hello men, my new 03 sahara has the hard and soft top. the book says
that you have to remove the soft top and like take the wrapper off of it
or some bull. anybody know if it can stay packed away forever or do you
really have to undo it. i also still have the soft top windows in the
boxes. just gettin too old to be taking it off all the time. thanks john
jr

 

The soft top will wear on the hard top and itself if not removed. It is
also questionable as to whether you could get warranty coverage for the
ST if you don't remove it. It's so easy to remove the ST, it's not worth
the risk.

Out of curiousity, if you don't like top swapping, why did you get both?

JEEP TJ wrote:

> hello men, my new 03 sahara has the hard and soft top. the book says
> that you have to remove the soft top and like take the wrapper off of it
> or some bull. anybody know if it can stay packed away forever or do you
> really have to undo it. i also still have the soft top windows in the
> boxes. just gettin too old to be taking it off all the time. thanks john
> jr
>

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The soft top will wear on the hard top and itself if not removed. It is
also questionable as to whether you could get warranty coverage for the
ST if you don't remove it. It's so easy to remove the ST, it's not worth
the risk.

Out of curiousity, if you don't like top swapping, why did you get both?

JEEP TJ wrote:

> hello men, my new 03 sahara has the hard and soft top. the book says
> that you have to remove the soft top and like take the wrapper off of it
> or some bull. anybody know if it can stay packed away forever or do you
> really have to undo it. i also still have the soft top windows in the
> boxes. just gettin too old to be taking it off all the time. thanks john
> jr
>

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Doesn't sound like the soft top is installed... sounds like it's in a box...
with a wrapper.
td

"twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Xmoeb.89$qD2.90273004@newssvr11.news.prodigy. com...
> The soft top will wear on the hard top and itself if not removed. It is
> also questionable as to whether you could get warranty coverage for the
> ST if you don't remove it. It's so easy to remove the ST, it's not worth
> the risk.
>
> Out of curiousity, if you don't like top swapping, why did you get both?
>
> JEEP TJ wrote:
>
> > hello men, my new 03 sahara has the hard and soft top. the book says
> > that you have to remove the soft top and like take the wrapper off of it
> > or some bull. anybody know if it can stay packed away forever or do you
> > really have to undo it. i also still have the soft top windows in the
> > boxes. just gettin too old to be taking it off all the time. thanks john
> > jr
> >
>
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> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
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> -- Dave Barry
>
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Doesn't sound like the soft top is installed... sounds like it's in a box...
with a wrapper.
td

"twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
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> The soft top will wear on the hard top and itself if not removed. It is
> also questionable as to whether you could get warranty coverage for the
> ST if you don't remove it. It's so easy to remove the ST, it's not worth
> the risk.
>
> Out of curiousity, if you don't like top swapping, why did you get both?
>
> JEEP TJ wrote:
>
> > hello men, my new 03 sahara has the hard and soft top. the book says
> > that you have to remove the soft top and like take the wrapper off of it
> > or some bull. anybody know if it can stay packed away forever or do you
> > really have to undo it. i also still have the soft top windows in the
> > boxes. just gettin too old to be taking it off all the time. thanks john
> > jr
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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Tyler Dirden <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote:
> Doesn't sound like the soft top is installed... sounds like it's in a box...
> with a wrapper.

If it is like my '03, the top is installed, folded down on the Jeep, but
wrapped with a black "disposable" boot. The boot then has a red "remove one
of these tops before use" sleeve covering it.

Both the owner's manual and the enclosed video tell you that you need to
remove one of the tops before serious usage. If you don't, the soft top will
be damaged, presumably by rubbing itself, or by the metal rear window bar --
which is also wrapped in the soft top "package".

The three plastic windows are "shipped" in a cardboard box, while the 2 soft
top door channels are shipped in another cardboard box. Both boxes are
separate from the soft top, itself.

My suggestion to the original poster would be to do what I did before I built
my hard top lift: remove the hard top, remove the soft top and store it
somewhere, then reinstall the hard top. It only takes a few minutes, and two
people to remove/install the hard top. You could probably do the whole
removal/reinstallation in a half hour.

