[he_welch]

Just bought a Jeep. Curious to know how they do in a drive thru Jeep wash?
Thanks,
Heath-

 

[thedawgshow]

Take off the antenna and if there is nothing else extra on the Jeep. Make sure it is not brushes and soft cloth or no touch for a soft top.

You will find out where it leaks from. Hahahahahaha!!!!

 

[RoadiJeff]

If you go through a touchless wash you do not have to remove anything. We take our hard top JK through the touchless wash all the time.

 

[he_welch]

Thanks. I have a hard top as well!
Thanks again

 

[DFisk1975]

All jeeps wranglers should stay out the soft cloth washes.

 

[Willys_Freak]

My CB and radio antennas are off (Don't need the radio antenna anyway) and my hard top JKUR goes through drive-through car washes just fine. No leaks, either.

 

[made in the USA]

never used a touchless wash before but i avoid the carwashes they will scratch ur vehicle up. the only time i ever go to one is when my jeep is muddy and i use the rinse wand. there soaps and wax are not good at all i just use plain water to wash the mud off. imo

 

[Willys_Freak]

never used a touchless wash before but i avoid the carwashes they will scratch ur vehicle up. the only time i ever go to one is when my jeep is muddy and i use the rinse wand. there soaps and wax are not good at all i just use plain water to wash the mud off. imo

The only reason I visit them with regularity, at least during this time of year, is to get the salt off. I don't mind it being dirty, I mind the salt attacking everything.

 

[made in the USA]

The only reason I visit them with regularity, at least during this time of year, is to get the salt off. I don't mind it being dirty, I mind the salt attacking everything.

i forgot to mention that also i spray the salt off also. lol

 

[Dr. Evil]

I have a touchless wash right by me and the only time I hit it is during the winter. I do what I can to keep the salt to a minimum. Other than that, I ALWAYS hand wash my JK. BTW, I have a hard top in the winter and my soft top all other times. Don't think I would want to run a soft top through the wash.

 

[pathguy]

I have a 2014 JKU with half doors, and I have been going through the "touch free" washes this winter, primarily because of the salt. Works pretty well. And no leaks!

 

[Antenna_X]

while we recommend removing all antenna's, our 13" Off-Road antenna can be left on as it is flexible

 

[bulldog777]

If you go through a touchless wash you do not have to remove anything. We take our hard top JK through the touchless wash all the time.

^^^^^THIS^^^^
I don't trust rags twirling and slapping my Jeep with grit, pebbles, etc., or ripping things off.

 

[ltsrapcon]

I generally do touchless but I have run my JKU hardtop with a 13in antenna x and never had any problems. My old TJ soft top I only did touchless and it leaked every time around the tailgate. In the TJ there was nothing back there to get wet unlike the JK.

 

[WaltA]

I have a touchless wash right by me and the only time I hit it is during the winter. I do what I can to keep the salt to a minimum. Other than that, I ALWAYS hand wash my JK. BTW, I have a hard top in the winter and my soft top all other times. Don't think I would want to run a soft top through the wash.

+1

I figure that the car wash does less damage than the 100lbs of salt coating my Jeep.

BTW, I remove the antenna, and fold both the side mirrors in.

 

[battlesnail]

I run through a touchless near my house...it really doesn't do the best job in the world buy I mostly do it just for the undercarriage wash to get all this salt off. Once spring rolls around and they clean the streets I'll start washing/waxing it myself in the driveway.

The touchless I go to uses fairly high pressure jets and I've not had a single leak yet with the hard top.

 

[Ashcan]

I take mine through a wash every now and again. You just have to watch for boulders and detriment after the flash floods.