Lifted and locked Tacoma on 33s and lifted v8 GC to get me out.
I've got the driver seat out and the carpet pulled back to shot vac out water. The foam under the carpet has gallons of water in it!
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| Author: | iMTB [ Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
Lifted and locked Tacoma on 33s and lifted v8 GC to get me out. I've got the driver seat out and the carpet pulled back to shot vac out water. The foam under the carpet has gallons of water in it! |
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| Author: | Budke [ Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
I was in a similar situation a couple weeks ago. But, I just took my carpet out, hosed it off, and threw it in the garage. But I can do that.  I just recommend vacuuming out all the water you can and let it sit with the windows cracked or down to let it air out and dry. Maybe take a heat gun or a blow dryer to it for a while? |
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| Author: | iMTB [ Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
I've shot vacd so much water out already and the carpet is still like a wet sponge. I thought the carpet would be thin like my wranglers but it's like an inch thick with foam. I took out the driver seat and pulled up the carpet. Now I have a small fan blowing on the underside of it. It's just in the garage with all the doors and windows open. Hopefully by tomorrow it will be better. |
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| Author: | huntbuggy [ Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
Funny I kept some carpet and vinyl interior links in my favorites as a future project - still have pretty bad salt, mud and water stains in the 02 and had an AC evap leak on passenger side for a couple years till I finally had the system cleaned at the gunked up tube... These guys were the only place I found that sold not just replacement molded carpets (and in a cool future project color?) but also a molded vinyl for more durability: http://www.auto-interior.com/jeep12.htm#Liberty There are similar guys on eBay around the same price but mostly carpet stuff and massback: http://cgi.ebay.ca/2002-2007-Jeep-Liber ... 0613212102 http://cgi.ebay.ca/2002-2007-Jeep-Liber ... 0613212120 Looks like if your the front rots out (or looks like mine) you can just replace the passenger area for cheaper. If I get an excuse to run cabling and such next year and pull up the carpet I'll probably try to get a friend at a detailing place to help me put in a vinyl kit. Just an idea... (also might want to leave a camping dessicant bag or a big double paper bag of calcium chloride in the jeep - will soak up a lot of moisture) |
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| Author: | sota [ Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
getting water out of the padding is never a fun task. sometimes it's not even possible. I have no idea how big it actually is but would it fit in one of the big dryers at a laundry mat? I have a car that flooded a couple times due to a leak and even with running a hair dryer in it for 3 days and the windows barely cracked I still wound up with some seriously disgusting mold in the padding when I finally replaced it many years later. |
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| Author: | teckman02 [ Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
been there done that ... what i did to clean the carpet was take it out sprayed it down and soaked it down with clean water then let is sit and dry on some saw horses for a few days to let it dry |
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| Author: | jdorris [ Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
Yup, been there. Best thing is to pull the carpet and get everything dry. Otherwise it will come back to haunt you this summer when things start to bake and grow under the carpet. |
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| Author: | blackwidowkj06 [ Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
jdorris wrote: Yup, been there. Best thing is to pull the carpet and get everything dry. Otherwise it will come back to haunt you this summer when things start to bake and grow under the carpet.  This is why I'm tearing the carpet out and putting down viynl |
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| Author: | teckman02 [ Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:54 am ] |
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i have had thoughts about cutting up the carpet so one can take it out without having to take out the seats and stuff |
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| Author: | SETexasLibby [ Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
http://www.damprid.com/ This stuff has helped me out in the past. Just don't know it over once its absorbed moisture |
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| Author: | iMTB [ Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:43 pm ] |
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| Author: | KJ 119 [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:28 pm ] |
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Slash pine, spanish moss, and sabal palmetto, I know where you are.  Time for a winch.X2 on the Damprid. |
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| Author: | jeepskate [ Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:11 pm ] |
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And time for new tires! |
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| Author: | iMTB [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stuck bad! Flooded inside... |
These tires suckk! I was trying to decide if I wanted to lift it or not before I got tires but now I think I'm set on no lift for now. I'll probably just get a set of 235/70 bfg t/a. Everything is dried out now  Oh yeah and you guessed it, I live down south! |
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| Author: | SETexasLibby [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:07 pm ] |
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iMTB wrote: These tires suckk! I was trying to decide if I wanted to lift it or not before I got tires but now I think I'm set on no lift for now. I'll probably just get a set of 235/70 bfg t/a. Everything is dried out now Oh yeah and you guessed it, I live down south! That's cause the ST is a street tire. |
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| Author: | Pote [ Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:53 pm ] |
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unlifted...go with 245/70s. You'll like em even more. |
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| Author: | iMTB [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:44 am ] |
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I decided to do something different with tires...215/85 
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| Author: | ericautopart [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:48 pm ] |
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Time to change that diff fluid too... |
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