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saw a couple other threads but thought i'd try something different.

we know they sag at the back end and it's annoying. no adjusting gets rid of it.

Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3278 (1)


i zip tied a plastic tube to the hem, but it still hangs down and rolls out from under the hem, and bunches up when you close the door.

Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3281


Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3306


next i used a hole punch and installed some 4mm eyelets and colored them black.

Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3311


i used velcro to attach some curtain rod hangers to the side panels. i'll trim the velcro after i work out the final position. it turns out the plastic trim panel is very thin and the brackets wiggle around a little.

Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3319


Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3317


then i cut a metal 5/8" curtain rod to length and zip tied it to the eyelets and the rod then sits in the brackets

Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3314


and adjusted the brackets so that the rod doesn't ride up on the door when it's closed.

Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3316



the only bad part of the whole thing is these eyelet crimp tools are crap. i got about 3/4 of the eyelets done and the bent to the point of being unusable. i straightened them with a hammer and vice but only got a couple more done. had to buy another set (that one bent too). $10 each, what can you expect.

Jeep Wrangler JL GPCA cargo cover mod IMG_3325
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Clever idea.

The GPCA cover I had for my JK was much better than the one for the JL. Mine sags and no matter how I adjust it, it doesn't sit properly around the roll cage trim.

I'm still searching for a decent replacement. I don't think this one was worth the money.
 

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Clever idea.

The GPCA cover I had for my JK was much better than the one for the JL. Mine sags and no matter how I adjust it, it doesn't sit properly around the roll cage trim.

I'm still searching for a decent replacement. I don't think this one was worth the money.
Rampage makes a pretty good cover.
 

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Would you happen to have a link?
https://www.rampageproducts.com/rampage-741035-tonneau-cover

I have one, works great out of the box for soft top Jeeps. It requires the tailgate bar and retention brackets that are installed with the soft top. It obviously doesn't work at all with hard top on, but if you're using it when topless, it's great. You just have to find the bar and brackets somehow. I thought there was a version, maybe another brand, that included the bar, but I can't find it now.
 

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Ran mine on a hard top but have since switched to a Slipstream. Rampage sells the bar that works with hard top.
 

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Rampage sells the bar that works with hard top.
I assume you are referring to for when the hard top is removed? The top tucks into the rails that the soft top normally tucks into. This doesn't work if you never remove the had top.
 

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I assume you are referring to for when the hard top is removed? The top tucks into the rails that the soft top normally tucks into. This doesn't work if you never remove the had top.
Yes, with the hard top off. Are you looking for something to use with hard top on?
 

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Are you looking for something to use with hard top on?
Yes, that's the point of this thread. The GPCA cover is for use with the hard top on.
 
 



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