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Question for Jeep owners
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:14 pm
I have a 2009 Jeep, with a soft top. The rear window does not want to zip up. Top left side has a separation in the teeth, but there are no teeth missing or broken- but I can not get the window zipped past that part. Any suggestions?
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Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:20 pm to lsufan31
Rip it off and throw it in the garbage. Jeep life, bruh.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:21 pm to lsufan31
I used to grab the tab of the zipper with a pair of pliers when it didn't want to zip up. 
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:22 pm to lsufan31
cover the gap with band-aids that say "life is good"
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:22 pm to LST
Im afraid if I pull too hard, the zipper will break. Have you ever used any wax or grease?
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:22 pm to lsufan31
quote:Hang tight - LSUnurse is a jeeper - she should be along shorty - really she knows her shite about Jeeps.
I have a 2009 Jeep, with a soft top. The rear window does not want to zip up. Top left side has a separation in the teeth, but there are no teeth missing or broken- but I can not get the window zipped past that part. Any suggestions?
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:23 pm to lsufan31
Use vise grips and zip it all the way off and put it back on. Rubb a bar of soap on the zipper afterwards. Helps lube it. Its just gotten off track by a tooth or so.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:23 pm to skinny domino
Thanks!
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:23 pm to Boxcar
Will try that, thanks!
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:32 pm to lsufan31
It may help to soap the direction you need to go first and wet it a lil. But it will eventually go.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:33 pm to lsufan31
You know the Jeep wave bre?
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:36 pm to Barf
quote:
Rip it off and throw it in the garbage. Jeep life, bruh.
I did this and bought a whole new top for like $300.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:39 pm to lsufan31
If it is stopping where the teeth separate, you will probably need to manually get those back together. I had to do it once. I used a couple pair of pliers and maneuvered the teeth one by one back together.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:40 pm to skinny domino
quote:
Hang tight - LSUnurse is a jeeper - she should be along shorty - really she knows her shite about Jeeps.
I'm a typical chick with a Jeep...which means I just know how to jeepwave. And I have a hardtop on mine.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:42 pm to LST
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I used to grab the tab of the zipper with a pair of pliers when it didn't want to zip up
Same here. I keep a leatherman in the back of mine. And I have a somewhat new top, bought it 2 years ago. They are really tight and stiff when new. I actually broke part of the zipper pull when I grabbed it with the pliers.
I've heard soap, chapstick, and a few other things that can help lube them up.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:44 pm to Boxcar
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Use vise grips and zip it all the way off and put it back on. Rubb a bar of soap on the zipper afterwards. Helps lube it. Its just gotten off track by a tooth or so.
This. If things are getting hard, might be time to change the top. Sun is hell on them.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:44 pm to lsufan31
top is crooked sounds like. jocky the sail panels a little and try and zip it back again.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 2:49 pm to lsufan31
Use a pencil (or a bar of soap) to smooth the surface of the teeth so they slide easier(zipper wax if you got it)
If that doesn't work, the slider might not be working properly. First, double-check to make sure a piece of cloth or thread isn't stuck in the zipper. Next, look at the individual teeth. If any of them are sticking out, grab a pair of pliers and move them back into place so they're all straight.
If the teeth are straight, and clean, take a look at the slider itself. Over time, the slider starts to come apart, and when that happens it stops clinching the zipper teeth together. Grab some pliers and try closing the slider together until it catches the teeth again.
If that doesn't work, the slider might not be working properly. First, double-check to make sure a piece of cloth or thread isn't stuck in the zipper. Next, look at the individual teeth. If any of them are sticking out, grab a pair of pliers and move them back into place so they're all straight.
If the teeth are straight, and clean, take a look at the slider itself. Over time, the slider starts to come apart, and when that happens it stops clinching the zipper teeth together. Grab some pliers and try closing the slider together until it catches the teeth again.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 3:00 pm to Kujo
I don't care what anyone says, jeep owners are the best! Thanks everyone for the helpful tips, with all the rain we have had lately its been a pain in the arse not being able to zip up.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 3:44 pm to lsufan31
Leave it parked in the sun.
ETA: Oops I should've read that it wasn't a new top.
ETA: Oops I should've read that it wasn't a new top.
This post was edited on 4/14/16 at 3:46 pm
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