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have hard top, want soft top too: exactly how to??

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Old 02-24-2013, 08:38 PM
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i have a 2012 unlimited with paint matched dark cherry hard top(s)
i just run spiderdweb shade tops (top and cargo) 90% of the time
once in a blue moon it rains out here in the desert and putting the hard top on alone is not practical (aka its a pita and I’m usually 50 miles from home)
i want to keep the hard tops for long trips and the dead of winter but the rest of the year it would be nice to have a soft top with the jeep just incase a sand storm hits or a freak rain shower.

WHAT ALL DO I NEED TO DO/BUY TO INSTALL A SOFT TOP? (besides just buying the actual top)
-door surrounds?
-hardware?
-subframe?

i like the fast back style of soft tops

any thoughts or suggestions?
thanks y'all
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Look at the Trektop NX, has all the door surrounds built in and you can go from completely covered to a safari type top. Had it come out back in 2009 I would have gotten that, but I have the Safari top by Bestop and doesn't do squat when it rains.
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Originally Posted by xerofall
Look at the Trektop NX, has all the door surrounds built in and you can go from completely covered to a safari type top. Had it come out back in 2009 I would have gotten that, but I have the Safari top by Bestop and doesn't do squat when it rains.

thanks for the suggestion
i just went to looked at the trek top nx as well as the manf’s install pdf
looks pretty awesome

anybody have any personal experience with this one?

anyone know if i can run my spiderweb shade under the soft top like i do with the hard top?
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Originally Posted by Westtexasjku
thanks for the suggestion
i just went to looked at the trek top nx as well as the manf’s install pdf
looks pretty awesome

anybody have any personal experience with this one?

anyone know if i can run my spiderweb shade under the soft top like i do with the hard top?
Here's a thread to read through: plenty of good tips, experience and pics in there...

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-s...-sweet-227887/

You can run the spider shade underneath.
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Soft tops can be found a dime a dozen online.
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Originally Posted by afpilot82
Here's a thread to read through: plenty of good tips, experience and pics in there...

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-s...-sweet-227887/

You can run the spider shade underneath.

thanks so much afpilot!



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