picking up an '04 today w/o the factory softtop. Can anyone recommend who makes a decent aftermarket top. More importantly, is the hardware interchangeable with the setup for an 04 model?
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19 years ago
picking up an '04 today w/o the factory softtop. Can anyone recommend who makes a decent aftermarket top. More importantly, is the hardware interchangeable with the setup for an 04 model?
I've got a '99 FACTORY soft top that was only used twice. It's still in the factory boxes and is in perfect condition. It fits my '03 TJ fine. I'm in Indiana if you're interested in buying it.
Get the factory top...well worth it...I had a Besttop on my 98 TJ and it was not as tight as the factory.
The Besttop I had a few years back was nearly junk compared to the factory top. The linkage was flimsy and the fabric didn't fit well.
It is my understanding that the factory hardware is proprietary and is ONLY available from the factory. Bestop makes the factory soft top, but they don't and can't sell the original factory hardware.
The Bestop sailcloth top is the factory top, but the hardware is different.
Tom
i have a bestop that i bought about a year ago, and as of right now its quieter than the factory one on my friends 98 tj. and it isnt even sail cloth. his flaps on the highway, mine doesnt at all. my tires make more noise than my soft top :)
Just replaced my factory hard top with a bestop Supertop...LOVE IT....
damn jeep is actually DRIER after heavy rain then with the hard top.....
hardtop not sealing properly?
looked good but it was always wet....not sure what it was but its gone now...
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