Topless with doors off, concerns.

[Bearded_Dragon]

Not that I care but that might be something you want to put in PM. You know, no insurance fraud advice on a public forum.

Hi insurance companies! Prove my doors weren't locked lol.

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[ekometti]

I am more concerned that this was the image that popped into your thought process. :cwl:

To answer the question, I have never had a concern and I have never had an issue. I guess that may be different if I was to drive into Boston and park it over night. Where I live 40 miles outside of Boston, no worries here.

LOL, yeah go park in Hyde park or Mattapan see what happens.....

 

[Killed by Death]

Someone used my convertible as an ashtray a few years back

 

[NCSUSTATS]

Oh, gotcha. That one flew over my head. :cwl:

...which, coincidentally, hints to your one true enemy

 

[schneidvegas]

I feel you OP.. first year with a wrangler and I’m going to go topless and doorless when it gets hot out. I’ll also be immediately posting if I walk back to find a driver seat missing or something stupid.

 

[TankGirl]

...which, coincidentally, hints to your one true enemy

Oh no! I didn’t even think about that.
Welp, I’m never going topless. That solves the problem of needing to build a hardtop lift.

 

[NCSUSTATS]

Oh no! I didn’t even think about that.
Welp, I’m never going topless. That solves the problem of needing to build a hardtop lift.

Lol...no! Just don’t park under a tree. (And keep wet wipes at all times)

 

[sten]

Hey, a different question; what are the safety implications (side or frontal collision) when driving with the doors off?

 

[drogers]

The title of this thread gave me a great mental image. Thank you

SMH

 

[bilash31]

Lots. Suffice it to say be extra vigilant and know you are taking a risk. Even the manual will say it is only recommended for off-road. That being said I have been doing it for 20+ years on road with no issues. And it is so worth every second of it

 

[Col Oliver]

It is not a jeep story but a story about a BMW. My friend had just bought her new BMW M3 in Portland. She had shown it to a few friends if forgot to lock the door. Middle of the night the police knocked on her door and asked her to come look at her car. When she went out she found that a homeless man had set camp up in her rear seat and his two dogs were sleeping On her front seats. The car stank until the day she sold it

 

[jeremyjeep]

Here are some similar topics on other Wrangler forums about this topic:

http://www.wranglerforum.com/f274/someone-broke-into-my-jeep-okay-so-i-left-it-unlocked-166172.html
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/do-you-lock-your-soft-top-4254650/
http://www.wranglerforum.com/f282/theft-by-cut-soft-top-ever-happened-to-you-11559.html
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/how-easy-is-it-to-break-into-the-soft-top.4205/

 

[TexTJ209]

I left my doors unlocked and still had someone slash my window to get in.

My TJ was generally top down as much as possible. I can't recall ever having bird poop anywhere on it. Just leave nothing of value in there, and get a good locking Tuffy security console or similar as soon as one is available. I also had an alarm with an interior proximity sensor, so I actually had it go off when a bunch of teenagers decided to sit inside it while I was at work. Nobody ever messed with it though.

 

[djmason9]

I would say it all depends on where you live. I think most people are honest and not interested in messing up your stuff. I have never had anyone mess with my jeep top off doors off or otherwise.

 

[PavementWarrior]

How about Theft of the vehicle if you're using tube doors that can't lock? Or vandalism? I guess they expect you to do the top up every time?

Does not matter, thieves use glass breakers faster than you can your key. Its so fast and easy its sky rocketed out of control in cities like San Francisco.

Top on or off, dont leave anything you dont want stolen.

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