Does Anyone Completely Remove The Soft Top Frame Every Day?

[Themallcrawler]

I have a 2-door JL, and I'm not a fan of how the soft-top looks folded back. Going completely naked looks much better, but obviously its a bigger PITA to completely remove the soft top.

Does anyone completely remove their soft top every single day? How much time does it take you, or is it far too annoying to attempt to do this every day?

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[BrierPatch]

I would use something like a Rain Gear trail cover instead of taking the entire top on and off. I use the trail cover for overnight trips instead of packing and unpacking the windows and half door uppers.

 

[Dyolfknip74]

I have a 2-door JL, and I'm not a fan of how the soft-top looks folded back. Going completely naked looks much better, but obviously its a bigger PITA to completely remove the soft top.

Does anyone completely remove their soft top every single day? How much time does it take you, or is it far too annoying to attempt to do this every day?

Why don't you just get 1 of the various aftermarket offerings that don't look like a dog's breakfast folded down? I love my JL and I love the engineering of the soft top but it looks terrible folded down and looks terrible fully up as well. Lol. I still use it a lot though because I love the versatility.

 

[Themallcrawler]

Why don't you just get 1 of the various aftermarket offerings that don't look like a dog's breakfast folded down? I love my JL and I love the engineering of the soft top but it looks terrible folded down and looks terrible fully up as well. Lol. I still use it a lot though because I love the versatility.

do you have any examples? they all look bad to me and I haven't found a single good aftermarket one that looks good down.

 

[Dyolfknip74]

do you have any examples? they all look bad to me and I haven't found a single good aftermarket one that looks good down.

I don't, I'm pretty sure I've seen them though. Look around in here.

Using google is better than forum search engine: "XXXX + JLWranglerforum"

 

[RenegadeT]

I put a used/almost new Mopar soft top on my 2-door several weeks ago. I agree it looks like poop folded down; I can deal with it up. What I really dislike is how it blocks the bottom 1/3 of my rear view mirror visibility.
To install, it took me and the seller 15 mins to do. I'm confident I could remove it all in 10 minutes...but I don't have a place set up to store it, that would be a mini-project to establish that.
That being said, I love the versatility of the soft top. I don't think (besides the ride home from sellers hose) that I've driven with the windows in yet. I put them in at home during rain threats. Usually I drive without doors and windows; top up safari-mode in the sun, drop top when no shade is needed.

 

[JHTS]

I take mine off sometimes but I have two and a garage. Normally I just put two bungees around the top as you can sort of see in the picture.

 

[Botanicalstig]

^ bungee isn't a bad idea. I bought one of those smittbilt soft top boots. It looks OK but the fitment is horrible and it's such a pain to put it on.

 

[Themallcrawler]

^ bungee isn't a bad idea. I bought one of those smittbilt soft top boots. It looks OK but the fitment is horrible and it's such a pain to put it on.

Danggit. Are there any other options?

 

[RZ.]

 

[Themallcrawler]

Which one is this?

 

[RZ.]

Which one is this?

That's the smitty-boot ... fits just fine & install is no more difficult than putting the windows back in.

 

[Xcoaste]

I wouldn't suggest taking it off all the time. You would run the risk of scratching the paint by accident eventually.

I do it once a year when I switch from the hardtop and takes me about 45 mins with all the hardware.

 

[Swagger]

Does anyone have a link to the procedure to remove and add the soft top? I'm hoping its as simple as: fold the top all the way down, secure the folded fabric with bungees or ropes, unlatch the rollers and remove 4 screws. Thx...

 

[RagTopDeluxe]

I took the rails around the doors off when I had my 2 door:

This looked cleaner and didn’t take a lot of time (but I keep the doors off and top down spring through fall).

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