I have the stock 09 soft top.. The door surrounds do come off. Each side has three screws (for an unlimited) and i havent seen it cause any damage to the paint

 

The door surrounds come off real easy. By myself i can get the entire soft top off plus the door surrounds in about 15 mins or so

The door surrounds are just those plastic peices running along the top of the jeep and behind the rear doors

 

The door surrounds go on and off with three thumb screws per side. The top itself connects to the rear roll bar with four torx screws. The whole thing is fairly easy plus if you want you can leave the door surrounds on all the time, but here in NORCAL it hardly rains all summer so I just take the whole thing off. Mine does leak a little with steady rain or with wind/rain but I have half-doors and the uppers are just a little flimsy.

 

I have thought about the trektop the idea of everything coming with the kit including door surrounds and changes into a bikini top for $600

 

GOOD LUCK!!! A few of the guy/gal's on this forum have been waiting since Feb for them.

For the best fit get a factory top, craigslist is you best bet. You should be able to pick up everything from some one for $500 or less.

 

If I bought someone stock top, do they sell it w door surrounds? What about Besttops product?

 

cnj.craigslist.org/pts/2499607081.html

This is in central Jersey and i bet it has everything, call him.