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Jeep Wrangler YJ
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Should I get a hard top or a soft top?
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<blockquote data-quote="OldJoe28" data-source="post: 441496" data-attributes="member: 21030"><p>I've had MANY Jeeps since my first CJ 5 back in '73, with I believe as many different top options as you can have!</p><p>The best was a '42 Willys retired navy jeep with a real canvas top. It unzipped and you could make it a 1/2 top, just behind the seats.</p><p>Soft tops, window plastic gets hard, fog up over time, no matter what you put on it.</p><p>Zippers break, tops stretch and ," flap" going down the road. They ALWAYS seem to drip ON YOU when it rains!</p><p>Never had one that I could fold down more than a couple times, caught in rain more than once fighting to put top back up, of course doors are at home and now rain is POURING in where the doors SHOULD be on the miserable ride home! </p><p>But, Hey! I looked cool going down the road before it started to rain!!<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p>I won't even go there on soft tops in cold weather, trying to stay warm, cracking the plastic windows with a simple brush against!</p><p>Hard tops are, let's say," permanently " mounted. A real pain to get off n on, storage.</p><p>Hard top doors are heavy, cumbersome to pull off n on, paint scratches will result!</p><p>My thoughts are, your hot? Roll down the window! What do you do in your truck or car??</p><p>If your Jeep has AC, turn it on, (that's another thing), a Jeep should not have AC, it's a Jeep! Not a ," Soccer Mom" car! </p><p>If I have a choice, I stick with hard top with doors!</p><p>This is just a AARP card carrying old guys thoughts!</p><p>Joe</p><p>It's a Jeep, your not supposed to be real," comfortable " in it!!<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😁" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" data-shortname=":grin:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldJoe28, post: 441496, member: 21030"] I've had MANY Jeeps since my first CJ 5 back in '73, with I believe as many different top options as you can have! The best was a '42 Willys retired navy jeep with a real canvas top. It unzipped and you could make it a 1/2 top, just behind the seats. Soft tops, window plastic gets hard, fog up over time, no matter what you put on it. Zippers break, tops stretch and ," flap" going down the road. They ALWAYS seem to drip ON YOU when it rains! Never had one that I could fold down more than a couple times, caught in rain more than once fighting to put top back up, of course doors are at home and now rain is POURING in where the doors SHOULD be on the miserable ride home! But, Hey! I looked cool going down the road before it started to rain!!😂 I won't even go there on soft tops in cold weather, trying to stay warm, cracking the plastic windows with a simple brush against! Hard tops are, let's say," permanently " mounted. A real pain to get off n on, storage. Hard top doors are heavy, cumbersome to pull off n on, paint scratches will result! My thoughts are, your hot? Roll down the window! What do you do in your truck or car?? If your Jeep has AC, turn it on, (that's another thing), a Jeep should not have AC, it's a Jeep! Not a ," Soccer Mom" car! If I have a choice, I stick with hard top with doors! This is just a AARP card carrying old guys thoughts! Joe It's a Jeep, your not supposed to be real," comfortable " in it!!😁 [/QUOTE]
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