorized]

It's nothing to do with the windshield. IT's the freedom panels, the slope of the gutters. On most cars or trucks that still have conventional "rain gutters" the gutters take the rain back to the quarter panel or to the A pillar and down. These channels stop abruptly over the door opening - so you can remove the panels.
It's the price paid for removable panels, removable roof - and a Jeep shape.

Actually - all the old CJ’s had a gutter extension down the side of the windshield which I am sure was removed for the sake of mpg…. All the aftermarket solutions seem to lean toward adding that gutter back.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Actually - all the old CJ’s had a gutter extension down the side of the windshield which I am sure was removed for the sake of mpg…. All the aftermarket solutions seem to lean toward adding that gutter back.

That's about the only way I could think of to deal with it.........
MPG - and perhaps noise. It does lead to wind noise. Several people I know of have removed the rain gutters/drip rails from their classics and some said one of the differences aside from the cleaner look was - noise reduction. (I hate the look on the classics, but whatever)
That thing sticking out there not only catches wind but it disturbs the air flowing down the side and has impact on drag of the whole side.
So your MPG point is well taken.
But it would also take some doing to make it continue forward and have a removable panel unless there was some sort of flexible seal there.

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