Is open Jeep a dying art?

[Mroliver927]

I love my JEEP and got it so I could take the top down. I'm in Chicago and will take the top down and put the seat heaters on with heat even at 55 degrees. Everyone has a right to seal up in their JEEP even if it's nice but it does make me shake my head. I even wanted to get more time with the top down so I ordered a Sahara 4xe with the sky one touch. This will allow me time with the top down even with forecast of rain. Just one touch it to close up and I'm good.

Will even get half doors to make the JEEP even more open air.

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[NMPirate]

We currently have 4 Jeeps on the hot air balloon team I pilot with. The Gladiator, JK and LJ all are topless right now. Still trying to find a way to get the XJ a little naked but that's gonna take a little more work.

 

[LittleDog]

And you probably weren't joking.....

I suppose not, but that was even before the pandemic.

 

[JayCeeX2]

One of the primary reasons I bought my JLU softtop was so I can have the top down as much as possible. Life in S Florida.

 

[RubiSc0tt]

I was surprised coming home on the highway from upstate NY back to the city yesterday to see only one other open Jeep and one car with windows open. It was a gorgeous day, temps 75-77 and 99.9% were closed up. I waited 7 months for a weekend day like yesterday and couldn’t wait to open my Jeep.
As I said earlier, I was surprised. I always say to my wife (who hates open Jeep) when you’re dead you’re gonna be in a closed box forever so I wanna enjoy the wind, air, sun now.

I did 18 years in TJ's. I used to regularly run with no top/ doors on nice days/ trail rides, even rain occasionally regardless of where I was going.

Now? If I'm flying solo, I'll still run with the top/ Windows down. Haven't taken the doors off mainly because it's a pain in the ass with the JLUR and I've got no place to really store them. Maybe in a few years when i get some "summer doors". But if I'm on the highway for a long distance? I'm closed up with the AC on. it's just not worth the hit to fuel economy and the droning wind noise (like I said: 18 years in TJ's. I did my time, i'm tenured and don't give a fuck about losing "Jeep points" anymore). Likewise, if I've got my wife/ kids in the Jeep. My wife low-key hates the Jeep (never opens the windows even in her car because she hates her hair being blown around or something I don't know, and gets heat exhaustion/ migraines pretty quick), and while the kids like it, they're not a fan of all the noise/ wind on the highway, and also don't know their limits with summer heat/ sun yet- I don't want to ruin the Jeep for life for them. They'll be more into it as they get older But The doors will always stay on when the kids are in the back, because gods forbid some jackass t-bones us.

 

[DanW]

I was surprised coming home on the highway from upstate NY back to the city yesterday to see only one other open Jeep and one car with windows open. It was a gorgeous day, temps 75-77 and 99.9% were closed up. I waited 7 months for a weekend day like yesterday and couldn’t wait to open my Jeep.
As I said earlier, I was surprised. I always say to my wife (who hates open Jeep) when you’re dead you’re gonna be in a closed box forever so I wanna enjoy the wind, air, sun now.

Only in the winter, for me. Next weekend the top/doors come off and they won't go back on except during bad weather streaks of more than a couple days.

 

[hoag4147]

Only in the winter, for me. Next weekend the top/doors come off and they won't go back on except during bad weather streaks of more than a couple days.

Great looking ride. Love the red and looks real sharp with tube doors on

 

[GeeGuid]

Cruised open all week. Enjoyed it even though my new car smell has since disappeared!

 

[garyji]

Mine's closed until the pollen stops. It's been stupid here in Western NC.

G.

 

[DanW]

Mine's closed until the pollen stops. It's been stupid here in Western NC.

G.

Certainly understandable!

 

[JeffCj7Jl]

Picked up my Jeep 1 week ago.. Sunday.. freedom panels off, Monday, Sunrider installed when it was in the 50s, Doors off the following Saturday, hard top off for the foreseeable future.. it’s my 3rd wrangler. Getting the top and doors off ASAP is always a priority. There‘s nothing like driving an open Jeep..

 

[RagTopDeluxe]

Nope, nope, nope!

I loooooooooooove my open Jeep and can’t wait for spring to put those doors in the garage, where they stay until around October (we might close it up if needed, but then those doors come right back off ).

 

[woody8476]

 

[sf5211]

which side mirrors are these? I need to get some, ive been driving around with no mirrors lol

Yes, you definitely want to get mirrors. The first time I pulled my doors I had no mirrors. The worry of changing lanes and hitting another vehicle took the fun out of the drive. I got off the highway, went home and ordered mirrors immediately.
I now have a set attached to my tube doors and a drop in set if I prefer no doors.

 

[JPAloha]

We had the top down this weekend.

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