I tried this the other day and it made a HUGE difference.

I had finally gotten tired of my knuckles scraping the velcro every time I wanted to open/close the soft top windows. The existing pulls are too short and leave very little to grasp. I had a ton of 550 cord laying around and decided to do something about it.

Materials needed:

-550 cord (very cheap, can be gotten anywhere)
-lighter

I went to this site to learn how to tie a cobra knot. Its extremely easy and shows a step by step.

http://www.animatedknots.com/cobra/index.php?

Then I simply burned the ends of the cords to keep from fraying, attached it to the zipper pulls and VOILA! No more red knuckles!

 

Awesome idea! i was thinkin of going the ghetto way and just using zip ties, but i like your idea alot more

 

I used a key ring, your idea is classy. I like this!

 

I used a key ring on my TJ but they rusted out and kept turning my fingers different colors lol

 

You sir are a geniuss!

 

Not only is that an awesome idea, but that site about the different knots rocks too! Thanks for the ingenuity.

I was just going to put a leather 6 inch lead on mine before seeing this!

 

LIKE

 

I was tired of this happening to me so I connected longer leather staps

 

Great idea. This may be my first mod to my new JKU. Thanks for sharing.

 

I did the easier thing-bought zipper extenders from local caning store. Your para-cord has more character, but I'm not that smart!