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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
Hardtop install...what can I expect?
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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 434830" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p>Yeah a swing out should fix it. Honestly I only have 31’s so I’ve never had an issue but I’m not sure what will happen when I go to 33’s. My tire carrier is aftermarket but swings with the tailgate and the hardtop gate is still pretty close. Hopefully I don’t have trouble. Definitely a good idea to get your tire off the tailgate, the YJ hinges are weak and if it’s sagging then it’s not going to last forever. </p><p></p><p>I just noticed you have actual defrost glass, nice. That is all I’m lacking to complete my conversion. My stock hardtop came with the wiper and washer top which comes with plain glass. The defrost wiring was in the dash, but stops at that connection to the rear harness. So I added the defrost wiring from those plugs all the way to the hardtop plug. Easy enough. The defrost wires were hanging out inside my top unused, so I fished them out. I tested them and they now get the 12V needed when I flip the stock switch I added. So it works. Only thing is I don’t have glass with a heater element. That will happen eventually. For you you just need the wiring and switch and stuff since you already have the glass. </p><p></p><p>I basically figured it out myself. Electrical is one of my stronger suits so it was pretty easy to figure out. There are next to no videos or posts about doing any of this stuff with YJ hardtops. I basically learned what I know by gathering info through tons of searches. </p><p></p><p>I got my hardtop heater harness from dead Jeep. I got the switch from a random eBay seller.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 434830, member: 18789"] Yeah a swing out should fix it. Honestly I only have 31’s so I’ve never had an issue but I’m not sure what will happen when I go to 33’s. My tire carrier is aftermarket but swings with the tailgate and the hardtop gate is still pretty close. Hopefully I don’t have trouble. Definitely a good idea to get your tire off the tailgate, the YJ hinges are weak and if it’s sagging then it’s not going to last forever. I just noticed you have actual defrost glass, nice. That is all I’m lacking to complete my conversion. My stock hardtop came with the wiper and washer top which comes with plain glass. The defrost wiring was in the dash, but stops at that connection to the rear harness. So I added the defrost wiring from those plugs all the way to the hardtop plug. Easy enough. The defrost wires were hanging out inside my top unused, so I fished them out. I tested them and they now get the 12V needed when I flip the stock switch I added. So it works. Only thing is I don’t have glass with a heater element. That will happen eventually. For you you just need the wiring and switch and stuff since you already have the glass. I basically figured it out myself. Electrical is one of my stronger suits so it was pretty easy to figure out. There are next to no videos or posts about doing any of this stuff with YJ hardtops. I basically learned what I know by gathering info through tons of searches. I got my hardtop heater harness from dead Jeep. I got the switch from a random eBay seller. [/QUOTE]
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