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View Poll Results: What kind of tops do you like?
Hard Top
20
20.00%
Soft Top
26
26.00%
Dual Tops
42
42.00%
No Tops
12
12.00%
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Hard or Soft tops?

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Old 04-09-2008, 02:40 PM
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Mine came with a hard top, but I bought a factory soft top that I bought from another forum member. I have to say though, that once the full soft doors come out I'd love to get a bikini, windjammer, duster combo. I had that set-up for my YJ and it was great. Someday we'll have soft doors...
Old 04-09-2008, 03:11 PM
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I have a soft top only. In my area I don't know why anyone would want a hard top. To each his/her own.
Old 04-09-2008, 03:36 PM
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soft top easier & faster to put on/offme
Old 04-09-2008, 08:17 PM
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Had a ragtop YJ for 13 years, got a hankering for a little peace and quiet and the JK nhandles that well both ways.....
Old 04-09-2008, 09:21 PM
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i went dual. i like the hardtop in the winter and the easy up/down of the soft in the summer.

when i had my YJ, i pretty much left the top down all summer, i would just flip the top up if it rained. i never used the windows in the summer......but now i'm old and wear a suit everyday and can't ride on a wet seat.

.....and my YJ had vinyl seats....i miss how easy it was to wipe the seat off and go. i wouldn't trade my YES seats though, very nice.
Old 04-09-2008, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepcanoe
soft top easier & faster to put on/offme
Not for me.... the big 4 door top is not as easy to fold down neatly IMO, I find it much easier to remove/install the hard top.

I have a cordless screw gun to zip out the bolts and an electric hoist system that I made in my garage. I can remove the front two panels, zip out the bolts and lift the top off in no time.... and then I dont have the ugly door frames still on the Jeep either

The only time I use the soft top is for wheeling, Ive thought about selling it and buying a safari top and duster cover instead.

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Old 04-10-2008, 02:29 AM
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THis is my first hard top Jeep, from a daily driver standpoint it is great. In the future I'd like for my Jeep to be a secondary vehicle with a bikini top all summer, and then hard top during the winter. The only thing I miss about the soft top is the ability to drop it whenever and where ever I am.
Old 04-10-2008, 03:10 AM
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I love the options the freedom top gives me, full top, front panels off like a big sun roof, or just the front panels on like a bikini top. With the 2 dr the top is easy to get on and off, I can lift it on and off without any help. I was topless pretty often last summer, if there was a chance of showers in the forcast I would either put the front panels on or throw them in the back just in case.
Old 04-10-2008, 04:12 AM
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I like the look of the hard tops and wish I'd have gotten both but the grass is always greener I guess.
Old 04-10-2008, 12:51 PM
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I love my hard top just for the convenience of it. I can't park inside, the top gives me some security. I've got a bikini top for the summer as well.


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