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Old 05-05-2011, 06:28 PM
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If you having trouble with the soft top being too hot I use the sunrider function and then when I want to go and use the A/C. I close it up and start driving that way the inside of the jeep isn't hot at all just a little warm. I find my softtop cooler inside than my friends hard top after its baked after school. I live in AZ it gets like 115 degrees out here.
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Old 05-05-2011, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jtjk
with the top up are the soft tops cooler inside than the hard tops? im finding my hard top becomes like a little oven with the heat we are starting to get. i know there are hot headliners but if the soft top runs cooler i think id rather save and buy that

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Soft Tops are waaaay COOLER....
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Old 05-05-2011, 06:57 PM
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I have both. No difference
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:09 PM
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I have both, and I find soft top to be warmer. Hard top cools faster IMO. Definately not scientific though.
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:20 PM
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Well, it looks like you have every response possible to this question.
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:36 PM
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They are the same...REALLY!
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Old 05-05-2011, 09:23 PM
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The soft top may not be cooler temp-wise but it is cooler when it comes off when the sun is out and whatnot
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Old 05-05-2011, 10:36 PM
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I live in AZ, I have both tops, and I can say that the hard top gets hotter than the soft top.
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Guess I need to take my hard top off and see.
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Originally Posted by riverrattcom
Hard top is Cooler
Totally agree....flopped tops last weekend and the soft top you can feel the heat more when the sun beats down compared the the hardtop.
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