The Great Grape Ape
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Yep, was a wuick reply after coming out from morning meeting and seeing this finally up. Yeah the freedom top clip.You mean roof latch right?
Yep and while I'm sure the roof starts further ahead based on the shots of the test mule from above, ut this means that there will be asome assembly that extends well into the cabin/tub and means slightly more obstructions IMO. Might also mean the structure is greatly improved to reduce improper installation, which hopefully leads to less leaks, and the. further to less moanjng about leaks.Agreed, it looks like there is going to be a pretty large overhang that will extend from the windshield and curve onto the edge of the roof. we can't see how far the roof panel actually extends forward besides the clue given by the roof latch but just eye balling it looks at least 6 inches, maybe more.
Might help with some of the buffeting when the rear sections remain in place. If find with the soft top completely down or either top completely off, the wind isn't much of an issie, but with either the soft top partially open or just the freedom panels out there's a fair amount of buffeting even with the windows adjusted from 1-100% open. Worse in the JK currently than JKU IMO.I'm wondering if they made this change to provide a little more sun and wind coverage when the roof is off. Of course it depends on how you sit and time of day/location of the sun but there have been times a little more "edge' on the top of the windshield would've given my eyes/head some extra shade. Just a thought.
So if it helps with that, that's a nice thing, but will definitely make it a little less 'open air' if t is a very large/thick structure, but we knew that was kinda gonna happen, and definitely way better than people's fears/ideas from 18+ months ago.
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