Do you have soft top regrets
04-24-2015, 09:37 AM
#41
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I have a soft top on my TJ
and after having a soft top jeep w/half doors for 15 years, one of my buying criteria was to get a hard top with full doors.
For years, I would take the full soft top completely off, putting on a full length bestop bikini top on memorial day, switching it back out on Labor day.
I got tired of the noise, the heat or the cold, the hassle of putting up/down, that for the new one, I knew I was only interested in a hard top/full doors.
I still have the TJ, so if I want the full top off experience, otherwise, removing the freedom panels does it for me.
For years, I would take the full soft top completely off, putting on a full length bestop bikini top on memorial day, switching it back out on Labor day.
I got tired of the noise, the heat or the cold, the hassle of putting up/down, that for the new one, I knew I was only interested in a hard top/full doors.
I still have the TJ, so if I want the full top off experience, otherwise, removing the freedom panels does it for me.
04-24-2015, 12:28 PM
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On my first jeep, I had both tops.....Soft top from april to october.... hard top during the winter months. While having both tops was nice ( pros and cons to both), it was a real pain to switch them out (finding a place to store the hard top in summer, trying to beg friends to help me, etc). When I upgrade to my JKU, I only wanted the soft top for convenience. Just less of a hassle for me
04-24-2015, 12:37 PM
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I just bought a barely used soft top for the summer. The soft top is great but in my opinion it's a lot more work to maintain than a hard top. The bestop super top I have is a lot louder than the hard top but it feels more like a Jeep.
04-24-2015, 06:40 PM
#46
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The soft top is what makes it a Jeep. I'd rather put it up to drive my son to school when is still 50° out, take the top off and then put it up again before bedtime, than have a hard top. Once you commit to topless on a hard top, it's a lot of work to change your mind. That's why they seem to never come off. Hardtop=square car.
Last edited by Cutman; 04-24-2015 at 06:43 PM.
