I was factory, though. The problem is that they must be individual
fitted. You should have seen them when they used snaps, they'd be inches
off.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jack Carter wrote:
>
> The Besttop I had a few years back was nearly junk compared to the factory
> top. The linkage was flimsy and the fabric didn't fit well.

 

I was factory, though. The problem is that they must be individual
fitted. You should have seen them when they used snaps, they'd be inches
off.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jack Carter wrote:
>
> The Besttop I had a few years back was nearly junk compared to the factory
> top. The linkage was flimsy and the fabric didn't fit well.

 

I was factory, though. The problem is that they must be individual
fitted. You should have seen them when they used snaps, they'd be inches
off.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jack Carter wrote:
>
> The Besttop I had a few years back was nearly junk compared to the factory
> top. The linkage was flimsy and the fabric didn't fit well.

 

It is my understanding that the factory hardware is proprietary and is ONLY
available from the factory. Bestop makes the factory soft top, but they
don't and can't sell the original factory hardware.

The Bestop sailcloth top is the factory top, but the hardware is different.

Tom

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:h9%Dc.9315$5X4.6002@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> The factory IS a Bestop.
>
> Jack Carter wrote:
>
> > The Besttop I had a few years back was nearly junk compared to the
factory
> > top. The linkage was flimsy and the fabric didn't fit well.
> >
> >
> > "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > news:4C_Dc.9308$5X4.364@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com ...
> >
> >>The factory IS a Bestop.
> >>
> >>MJ wrote:
> >>
> >>>Get the factory top...well worth it...I had a Besttop on my 98 TJ and
it
> >
> > was
> >
> >>>not as tight as the factory.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>--
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

It is my understanding that the factory hardware is proprietary and is ONLY
available from the factory. Bestop makes the factory soft top, but they
don't and can't sell the original factory hardware.

The Bestop sailcloth top is the factory top, but the hardware is different.

Tom

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:h9%Dc.9315$5X4.6002@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> The factory IS a Bestop.
>
> Jack Carter wrote:
>
> > The Besttop I had a few years back was nearly junk compared to the
factory
> > top. The linkage was flimsy and the fabric didn't fit well.
> >
> >
> > "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > news:4C_Dc.9308$5X4.364@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com ...
> >
> >>The factory IS a Bestop.
> >>
> >>MJ wrote:
> >>
> >>>Get the factory top...well worth it...I had a Besttop on my 98 TJ and
it
> >
> > was
> >
> >>>not as tight as the factory.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>--
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

It is my understanding that the factory hardware is proprietary and is ONLY
available from the factory. Bestop makes the factory soft top, but they
don't and can't sell the original factory hardware.

The Bestop sailcloth top is the factory top, but the hardware is different.

Tom

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:h9%Dc.9315$5X4.6002@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> The factory IS a Bestop.
>
> Jack Carter wrote:
>
> > The Besttop I had a few years back was nearly junk compared to the
factory
> > top. The linkage was flimsy and the fabric didn't fit well.
> >
> >
> > "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > news:4C_Dc.9308$5X4.364@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com ...
> >
> >>The factory IS a Bestop.
> >>
> >>MJ wrote:
> >>
> >>>Get the factory top...well worth it...I had a Besttop on my 98 TJ and
it
> >
> > was
> >
> >>>not as tight as the factory.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>--
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

It is my understanding that the factory hardware is proprietary and is ONLY
available from the factory. Bestop makes the factory soft top, but they
don't and can't sell the original factory hardware.

The Bestop sailcloth top is the factory top, but the hardware is different.

Tom

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:h9%Dc.9315$5X4.6002@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> The factory IS a Bestop.
>
> Jack Carter wrote:
>
> > The Besttop I had a few years back was nearly junk compared to the
factory
> > top. The linkage was flimsy and the fabric didn't fit well.
> >
> >
> > "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > news:4C_Dc.9308$5X4.364@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com ...
> >
> >>The factory IS a Bestop.
> >>
> >>MJ wrote:
> >>
> >>>Get the factory top...well worth it...I had a Besttop on my 98 TJ and
it
> >
> > was
> >
> >>>not as tight as the factory.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>--
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

i have a bestop that i bought about a year ago, and as of right now its
quieter than the factory one on my friends 98 tj. and it isnt even sail
cloth. his flaps on the highway, mine doesnt at all. my tires make more
noise than my soft top :)

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:5a%Dc.9316$5X4.9199@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Get the Sailcloth Bestop.
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
> > The factory IS a Bestop.
> >
> > MJ wrote:
> >
> >> Get the factory top...well worth it...I had a Besttop on my 98 TJ and
> >> it was
> >> not as tight as the factory.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

i have a bestop that i bought about a year ago, and as of right now its
quieter than the factory one on my friends 98 tj. and it isnt even sail
cloth. his flaps on the highway, mine doesnt at all. my tires make more
noise than my soft top :)

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:5a%Dc.9316$5X4.9199@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Get the Sailcloth Bestop.
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
> > The factory IS a Bestop.
> >
> > MJ wrote:
> >
> >> Get the factory top...well worth it...I had a Besttop on my 98 TJ and
> >> it was
> >> not as tight as the factory.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

i have a bestop that i bought about a year ago, and as of right now its
quieter than the factory one on my friends 98 tj. and it isnt even sail
cloth. his flaps on the highway, mine doesnt at all. my tires make more
noise than my soft top :)

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:5a%Dc.9316$5X4.9199@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Get the Sailcloth Bestop.
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
> > The factory IS a Bestop.
> >
> > MJ wrote:
> >
> >> Get the factory top...well worth it...I had a Besttop on my 98 TJ and
> >> it was
> >> not as tight as the factory.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>