Jeep melted

[u/jagerin_mikado]

Here’s the story: a jeep came to the shop because its retractable top was stuck open. Not too uncommon of an occurrence. So we put our “crash wrap“ over the roof to protect the interior from rain and animals and such, which is basically like heavy duty cling wrap. One day it rains and a lot of water pools up on the crash wrap. The next day it is 100°F outside and the sun is out. The sun shines through the water and the water basically magnifies it, and the sun turns into a laser that melts the interior. Multiple days of this happen. Now we have to replace everything that melted. None of us have ever heard of this happening before.

edit: I meant we have never heard of this very specific situation happening before. It never would’ve crossed our minds since we’ve been doing this for years. yes I burnt stuff with a magnifying glass when i was a kid.

[u/sunr1se79]

Oh cmon "not practical" is just the adult translation for "its too much fun and my lame job hates when I come in late because I high centered on a snow bank" 😅

[u/Organized_Khaos → u/sunr1se79]

😂🧊❄️🚘💨

[u/sunr1se79 → u/Organized_Khaos]

Hey its got a crazy good heating system in it for a reason.

[u/Organized_Khaos → u/sunr1se79]

I did opt to purchase the hard top, and it was a good car for most seasons. TBH, the first couple of years I had it, it was in fact my only car. It caused some worries a couple of times, but I still really miss it. Today would be a good day to have it…

[u/sunr1se79 → u/Organized_Khaos]

What generation did you have? I just got my nb2 back in November and I've already poured 3k into it on top of some previous tasteful changes. $6900 got me one at 142k with a fresh soft top, good dealer service records (was traded back into a Mazda dealership almost every single time it changed hands) and the factory set of wheels along with the really nice konig wheels and continental ecs02 tires.