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Old 07-04-2020, 06:53 AM
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I bought a 2014 JK. It is a hard top. The Jeep came with the three pieces in the picture. Seems to me to be incomplete. What am I missing that would allow me to install these on the JK?
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If you've got the brackets on the roll bar and the soft top frame with door surrounds then you'd just need a tailgate bar. I have a tailgate bar I'd ship to you for cheap. Also- you'll need the tailgate bar retainers.....I don't have those.
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If you've got the brackets on the roll bar and the soft top frame with door surrounds then you'd just need a tailgate bar. I have a tailgate bar I'd ship to you for cheap. Also- you'll need the tailgate bar retainers.....I don't have those.
I have some brackets on the roll bar. Aren't I missing a big fabric piece that is the top?
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Yes, you are missing the entire top. I assumed that just wasn't pictured. They gave you just the windows and roll bar brackets? You'll need door surrounds ($125ish), tailgate retainer clips ($25ish), and a tailgate bar ($25shipped) plus the entire frame and soft top fabric for the top. Frames are usually $150ish and you'll want to ensure you're buying surrounds from a 10+. The good news is that you have the premium windows so you'll be looking for the premium soft top to complement them.
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My need for a top is only for a few months each year. I really try to keep doors and top off as much as possible I'm setting the Jk up to tow behind the RV, so want a soft top to use if we are camping and need to go somewhere in the rain. I see I can get a complete frameless top from quadratic for about $450. So I'm inclined to do something like that and maybe sell the 3 miscellaneous panels that came with my Jeep.
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I'd be cautious with the qtec tops. I've seen one installed by 'professionals' and the fit was terrible. I'm stuck on Bestops and used takeoff's myself.

As for selling your windows- being that they're premium and tinted, you'll draw a premium...maybe up to $200.
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Can someone look at these pictures and let me know if this includes everything I will need?

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Do you have the brackets on the roll bar? On that top- you'll need to replace the straps that come across the sides in the rear. They're $60 from Mopar or $25 for the Crown version. So if you've got the brackets on the roll bar then you'll be set to run it.
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Default To install the 3 windows you will need the top (has the bars in it)

Hey , the 3 pieces zip & velcro snap into to soft top (roof with sliding bars to rais lower without removingtotallyfrom jeep so you can put it up in a hurry ! . I can put a pic of my jk with the top up windows removed might help you understand the deal.. You have no top (roof) in pic 3 windows only..
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Are these the brackets you are mentioning that are on my roll bar?
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