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The 2018 JL Wrangler Unlimited has just been spied again and this time our photographers snagged the first photos of the new hard top design!
The overhead view shows a 3-piece hard top with 2 small panels in the front passenger area and a larger rear top panel that starts from the end of the front doors. It's unclear whether the rear top panel stretches all the way to the tailgate since the latter edge of the roof and rear of the vehicle is covered by heavy camouflage.
The panels look smaller compared to that of the JKU's Freedom Top, with the biggest difference being that the edge of the JLU's new roof panels appear to end abruptly about 6-8 inches from the door. If what we are seeing is not an optical illusion created by the camouflage, this would mean there is a a substantial solid frame flanking the front and rear panels. This frame appears to connect from the A and B pillars, up to the drip rails and extend to the top of the roof where the outgoing sport bar currently resides.
The front panels have two ridge lines each instead of the three on the current Freedom Top, necessitated by their smaller size. The cut lines between the front and rear panels are also slightly straighter and this, combined with what appears to be much smaller/lighter panels, should make it easier to stack the new JL roof panels on top of each other for storage.
This 3-piece hardtop is only one of the roof options we expect for the new Wrangler, which should also include a power soft top and optional hard top glass panel.
The overhead view shows a 3-piece hard top with 2 small panels in the front passenger area and a larger rear top panel that starts from the end of the front doors. It's unclear whether the rear top panel stretches all the way to the tailgate since the latter edge of the roof and rear of the vehicle is covered by heavy camouflage.
The panels look smaller compared to that of the JKU's Freedom Top, with the biggest difference being that the edge of the JLU's new roof panels appear to end abruptly about 6-8 inches from the door. If what we are seeing is not an optical illusion created by the camouflage, this would mean there is a a substantial solid frame flanking the front and rear panels. This frame appears to connect from the A and B pillars, up to the drip rails and extend to the top of the roof where the outgoing sport bar currently resides.
The front panels have two ridge lines each instead of the three on the current Freedom Top, necessitated by their smaller size. The cut lines between the front and rear panels are also slightly straighter and this, combined with what appears to be much smaller/lighter panels, should make it easier to stack the new JL roof panels on top of each other for storage.
This 3-piece hardtop is only one of the roof options we expect for the new Wrangler, which should also include a power soft top and optional hard top glass panel.
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