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Caught in the rain!
I know it's out of season, at least it is here
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Re: Caught in the rain!
We have all been there.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Nice! Makes you wish there were wipers on the inside of the windshield, as it's usually as wet as the outside!
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Langley, BC, Canada
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Re: Caught in the rain!
lol I used to go every where with the top off during winter. I got caught in ice rain, thunder storms etc many of times driving down south to haul vehicles back up. People would pull up beside me on the highway and ask me if I realized it was raining outside. Cold trips but easier to tow with no top haha
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Re: Caught in the rain!
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Stockton Ca
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Looks like good times!!
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Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!" ![]() |
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Maybe it's just me but it looks like you may of even had the wiper blades off
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Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!" ![]() |
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Ridin' Dirty
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Re: Caught in the rain!
That's what drain holes are for! Been there, but mines a half top, so it wasn't as bad
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Good catch! I don't normally run them.
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Re: Caught in the rain!
been there, driving faster seemed to help
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toys'r'us
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Penticton, BC, Canada
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Albertans usualy only buy convertables if they visit the okanagan alot.
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Re: Caught in the rain!
wow lol i thought i was the only one that done this lol hahaha....
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Put some rain-x on. It really does work well.
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Re: Caught in the rain!
What do you guys usually do when you get caught up in a rain storm?
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Not much you can do. If there's shelter, take it. If not, keep on driving
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Like one member said we have all been there.It happen yrs ago to me and some buddys,after a long day of trail ridding in NJ .On the way home driving thru flat-lands of NJ,My buddy was sitting in the back seat and all he could do for shelter was put on a full motorcycle helment. We had lots of laughs
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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Re: Caught in the rain!
dont use some fancy material in your interior, go marine grade for water and uv protection. I would rather get caugh with no top in a down pour on the road than a windy down pour on the water
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Sometimes the FANCY material comes factory
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Yep, and that's another reason why I don't bother taking the roof off. Not just rain worries, but as dusty as it is around here, it would turn that white interior brown in no time flat. I don't even want to think about trying to clean the fabric part.
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Re: Caught in the rain!
Yeah, it's dusty depending on where you go. Seems we have to wash the car every 3-4 days for dust, or at the very least feather dust it, and they stay in the garage even. The paved roads are even dusty, I don't want to talk about the dirt roads
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Re: Caught in the rain!
haha. i lived in the kansas settlement area near willcox, and the dirt roads were horrible. the 82 is black and it was impossible to take it out without getting it dirty lol. but now in nebraska during the summer thunder storms will pop up out of nowhere. now that i have to resto nearly done im not wanting to get it wet/dirty at all.
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Re: Caught in the rain!
![]() Mainly just recreational driving up in the mountains at the old mining towns but that's just occassional, and definately not when it's raining. 90% of the time I spend on paved roads and avoid the dirt at all costs so I don't have an unexpected trip to the car wash, even if it means making a u-turn ![]() |
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