I dont take my hard top off that many times in one week!

 

hi,

i just saw your hard top shelf system, that is really great , never thought about it. i will make myself one just like it.

thanks a million for the know how pictures.

 

just wondering in case someone might have figured this out, is there any way to remove the soft top w/out taking off the hardtop??
I am a one man operation here and don't mind the extra steps.

 

I don't think so.

I don't think that there is enough room to get the brackets off. The last time i did it by myself, I held the top up with my back and basically slid the soft top out.

I don't think that putting it back in will work too well.

I guess that you would have to build a lift system for the hardtop to act as a set of hands.

 

I get to take my hardtop off tomorrow to remove the softtop. I really wish they would just sell it already out of the vehicle but I understand why they do it that way. Like the dealer said to me, the factory doesn't trust the dealers to handle it

 

That would be best!

I would love to do that, but a two story house so I can't get to the top drywall.

 

Well, I basically did this alone today with just the help of my 8 year old who slid in a few 2x4's while I held the roof up on my back while standing inside the JK. he also helped wiggle out the soft top (tight space in the garage).

Of course, I waited during the first week of ownership FOR SNOW before I decided to take my roof off for the first time

Anyway, the whole thing is easier than I imagined. Assuming it won't start leaking now.

I can see the benefits of the lift system and may to that at some point.

One question: how exactly is the rear washer hose supposed to detach? I pulled off the hose at a nipple, but it looks like there's a junction that's supposed to unlock somehow.

 

Nope. You got it. Then you just insert the little plug in while the top is off.

By the way, love the Sunburst Orange. Would have gotten it if it was available.

Of course it was a fast build... the workers are just sitting at the factory waiting for the phone to ring before they start a new one right now, kind of like Subway.

 

Got a pic of the plug? I didn't see one.

 

My is attached to the hose, if you don't have one, then I would rig something up, just to keep it from dribbling out.

The plug is just a 1/4 nub that goes in the hose end.