Help Needed: Summer Top? Bikini Top?

[Jguru23]

Still trying to figure out what top is best for me for the random summer rain. Just want something that can go on/up quickly and taken back down. Not interested in an expensive soft top because come fall I'll just put the Freedom top on. Here are a few options and I honestly dont know the differences. I emailed Best and they havent gotten back to me yet. Any idea what the difference is between these 2 from Bestop? Please take a look and give me any suggestions/advice you might have. Help appreciated.

https://www.bestop.com/products/hea...8-2022-wrangler-jl-black-diamond/?sku=5261035

https://www.bestop.com/products/hea...quires-soft-top-door-surrounds-black-diamond/

https://www.quadratec.com/p/mastert...ited/msp-summer-plus-combo-jlu-hard-top-twill

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[BeachNJeep]

Still trying to figure out what top is best for me for the random summer rain. Just want something that can go on/up quickly and taken back down. Not interested in an expensive soft top because come fall I'll just put the Freedom top on. Here are a few options and I honestly dont know the differences. I emailed Best and they havent gotten back to me yet. Any idea what the difference is between these 2 from Bestop? Please take a look and give me any suggestions/advice you might have. Help appreciated.

https://www.bestop.com/products/hea...8-2022-wrangler-jl-black-diamond/?sku=5261035

https://www.bestop.com/products/hea...quires-soft-top-door-surrounds-black-diamond/

https://www.quadratec.com/p/mastert...ited/msp-summer-plus-combo-jlu-hard-top-twill

The first option is if you have a hard top. But you need to buy a windshield header adapter for the bikini top to attach to.

The second option is if you have the soft top with the plastic rails (I've included a picture so can see what that is and a picture of my 4xe hard top without the frame rails).

The third option lets you configure if you have the hard or soft top (but you have to specify which top you gave since they, too, have different attaching points based on whether you have the soft top rails). This option is cool because it includes the rear plastic window and a rear cargo tonneau cover. However, it clearly states NOT WATERPROOF.

 

[Jguru23]

Any other options you might recomend other than these for a quick on and off cover for the rain?

 

[BeachNJeep]

Any other options you might recomend other than these for a quick on and off cover for the rain?

The factory soft top is the best. You can use it as a safari top (full cover bikini) or drop it for the convertible, open air feel. You can probably source one off of the marketplace section. See my pic attached of the OEM convertible top in Safari mode. I'd run this from March to October, dropping the top only in the early morning or early evenings then leaving it up other times to avoid the harsh sun. I also used it in a pretty good downpour with the doors off. The seats got wet on the sides from the tires kicking up water, but for the most part, I stayed dry on top. No leaks.

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