BARNO

Doojer and Fiveoff -
Thanks for noticing that my soft top was folded incorrectly. I just happened to be in a rush and whipped it back without taking the time to fix it. Then when I went to meet JKGirl and Hubbo, I took a few freeways and the wind flew the flaps back and really made a mess! Since then I have practiced folding the Sunrider top and have got it down pat - for the next time I'm in a rush.
Attached are pics of my new fold job!

RepressedSince15

Trying hard not to steal your pride... try one more fold, tucking the forward most edge of your existing folds back under the latch bar. To put it another way, take what is now a V and make it a W. There shouldn't be any droop at all there - all folds should be 8-12" at the most. And I know, useless w/o pics but it's raining to beat the band outside now so no open tops... Here's one from Project JK that helped me the second time I did it.

http://project-jk.com/images/writeup...r/DSC04328.jpg

BARNO

[QUOTE=RepressedSince15;107566]Trying hard not to steal your pride... QUOTE]

No offense taken Repressed! Thanks - I'll look into it tomorrow and send you a pic when I get it figured out! Back to the drawing board....

JKGirl

Boy they lost me with all those directions....I saw nothing wrong with your sunrider..for me sometimes it goes back nicely-- sometimes not...If there is a trick I would appreciate someone letting me in on it... please?

FiveOff

The way the sunrider is built, when you fold it back it "wants" to fold the wrong way. It takes a few tries to get it, but once it is folded "right" it should all rest right above the rear roll bar.

doojer

You're so close, now!

It's true, it "wants" to fold back wrong. But when you've got it folded back right, you'll know it and you'll be happy! No fabric should hang down into the back seat. It should all rest neatly folded behind the back seat so everyone can see the sky. When you first fold it back, make sure to start with the very back fold like in this pic:



Then, when it's all folded nicely, it should look like this (notice the little 5th fold on the top):



One thing that helps me is once I've got it close, I get in the back seat and get it all tucked and folded nicely from the inside. It did take me a while to get it the first time, but I'm glad I took the time to figure it out!

BARNO

I want to leav me desk RIGHT NOW and try it! I understand now. Repressed said it best that I have to make my "V" into a "W". I totally see the difference. I'll post a pic when I accomplish it!! Thanks.

DeezUU

Lol... I remember screwing that up so many times. Thanks Chrysler for explaining it so well in the manual >>> NOT!!! If it weren't for this place, I'da never got the top folded right!!!

Now >> wonder if I can fit it all in the boot ?!?! (to be continued)

cdnjeep

Hey that's cool to know !! Now what about the 2 doors JK ? The soft top is shorter. I use the sunrider only once, so I'm not sure if I open it the correct way..I simply un-snap the front clamps and flip it over..It was a pain when I decide to close it..Impossible to get the front clamp back to their location. I had to remove the rear corner from the body to give enough play for the front clamp to get in position..I never use the sunrider option after that.

only_in_my_jeep

With all of this I am so glad I got the hard top. I want the front panels off i unclip, unscrew and lift off reverse it to replace. Of course now I am running a safari top and no doors. If I want it off unclip and unstrap and roll. It tucks in quite nice behind the rear seat. I know now I made the right decision because I simply do not have the paitience for all the folding. Thanks for giving me confidence that my decision was right.