HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
about it & his response was -
"Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
closing your doors."
Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
"adapter moldings" he mentioned?

TIA - Jersey

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

I'm not sure that's true. Of course, I don't have a hardtop, but assuming
it were true, it would seem that hard doors would then come in 2
varieties... 1 type for use with a softop and 1 for use with a hardtop.


"Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> about it & his response was -
> "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> closing your doors."
> Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
>
> TIA - Jersey
>
>

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

I'm not sure that's true. Of course, I don't have a hardtop, but assuming
it were true, it would seem that hard doors would then come in 2
varieties... 1 type for use with a softop and 1 for use with a hardtop.


"Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> about it & his response was -
> "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> closing your doors."
> Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
>
> TIA - Jersey
>
>

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

I'm not sure that's true. Of course, I don't have a hardtop, but assuming
it were true, it would seem that hard doors would then come in 2
varieties... 1 type for use with a softop and 1 for use with a hardtop.


"Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> about it & his response was -
> "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> closing your doors."
> Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
>
> TIA - Jersey
>
>

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

i run my soft doors (soft uppers and lowers) with my hardtop on occassion
and they seem to seal as good as they do on the soft top.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://UtilityOffRoad.com
http://7SlotGrille.com


"Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> about it & his response was -
> "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> closing your doors."
> Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
>
> TIA - Jersey
>
>

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

i run my soft doors (soft uppers and lowers) with my hardtop on occassion
and they seem to seal as good as they do on the soft top.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://UtilityOffRoad.com
http://7SlotGrille.com


"Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> about it & his response was -
> "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> closing your doors."
> Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
>
> TIA - Jersey
>
>

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

i run my soft doors (soft uppers and lowers) with my hardtop on occassion
and they seem to seal as good as they do on the soft top.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://UtilityOffRoad.com
http://7SlotGrille.com


"Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> about it & his response was -
> "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> closing your doors."
> Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
>
> TIA - Jersey
>
>

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

Just to clarify... I would agree if you were buying a softtop for a Jeep
that only came with a hardtop as you'd need the plastic window surrounds
that are present on the softtop models. However, I think those window
surrounds basically match up to the form of the hardtop so putting a hardtop
on would negate the need for the surrounds.

Maybe I'm missing something.

"Ichabod Shagnasti" <murfysflaw@nospamhere.com> wrote in message
news:_%HZb.5143$6j4.4424@newssvr23.news.prodigy.co m...
> I'm not sure that's true. Of course, I don't have a hardtop, but assuming
> it were true, it would seem that hard doors would then come in 2
> varieties... 1 type for use with a softop and 1 for use with a hardtop.
>
>
> "Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> > I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> > Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> > Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> > Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> > that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> > I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> > about it & his response was -
> > "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> > with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> > doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> > a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> > this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> > closing your doors."
> > Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> > looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> > "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
> >
> > TIA - Jersey
> >
> >
>
>

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

Just to clarify... I would agree if you were buying a softtop for a Jeep
that only came with a hardtop as you'd need the plastic window surrounds
that are present on the softtop models. However, I think those window
surrounds basically match up to the form of the hardtop so putting a hardtop
on would negate the need for the surrounds.

Maybe I'm missing something.

"Ichabod Shagnasti" <murfysflaw@nospamhere.com> wrote in message
news:_%HZb.5143$6j4.4424@newssvr23.news.prodigy.co m...
> I'm not sure that's true. Of course, I don't have a hardtop, but assuming
> it were true, it would seem that hard doors would then come in 2
> varieties... 1 type for use with a softop and 1 for use with a hardtop.
>
>
> "Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> > I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> > Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> > Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> > Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> > that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> > I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> > about it & his response was -
> > "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> > with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> > doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> > a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> > this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> > closing your doors."
> > Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> > looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> > "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
> >
> > TIA - Jersey
> >
> >
>
>

Re: HArd Top = Full Doors???
 

Just to clarify... I would agree if you were buying a softtop for a Jeep
that only came with a hardtop as you'd need the plastic window surrounds
that are present on the softtop models. However, I think those window
surrounds basically match up to the form of the hardtop so putting a hardtop
on would negate the need for the surrounds.

Maybe I'm missing something.

"Ichabod Shagnasti" <murfysflaw@nospamhere.com> wrote in message
news:_%HZb.5143$6j4.4424@newssvr23.news.prodigy.co m...
> I'm not sure that's true. Of course, I don't have a hardtop, but assuming
> it were true, it would seem that hard doors would then come in 2
> varieties... 1 type for use with a softop and 1 for use with a hardtop.
>
>
> "Jersey" <IamHellbound@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:MJ-dnX1zy4SAoqrdRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> > I'm still looking to grab a Hardtop for my 2004 TJ offa eBay.
> > Ok, OK, so I'm a cheap SOB & looking for the deal of a lifetime.
> > Actually I'm trying to find the deal of a lifetime in my area (Tampa)
> > Now to the question - Someone has a hardtop listed & is saying
> > that it "Requires your Jeep to be equiped with the full hard doors."
> > I've never been aware of this fact before so I wrote & asked him
> > about it & his response was -
> > "Most sellers don't tell you that the hard top needs the hard doors
> > with roll up windows to close with a complete fit. If you have the half
> > doors with plastic, zipper windows the doors when closed will leave
> > a big openning over the top of the window. The only way to correct
> > this is to buy the full doors or adapter moldings to insure a fit when
> > closing your doors."
> > Now this is a new wrinkle into my search for the best deal & I'm not
> > looking to do full doors but can anyone enlighten me on these
> > "adapter moldings" he mentioned?
> >
> > TIA - Jersey
> >
> >
>
>