The continuing saga of Rock Crusher quality!

"Hay" <hay9000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Well, I went ahead and bought it. As a concept it is great, Big back
> window, supposedly complete coverage, but it's just not made right.
> - The plastic lip is too wide for the groove holding the tonnue cover,
> no kidding took me two hours to 'force" it in
> - both the tonnue cover, and especially the bikini top are NOT
> tailored right, so whenever it rains, puddles form on them. This is
> especially bad on the bikini top, creating a 3-10 inch dip inside the
> cabin.
>
> apart from that:
> - its cheap
> - I seriously cannot fault the fabric, it is thick and tough enough.
> The tailoring is the only/major problem I've had with it.
>
>
> ps. I also had the bestop bikini/tonnue cover combo and while the
> quality was superior the design itself was worthless, the back window
> left so much open that it was not even a good windbreaker. even less a
> rain guard.
>
>
> Hay9000
>
>
> "Marty" <mmapson57@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Has anyone bought this product. It is a cab top and tonneau boot that is
> > suppose to connect into one pretty weather proof unit. I was wondering
> > because it says it is not waterproof. Has anyone bought this and does
it
> > leak really bad when it rains. I would like to purchase one as a full
time
> > top for my TJ but if it leaks bad I will just keep my full top. I
really
> > like the look it gives the Jeep. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Marty

 

i have a '93 yj, which i run a soft top year round un upstate NY. i
bought my BesTop from quadratec.com last year, and i love it. i then
purchased for the summertime the bikini top, windjammer, and tonneau
cover, and new roll bar pads.

the best for wind and rain is the full cover, fully zipped up. in light
rain, the soft half doors and bikini and windjammer are good at keeping
you dry, but in a downpour, forget it, because the bikini only goes to
the side bars, not the door, leaving a good 2 inch gap! also the
windjammer leaves a gap around the roll bar and so it can be noisy. it
blocks about 90% of the wind, so i'm happy with that.

i am working with my mom on making a cab cover that will seal off the
front two seats better than what's available out there. so far i haven't
seen anything like what i am thinking of
--
Ben Jerew
ASE Master Technician
New Country Lexus of Latham, NY
Amateur Off-Roader

 

i have a '93 yj, which i run a soft top year round un upstate NY. i
bought my BesTop from quadratec.com last year, and i love it. i then
purchased for the summertime the bikini top, windjammer, and tonneau
cover, and new roll bar pads.

the best for wind and rain is the full cover, fully zipped up. in light
rain, the soft half doors and bikini and windjammer are good at keeping
you dry, but in a downpour, forget it, because the bikini only goes to
the side bars, not the door, leaving a good 2 inch gap! also the
windjammer leaves a gap around the roll bar and so it can be noisy. it
blocks about 90% of the wind, so i'm happy with that.

i am working with my mom on making a cab cover that will seal off the
front two seats better than what's available out there. so far i haven't
seen anything like what i am thinking of
--
Ben Jerew
ASE Master Technician
New Country Lexus of Latham, NY
Amateur Off-Roader

 

My bikini top slaps me in the head when I drive. I don't remember that in
my other jeeps. My daughter thinks it's a riot to watch daddy get hit in
the head like this. It wears you out after a while.

"MudPuppy1976 <"moc.rr.pacyn"@67lamina" <--BACKWARDS> wrote in message
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> i have a '93 yj, which i run a soft top year round un upstate NY. i
> bought my BesTop from quadratec.com last year, and i love it. i then
> purchased for the summertime the bikini top, windjammer, and tonneau
> cover, and new roll bar pads.
>
> the best for wind and rain is the full cover, fully zipped up. in light
> rain, the soft half doors and bikini and windjammer are good at keeping
> you dry, but in a downpour, forget it, because the bikini only goes to
> the side bars, not the door, leaving a good 2 inch gap! also the
> windjammer leaves a gap around the roll bar and so it can be noisy. it
> blocks about 90% of the wind, so i'm happy with that.
>
> i am working with my mom on making a cab cover that will seal off the
> front two seats better than what's available out there. so far i haven't
> seen anything like what i am thinking of
> --
> Ben Jerew
> ASE Master Technician
> New Country Lexus of Latham, NY
> Amateur Off-Roader
>

 

My bikini top slaps me in the head when I drive. I don't remember that in
my other jeeps. My daughter thinks it's a riot to watch daddy get hit in
the head like this. It wears you out after a while.

