Soft top condensation

[kennyw]

We installed the soft topper on our M1009 last summer and the it was parked for the last couple months waiting on some repairs. I noticed excessive condensation on the interior, as in dripping wet from the interior side of the roof, when it was pulled into the shop. Is this going to be normal when it is parked outside in wet weather?

 

[Wes Harden]

you do live in the mold capital of the North America, some how it got wet inside and the soft top is acting like a green house.

 

[Chickntrk]

I would think it had to get wet inside somehow first and then when the sun hit it it filled with condensation like Wes said (greenhouse effect)

I have noticed up here in PA when it gets warm during the day and cold at night some of my truck get condensation on the inside. My Jeep (soft top) drips on my head for the first few miles in the summer when I leave the back windows out of it. Id think to get moisture on the roof there has to be water getting in somewhere that is then condensing with temp change.

 

[kennyw]

There is no sun here, just moisture in the air. My entire property is on the north side of a small hill with tall trees so I don't see sun on my property for half of the year.

 

[Blue85]

Maybe sit inside while somebody mists with a hose to see if water is getting past a seal? Although with an M1009, presumably there is no carpet to hide water and anything getting in would be visible.

I can tell you that when I had mine parked outside for a winter it saw a lot of condensation on the inside of the hard top, so it might not be a soft/hard top thing, but just the temperature swings. Other than parking inside, the only solution I can think of is to run a dehumidifier or desiccant cans inside. Even if you could get it really dry inside before parking it (and how could you?), it's not really a sealed environment (HVAC vents, etc.).

 

[ekajkrats]

There is no sun here, just moisture in the air. My entire property is on the north side of a small hill with tall trees so I don't see sun on my property for half of the year.

I'm south of you but I experience the same thing when there is fog or more moisture in the air. If the kids and I jump in and I take them to school in the morning it rains on us (condensation drips/bounces off from the tan soft top) as we head out first thing.

I have mild temps, but swings between 20-30 degrees between day and night often because of the coastal weather making it's way over the hill here. I believe if I tarp it, the moisture doesn't seem to be a problem with the soft top, but I'd have to confirm before I said that with certainty.

 

[HankScorpio]

I think it's your environment. My softopper is always dry. All seasons. Wyoming high desert.

 

[kennyw]

I had water leaks with the hard top, and it needs rocker rust repair to show for it. But I do not remember this much condensation with the hard top. But it has a very good heater and was always driven once a week up until the recent break down, so it probably just needs to be driven more.

 

[ramack]

you do live in the mold capital of the North America, some how it got wet inside and the soft top is acting like a green house.

North MS has to be the mold capital. That's the first place I lived that moss grows on asphalt, ha. But....now that I'm thinking of a biz trip to Portland last November, there was a clump of moss growing on the window sill, ha.

 

[70jimmy]

Only time I had condensation was in heavy overnight rain. But Colorado is a bit dry.

 

[colbystephens]

I suspect it's related to the unusually humid winter we've had. I've been getting calls regularly from folks to come evaluate water intrusion issues in their homes. I go out and always find it's condensation. I don't think you're going to continue to have the problem in future (more normal) fall/winter seasons.