Soft Top Replacement
#11
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
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X4 on CL. I bought a brand new still in the box premium softop with all of the hardware for $300 last year. The seller bought a new JKU off the lot that had the dual-top option. They didn't want the soft-top, so they sold it.
#12
JK Freak
Found a brand new top, just north of you. Owner says it's never been installed. He's asking $525 for it. I would offer $400 cash and see where it goes.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/pts/6164585800.html
https://richmond.craigslist.org/pts/6164585800.html
#14
Super Moderator
If you're buying from out of town then you can transport it home if you loosen the side windows and pull those sail panels loose. Slide it in and set it in the recess where it would sit if it were folded down. Zip it all up and drive home happy.
I may have bought and moved a couple tops like that
I may have bought and moved a couple tops like that
#15
JK Enthusiast
Used or "newsed"?
Personally I'd only do a soft top used if it was a take off as described above. I've bought a used hardtop for my 2007 and that's easy enough to assess and fix. Soft, not so much. The headers can warp causing wind noise and leakage and the rear zippers can be wonky. You wouldn't know that until after you get it on.
#16
JK Enthusiast
CL is definitely the way to go. I've been looking for tops for a couple of weeks and found "new" in the boxes for $600-$850 or brand new premium tops for $1,000. Keep looking and something will pop up. I've yet to find a great deal, but one will eventually come along.
#17
JK Freak
Personally I'd only do a soft top used if it was a take off as described above. I've bought a used hardtop for my 2007 and that's easy enough to assess and fix. Soft, not so much. The headers can warp causing wind noise and leakage and the rear zippers can be wonky. You wouldn't know that until after you get it on.
Unless you're the kind of guy that makes a $$ offer for something on c-list before even seeing it...