2 Door Dual Top Strategy

[sk00pie]

Hi all,

Ordering a 2 Door Willys. Understand you cannot order Dual Tops with 2 Doors, what's my best strategy? Order would be with hard top so wringing all included. Then just order a soft top through Mopar? Or would it be any cheaper through a dealer?

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[Spdu4ia]

i would get hardtop then order whatever top you want aftermarket. usually cheaper that way and most of the time better anyway.

 

[sk00pie]

i would get hardtop then order whatever top you want aftermarket. usually cheaper that way and most of the time better anyway.

Thanks! I want the look of the OEM soft top, do you have an example of an aftermarket soft 2 door top?

 

[Edge Hawk]

Thanks! I want the look of the OEM soft top, do you have an example of an aftermarket soft 2 door top?

you can get the softtop afterwards, same as OEM. You'll just need to order the bracket and door surrounds too.

 

[sk00pie]

you can get the softtop afterwards, same as OEM. You'll just need to order the bracket and door surrounds too.

Any idea where the best price / option would be?

 

[Edge Hawk]

Any idea where the best price / option would be?

My first option would be on FB marketplace/FB jeep groups. People are always selling their tops. You could probably find someone who had the dual top group, but never plans on taking the hardtop off.

Just make sure to get all the hardware you might need from them, I haven't seen the JL softtop up close, so it might be a different setup than the JKs.

I was driving to Moab and saw a Jeep with soft top flapping in the wind. She had just bought it from someone, and she didn't have the bracket that bolted to the sportbar, since her jeep only came with a hardtop. So I took off my bracket and gave it to her, since I had sold my soft top to someone who needed a replacement.

 

[RedundanT]

Or just order a Bestop Twill.

 

[Rico1111]

Any idea where the best price / option would be?

sK00pie, order from Bamwholesale that is where I got mine,it is the complete soft top comes in a giant box by transport. Mine was 1600 ..every body else wanted 2200 or more. I got the premium twill with tinted windows...it is the oem top! you can't go wrong!!

 

[sk00pie]

sK00pie, order from Bamwholesale that is where I got mine,it is the complete soft top comes in a giant box by transport. Mine was 1600 ..every body else wanted 2200 or more. I got the premium twill with tinted windows...it is the oem top! you can't go wrong!!

can of worms but is the premium worth the 400 or so extra over the standard? Is it any easier or harder to care for?

 

[Rico1111]

The premium is far and away the best top! It is like the kind of top you find on a high end convertible ...more like canvas cloth and not vinyl. It is also thicker and it has an insulate backed into it that keeps the temps in or the cool in when you use the ac. Just my opinion...I have always liked the twill ...I traded my 981 in for my Rubi and the top feels the same so to me it was a no brainer ..I will never go back to the standard top.

 

[misanthrope]

People are always selling their tops. You could probably find someone who had the dual top group

Problem is the Op is getting a 2 door.

 

[sk00pie]

Problem is the Op is getting a 2 door.

Or just keep premium soft top all year? NY winters aren’t awful is it do able?

 

[Rico1111]

You could def do the soft top all year! My last JK I only had the soft top and it was the vinyl one which held up fine for three years till I traded it... I am in RI and those three years we had a lot of snow and it was fine. The premium would have been great had they had it then. I do like changing it up a bit so I have both and love both.

 

[misanthrope]

Or just keep premium soft top all year? NY winters aren’t awful is it do able?

I toyed with that idea, but going into my second winter, I'm very happy I have a hard top as well as a soft top. The wiper/defroster alone make it worthwhile, but I would imagine deicing those plastic windows would destroy them. Plus the freeze/warm cycle can't be great for the fabric over time.
If I were you, I would order with the hard top and then take my time finding the best soft top option. Bestop makes the factory soft top as well as a few aftermarket options. Search the interweb for the best price and this forum for specific recommendations.

 

[jacllondon]

Any idea where the best price / option would be?

i ordered OEM from BAM website. it came with everything hardware included. for $1400 if i am not mistaken.

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