"MudPuppy1976 <"moc.rr.pacyn"@67lamina" <--BACKWARDS> wrote in message
news:j3Kcb.7630$oa4.6728@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> i have a '93 yj, which i run a soft top year round un upstate NY. i
> bought my BesTop from quadratec.com last year, and i love it. i then
> purchased for the summertime the bikini top, windjammer, and tonneau
> cover, and new roll bar pads.
>
> the best for wind and rain is the full cover, fully zipped up. in light
> rain, the soft half doors and bikini and windjammer are good at keeping
> you dry, but in a downpour, forget it, because the bikini only goes to
> the side bars, not the door, leaving a good 2 inch gap! also the
> windjammer leaves a gap around the roll bar and so it can be noisy. it
> blocks about 90% of the wind, so i'm happy with that.
>
> i am working with my mom on making a cab cover that will seal off the
> front two seats better than what's available out there. so far i haven't
> seen anything like what i am thinking of
> --
> Ben Jerew
> ASE Master Technician
> New Country Lexus of Latham, NY
> Amateur Off-Roader
>

 

i bet! i still haven't figured out how to stop that flappage, but i
never really thought of it as a problem. since i have two full tops, i'm
gonna try and cut the one in half and use the front half to seal off the
cab, maybe that will help stop the flap?

> My bikini top slaps me in the head when I drive. I don't remember that in
> my other jeeps. My daughter thinks it's a riot to watch daddy get hit in
> the head like this. It wears you out after a while.
>
> "MudPuppy1976 <"moc.rr.pacyn"@67lamina" <--BACKWARDS> wrote in message
> news:j3Kcb.7630$oa4.6728@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>>i have a '93 yj, which i run a soft top year round un upstate NY. i
>>bought my BesTop from quadratec.com last year, and i love it. i then
>>purchased for the summertime the bikini top, windjammer, and tonneau
>>cover, and new roll bar pads.
>>
>>the best for wind and rain is the full cover, fully zipped up. in light
>>rain, the soft half doors and bikini and windjammer are good at keeping
>>you dry, but in a downpour, forget it, because the bikini only goes to
>>the side bars, not the door, leaving a good 2 inch gap! also the
>>windjammer leaves a gap around the roll bar and so it can be noisy. it
>>blocks about 90% of the wind, so i'm happy with that.
>>
>>i am working with my mom on making a cab cover that will seal off the
>>front two seats better than what's available out there. so far i haven't
>>seen anything like what i am thinking of
--
Ben Jerew
ASE Master Technician
New Country Lexus of Latham, NY
Amateur Off-Roader

 

i bet! i still haven't figured out how to stop that flappage, but i
never really thought of it as a problem. since i have two full tops, i'm
gonna try and cut the one in half and use the front half to seal off the
cab, maybe that will help stop the flap?

> My bikini top slaps me in the head when I drive. I don't remember that in
> my other jeeps. My daughter thinks it's a riot to watch daddy get hit in
> the head like this. It wears you out after a while.
>
> "MudPuppy1976 <"moc.rr.pacyn"@67lamina" <--BACKWARDS> wrote in message
> news:j3Kcb.7630$oa4.6728@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>>i have a '93 yj, which i run a soft top year round un upstate NY. i
>>bought my BesTop from quadratec.com last year, and i love it. i then
>>purchased for the summertime the bikini top, windjammer, and tonneau
>>cover, and new roll bar pads.
>>
>>the best for wind and rain is the full cover, fully zipped up. in light
>>rain, the soft half doors and bikini and windjammer are good at keeping
>>you dry, but in a downpour, forget it, because the bikini only goes to
>>the side bars, not the door, leaving a good 2 inch gap! also the
>>windjammer leaves a gap around the roll bar and so it can be noisy. it
>>blocks about 90% of the wind, so i'm happy with that.
>>
>>i am working with my mom on making a cab cover that will seal off the
>>front two seats better than what's available out there. so far i haven't
>>seen anything like what i am thinking of
--
Ben Jerew
ASE Master Technician
New Country Lexus of Latham, NY
Amateur Off-Roader

 

"Joe" <jo_ratner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My bikini top slaps me in the head when I drive. I don't remember that in
> my other jeeps. My daughter thinks it's a riot to watch daddy get hit in
> the head like this. It wears you out after a while.

Reminds me... had a friend with a car that had a sagging headliner,
very annoying... until you got to highway speed. There was enough
vacuum pulled from holes rusted under the vinyl top to pull the
headliner out of the way. Slow down, and headliner on head again.
Spooky.
__
Steve
..

 

"Joe" <jo_ratner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:LLMcb.12682$ai7.2892@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> My bikini top slaps me in the head when I drive. I don't remember that in
> my other jeeps. My daughter thinks it's a riot to watch daddy get hit in
> the head like this. It wears you out after a while.

Reminds me... had a friend with a car that had a sagging headliner,
very annoying... until you got to highway speed. There was enough
vacuum pulled from holes rusted under the vinyl top to pull the
headliner out of the way. Slow down, and headliner on head again.
Spooky.
__
Steve
..