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Old 04-13-2013, 12:56 PM
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What are soft top qds
Quick Disconnects, makes it easier to take the whole top off without unscrewing anything.
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Old 04-13-2013, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BeachJK

Quick Disconnects, makes it easier to take the whole top off without unscrewing anything.
I need that! Lol such a pain to unscrew it but it looks so much better completely off. Where did you get yours? Are the cheap?
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Old 04-13-2013, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by PiratesFan
What are soft top qds



Originally Posted by BeachJK
Quick Disconnects, makes it easier to take the whole top off without unscrewing anything.



Originally Posted by amick218
I need that! Lol such a pain to unscrew it but it looks so much better completely off. Where did you get yours? Are the cheap?


I use a torx in a $30 Ryobi mini driver I got from Home Depot. 10 seconds tops.

Oh and the drill/driver is great for about a million other things with the Jeep and even has enough power to remove all 8 hardtop bolts. Word!

Plus, you Gecko guys'll like the color...
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Old 04-13-2013, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by amick218
I need that! Lol such a pain to unscrew it but it looks so much better completely off. Where did you get yours? Are the cheap?
I got mine from Quadratec, just do a search and find the cheapest price with free shipping and no tax.
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Old 04-14-2013, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BeachJK

I got mine from Quadratec, just do a search and find the cheapest price with free shipping and no tax.
I did the same a couple years back. Think I paid $40 or so for mine.
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Old 04-17-2013, 04:32 PM
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Went to the car wash today to vacuum. Found carpet on passenger side soaked. It was even went in front of the back seat. Just the motivation i needed to remove the carpet and start bed lining. You can see in one of these pics there is so much water it's actually pouring out the drain hole simply from peeling the carpet back, essentially wringing it out.

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6 years of funk! I found money, candy, buttons (hehe) , hair, bobby pins and just general grime. This is how it looks after 2 light coats today.

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Also my roommate who moved out the other day, gave me a hitch and ball that had been rusting in the back of his ram for years. I hit it with the wire brush and sprayed it with rust reformer and it looks good now. Got a pin at the parts store today for $4

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I got a 750 lumen cree LED for $30 mounted under a new license plate bracket ( $30 also, scratch n dent) which i hit with plastidip before installing. The LED pod is wired to the factory reverse lights.

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Originally Posted by Juice Box
Went to the car wash today to vacuum. Found carpet on passenger side soaked. It was even went in front of the back seat. Just the motivation i needed to remove the carpet and start bed lining. You can see in one of these pics there is so much water it's actually pouring out the drain hole simply from peeling the carpet back, essentially wringing it out.

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448064"/>

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<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448066"/>

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<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448070"/>

6 years of funk! I found money, candy, buttons (hehe) , hair, bobby pins and just general grime. This is how it looks after 2 light coats today.

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448072"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448073"/>

Also my roommate who moved out the other day, gave me a hitch and ball that had been rusting in the back of his ram for years. I hit it with the wire brush and sprayed it with rust reformer and it looks good now. Got a pin at the parts store today for $4

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448075"/>

I got a 750 lumen cree LED for $30 mounted under a new license plate bracket ( $30 also, scratch n dent) which i hit with plastidip before installing. The LED pod is wired to the factory reverse lights.

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448076"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448077"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448078"/>
I'm still waiting for the day I get pissed and rip mine out too, I don't know about the spray though I'd rather role I'd think
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Old 04-17-2013, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Garrett J.KU

I'm still waiting for the day I get pissed and rip mine out too, I don't know about the spray though I'd rather role I'd think
Yes i will probably end up pulling the seats and rolling on some hercliner. This will do for now tho.
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Old 04-17-2013, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Juice Box
Went to the car wash today to vacuum. Found carpet on passenger side soaked. It was even went in front of the back seat. Just the motivation i needed to remove the carpet and start bed lining. You can see in one of these pics there is so much water it's actually pouring out the drain hole simply from peeling the carpet back, essentially wringing it out.

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448064"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448065"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448066"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448067"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448068"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448069"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448070"/>

6 years of funk! I found money, candy, buttons (hehe) , hair, bobby pins and just general grime. This is how it looks after 2 light coats today.

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448072"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448073"/>

Also my roommate who moved out the other day, gave me a hitch and ball that had been rusting in the back of his ram for years. I hit it with the wire brush and sprayed it with rust reformer and it looks good now. Got a pin at the parts store today for $4

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448075"/>

I got a 750 lumen cree LED for $30 mounted under a new license plate bracket ( $30 also, scratch n dent) which i hit with plastidip before installing. The LED pod is wired to the factory reverse lights.

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448076"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448077"/>

<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=448078"/>
Where did you get that led light from?
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Old 04-17-2013, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 07blacksahara

Where did you get that led light from?
E bay. You can find them single for $25-30 and some sets of 2, 4 and 10. From china i believe so i will report here how it holds up. Its 750 lumens, 10 total watts.
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