Or, if you remove the hard top in the morning and reinstall it in the evening,
you'll have a whole day of Jeeping topless. That was my motivation for
building my hard top "storage" lift... :)

-John

 

Tyler Dirden <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote:
> Doesn't sound like the soft top is installed... sounds like it's in a box...
> with a wrapper.

If it is like my '03, the top is installed, folded down on the Jeep, but
wrapped with a black "disposable" boot. The boot then has a red "remove one
of these tops before use" sleeve covering it.

Both the owner's manual and the enclosed video tell you that you need to
remove one of the tops before serious usage. If you don't, the soft top will
be damaged, presumably by rubbing itself, or by the metal rear window bar --
which is also wrapped in the soft top "package".

The three plastic windows are "shipped" in a cardboard box, while the 2 soft
top door channels are shipped in another cardboard box. Both boxes are
separate from the soft top, itself.

My suggestion to the original poster would be to do what I did before I built
my hard top lift: remove the hard top, remove the soft top and store it
somewhere, then reinstall the hard top. It only takes a few minutes, and two
people to remove/install the hard top. You could probably do the whole
removal/reinstallation in a half hour.

Or, if you remove the hard top in the morning and reinstall it in the evening,
you'll have a whole day of Jeeping topless. That was my motivation for
building my hard top "storage" lift... :)

-John

 

JOHN, thats what i got, im just too lazy to jack with it .guess it would be best
if i take it off though(the soft top) thanks for the info. john jr

John Sevey wrote:

> Tyler Dirden <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote:
> > Doesn't sound like the soft top is installed... sounds like it's in a box...
> > with a wrapper.
>
> If it is like my '03, the top is installed, folded down on the Jeep, but
> wrapped with a black "disposable" boot. The boot then has a red "remove one
> of these tops before use" sleeve covering it.
>
> Both the owner's manual and the enclosed video tell you that you need to
> remove one of the tops before serious usage. If you don't, the soft top will
> be damaged, presumably by rubbing itself, or by the metal rear window bar --
> which is also wrapped in the soft top "package".
>
> The three plastic windows are "shipped" in a cardboard box, while the 2 soft
> top door channels are shipped in another cardboard box. Both boxes are
> separate from the soft top, itself.
>
> My suggestion to the original poster would be to do what I did before I built
> my hard top lift: remove the hard top, remove the soft top and store it
> somewhere, then reinstall the hard top. It only takes a few minutes, and two
> people to remove/install the hard top. You could probably do the whole
> removal/reinstallation in a half hour.
>
> Or, if you remove the hard top in the morning and reinstall it in the evening,
> you'll have a whole day of Jeeping topless. That was my motivation for
> building my hard top "storage" lift... :)
>
> -John

 

JOHN, thats what i got, im just too lazy to jack with it .guess it would be best
if i take it off though(the soft top) thanks for the info. john jr

John Sevey wrote:

> Tyler Dirden <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote:
> > Doesn't sound like the soft top is installed... sounds like it's in a box...
> > with a wrapper.
>
> If it is like my '03, the top is installed, folded down on the Jeep, but
> wrapped with a black "disposable" boot. The boot then has a red "remove one
> of these tops before use" sleeve covering it.
>
> Both the owner's manual and the enclosed video tell you that you need to
> remove one of the tops before serious usage. If you don't, the soft top will
> be damaged, presumably by rubbing itself, or by the metal rear window bar --
> which is also wrapped in the soft top "package".
>
> The three plastic windows are "shipped" in a cardboard box, while the 2 soft
> top door channels are shipped in another cardboard box. Both boxes are
> separate from the soft top, itself.
>
> My suggestion to the original poster would be to do what I did before I built
> my hard top lift: remove the hard top, remove the soft top and store it
> somewhere, then reinstall the hard top. It only takes a few minutes, and two
> people to remove/install the hard top. You could probably do the whole
> removal/reinstallation in a half hour.
>
> Or, if you remove the hard top in the morning and reinstall it in the evening,
> you'll have a whole day of Jeeping topless. That was my motivation for
> building my hard top "storage" lift... :)
>
> -John