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Recently i've been having problems getting my soft top on and off. I believe the bars are bent to the point where it is ripping my top. Does anyone know a way to fix the bars so they no longer put so much pressure on the top? Also if that can't be fixed, can you just buy the hardware for the soft top, and where is a good place to do so? Thank you
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Replying to: Jeep0523 (Jan 21, 2009 10:57 am) It is ALMOST a fine art to getting the TJ top up and down smoothly. I don't mess with it but twice a year - once in the spring to take the top off and run the safari, and once in the fall to put the soft top back on. During that time, the soft top is totally off - hardware and all. But there is a process that I find works. But I would like to know if you have done anything to the soft top hardware (bows/frame) that would put any kind of stress on the top. Properly fit, it IS tight, but the cold does NOT help at all. -Paul
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Replying to: erickpl (Jan 22, 2009 5:50 am) Thank you
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Replying to: Jeep0523 (Jan 22, 2009 10:41 am) Do you have pics of where the top is ripping? It sounds more like a procedural issue when putting the top up or perhaps even down. Here's how I've done it with no problems. Taking top down: 1. Remove rear window and side windows. 2. Undo plastic clips in door surrounds. 3. Undo latches in windshield frame, but do NOT totally undo yet. 4. Go to rear of tub and press down slightly on rear bow and remove corner pieces from tub. 5. Finish unclamping windshield area and fold back slowly. As you get close to it laying flat, be sure to fold the plastic door surround clip things inwards. If you don't, you run the risk of them tearing out. Putting top up. See steps above. 1. Unfold up to windshield frame. 2. Insert windshield frame clamps but do NOT clamp em down. 3. Press down on rear bow and insert rear corners into tub. 4. Ensure plastic clips are not being pinched between soft top frame and door surrounds. 5. Ensure middle bow is resting on rest of frame (you'll see what I mean if you look at your soft top up from inside by the cage hoop). 6. Clamp down windshield frame. 7. Insert FRONT clips into door surrounds. 8. Insert rear window 9. Insert side windows. Having the second clip unhooked at this point, makes it a LOT easier to start the zippers. 10. Insert rearmost plastic clip into door surrounds. Enjoy. -Paul |
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Replying to: jeepinjustin (Jun 25, 2005 4:20 pm) |
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North-Central Kentucky received  5" of snow and 1" of ice over the past two days, dropping fifteen or so trees across the road to our house. Thanks to the Lord and Jeep engineers we were able to bypass all but two of the trees by cutting across a snowy/icy/muddy cornfield in our trusty 1999 Sahara. Our power was off for about fourteen hours so the Jeep allowed us to reach civilization and obtain hot coffee and Mexican food for lunch. Yes Tom, I hugged my Jeep today! 
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 28, 2009 8:35 pm) Over here in western KY we have it much worse. My power has been off since 3:00 AM last Tuesday! Tomorrow morning will make one week! I think I heard that we had 2" of ice. There is not one single full grown tree that I have seen ANYWHERE around here that does not have some of the major upper limbs broken off. I'm at work now in Madisonville, and we got our power back here just yesterday. Glad you hugged your Jeep, but have you hugged it TODAY?  Tomster Have you hugged your Jeep today?
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Replying to: tsjay (Feb 02, 2009 12:06 pm) 40 miles in the other direction to the job that I'm working this week. Despite more snow and fairly slick roads my TJ handled it with no drama.
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In 1989 I bought a new Wrangler but later sold it because the woman who gave birth to my child didn't like to shift gears (years later she brought home a 5 speed Saturn). This year I got back at her and bought a 2006 Wrangler for my birthday. My question is, did Wranglers get smaller? It sure seems like my old 1989 was bigger on the inside than this 2006.
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Replying to: mgarvie (Feb 13, 2009 4:34 am) -Paul |
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