2020 Jeep Wrangler Sky view one touch accident.

[Bb31288]

So I had to drop a friend off at her house up a long wooded driveway at 10:30 pm. I was backing up looking at my back up camera to not hit a tree and a huge branch impaled my rear window. Split the top of the back roof. Ugh. Not sure if the whole roof needs to be replaced!

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[At Risk Ute]

Recommend replacing with a soft top and burning the tire cover.

 

[Bb31288]

Recommend replacing with a soft top and burning the tire cover.

Lol. Hubby bought it!! Burning it not an option. Yea I think the whole thing has to be replaced. Ugh!!

 

[The Last Cowboy]

That'll be a $5k insurance claim.

 

[Bb31288]

That'll be a $5k insurance claim.

Ugh. At least!! Do you think the whole roof? Insurance adjuster still hasn’t come. Jeep in the garage.

 

[DogplasmaPeopleplasma]

So I had to drop a friend off at her house up a long wooded driveway at 10:30 pm. I was backing up looking at my back up camera to not hit a tree and a huge branch impaled my rear window. Split the top of the back roof. Ugh. Not sure if the whole roof needs to be replaced!

Definitely an insurance claim so hopefully your deductible is not too painful. Just make sure you find a good body shop that will lean in on your insurance company and potentially seek guidance from a jeep dealer if need be for any fine tuning of a replacement. Had something silly happen to the wife’s bmw years ago and a local shop I use ended up bringing it to a bmw dealer to fine tune the convertible top. I’m in NJ also so if you are down south or a reasonable distance from Eagle Auto Body in Medford, they are top notch.

 

[Bb31288]

Definitely an insurance claim so hopefully your deductible is not too painful. Just make sure you find a good body shop that will lean in on your insurance company and potentially seek guidance from a jeep dealer if need be for any fine tuning of a replacement. Had something silly happen to the wife’s bmw years ago and a local shop I use ended up bringing it to a bmw dealer to fine tune the convertible top. I’m in NJ also so if you are down south or a reasonable distance from Eagle Auto Body in Medford, they are top notch.

We are in Monmouth County. The auto body repair shops is well known. Has great reviews. Needless to say I’m concerned about all of it!

 

[TA1ton]

@Bb31288; I may be wrong...but I believe you’ll be able to replace just the back portion of the top. I remember a post from a couple years ago where someone managed to get a hold of a pre-production top and it was in pieces. Two side rails and a rear section. From what I’ve heard, it’s a major pain in the butt to get everything lined up correctly for the top to operate without leaks...so this will definitely be an insurance claim and I would make sure to find a shop that will stand behind their work.

 

[Bb31288]

@Bb31288; I may be wrong...but I believe you’ll be able to replace just the back portion of the top. I remember a post from a couple years ago where someone managed to get a hold of a pre-production top and it was in pieces. Two side rails and a rear section. From what I’ve heard, it’s a major pain in the butt to get everything lined up correctly for the top to operate without leaks...so this will definitely be an insurance claim and I would make sure to find a shop that will stand behind their work.

That would be great. Cause I have to say I’m concerned about needing the whole thing replaced.

 

[RobAmy]

I believe this diagram shows the parts, which shows the rear piece

 

[aldo98229]

So I had to drop a friend off at her house up a long wooded driveway at 10:30 pm. I was backing up looking at my back up camera to not hit a tree and a huge branch impaled my rear window. Split the top of the back roof. Ugh. Not sure if the whole roof needs to be replaced!

Ouch! Sorry man. That sucks!

That tire cover makes this photo seem so ironic.

 

[Goin2drt]

Sorry for this, that sucks. It can and will be fixed. Sadly this could have been much worse if you had a dog back there or something. Life is good and you will be fine.

 

[Spdu4ia]

ouch , sorry to see that! I think you can replace just that back panel though . However, when you get it fixed have the body shop "lose" the tire cover on "accident" .

 

[ODDs]

If you have to replace the whole top, you might be able to sell the damaged one for a grand or two. Someone could repair it before painting it to match their Jeep.

 

[Oldbear]

Just be sure the repair shop checks/verifies no water leaks following repairs -if there are and they don’t catch it up front you may have problems getting it right after the fact..

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