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View Poll Results: Which Bikini Top
Mopar Sun Bonnet
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Bestop Safari
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Old May 10, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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From what I can tell the Mopar Sun Bonnet and the Bestop Safari are two very similar bikini top choices. Can people who have either, post pics, reactions, comments. Also if I'm missing something and these two items have separate purposes....let me know....thanks guys. rock on.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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Go with bestop!
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Old May 10, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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I have the mopar and it works pretty well, but you have to have the door surrounds from the soft top. If you don't have them or want to be able to run without them and still have the soft top on, go with Bestop.

I'll try to find a picture where mine is visible or take one tomorrow if the weather is nice...
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Old May 10, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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I like the Bestop quite a bit!
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Old May 11, 2008 | 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted by MOWrangler
I have the mopar and it works pretty well, but you have to have the door surrounds from the soft top. ...
Mopar has two versions of the Sunbonnet (what a dorky name). One is for those with the softtop. The other is for those without. It
has large, Velcro panels to secure the top to the roll bar above the driver and passenger doors. I have the non-softtop version
and it works fine. Sorry, but this is the best picture I have of it:



Check around the web and you'll find lots of complaints from non-softtop owners about the Bestop version flapping and making lots of noise. Not so with the Mopar version. I've read that Bestop has modified their version to be less noisy, so be aware of a possible update to that last remark.

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Old May 11, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by OlegFl
... the bestop seems to be cheaper. ...
When I bought my Mopar version last autumn, it was quite a bit cheaper because you don't require the separate header channel--it's built in.
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Old May 11, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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hmm....interesting.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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I really prefer no top, but if I have to choose it would be bestop good brand.
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