Roll Bar Cover Replacements
JK Freak
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Salt Lake City, Utah
I have been planning to put mine though the wash with a pack of the Rit Dye from the grocery store...hum glad I read the post about the landromate...I would have had to run several empty loads to get all the dye out. What kind of dye di you use?
Anybody got any better suggestions in the next three weeks I would be happy to read about it
Anybody got any better suggestions in the next three weeks I would be happy to read about it
JK Newbie
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Debary, FL
Or you could go custom like I did... Cheap if you know someone with a sewing machine and knows how to use it... It's hard, just takes patients to sew the fabric to the factory skin. Don't bother trying to take the factory one apart and making a pattern, you probably wont get it back together right.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ighlight=zebra
Why Zebra for mine? Simple, my Jeep will eventually be getting the full Expedition treatment... When I think of an Expedition vehicle I think of the old Rovers in Africa with the Zebra Stripes on them...
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ighlight=zebra
Why Zebra for mine? Simple, my Jeep will eventually be getting the full Expedition treatment... When I think of an Expedition vehicle I think of the old Rovers in Africa with the Zebra Stripes on them...
JK Junkie
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,343
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From: Amherst, Ohio
Okay that's totally bad ass.
Looks like i'll be re-covering mine with some type of animal print vynil when mine get that bad. I'm thinking alligator, maybe snake skin print vynil
First headrest covers, then netting, then tire covers, now roll bar padding? i'll give it a try sometime
Looks like i'll be re-covering mine with some type of animal print vynil when mine get that bad. I'm thinking alligator, maybe snake skin print vynil
First headrest covers, then netting, then tire covers, now roll bar padding? i'll give it a try sometime
JK Newbie
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 69
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From: Debary, FL
Okay that's totally bad ass.
Looks like i'll be re-covering mine with some type of animal print vynil when mine get that bad. I'm thinking alligator, maybe snake skin print vynil
First headrest covers, then netting, then tire covers, now roll bar padding? i'll give it a try sometime
Looks like i'll be re-covering mine with some type of animal print vynil when mine get that bad. I'm thinking alligator, maybe snake skin print vynil
First headrest covers, then netting, then tire covers, now roll bar padding? i'll give it a try sometime
Oh, no vinyl here my friend... Strait up fur! When I pimp, I slap a ho hard! LoL
But for Snake and such vinyl would be best... I think its best to keep to a "trim" level though... I don't plain on adding any more Zebra to the inside, maybe just a touch to the doors or something. Maybe the center area of the seats if I got real ambitious...
JK Newbie
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Pampa
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Houston, TX
JK Super Freak
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Scottsdale, AZ
Greetings. My 2007 JK spends a lot of time with the soft top down, and unfortunately, my roll bar pad covers have gone from black to gray, likely due to lack of a UV protection. I've looked around for replacements, but cannot not find any online.
Can anyone point me in the right direction, hopefully to some with UV protection?
tks SRM
Can anyone point me in the right direction, hopefully to some with UV protection?
tks SRM
JK Newbie
Joined: May 2009
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From: Waconia, MN
Paint with fabric paint or replace with vinyl replacement covers
I've tried all the solutions. RIT dye doesn't work so don't waste your time with it. Spray painting the originals with black fabric paint is effective just as the previous post stated. I use the spiderwebshade on hot days which wore down my rear roll bar cover from rubbing in the wind so eventually replaced mine with the Rugged Ridge replacements bought from Amazon. First I tried the Poly for around $80 -- they sucked. Arrived and appeared to be made from poly from two different lots so looked somewhat like patchwork quilt -- then faded within a month (unevenly at that). Exchanged for the Rugged Ridge vinyl roll bar cover (around $118) and quite happy with those (they are like the soft top material and I'm guessing won't fade since the soft top hasn't). I have reviews on Amazon for the 4 door replacement covers (both poly and vinyl) with pictures so go there for full reviews.
