Bestop Sunrider for Hardtop - comments?
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Kyle7R
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^^^^^^^^^^ this.
Donner85
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I do not own one but I'll say the same thing. Definitely a cool product, would be nice for that short time before I'm ready to put the soft top on or right after I put the hard top on and we have some randomly warmer days. Honestly though it's priced way to much for what it is.
°IIIII°
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I love mine, very easy to use, flip two handles and toss it back, takes about a minute. 1st install was a little bit of a pain to get the screws lined up but after that it was easy. Mine is holding up well, it's very well made. I do swap the freedom panels back in if I'm playin in the mud, just because I don't know how I'd clean mud off the cloth. Noise is elevated over the freedom panels but not unbearable. Heat from the sun is the same as the freedom panels before I installed my hot heads headliner.
I thought about doing an entire soft top, but I don't have room to store the hard top so this is the best of both worlds for me.
I thought about doing an entire soft top, but I don't have room to store the hard top so this is the best of both worlds for me.
boardsurfer
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This is it right here. My wife wanted to be able to go topless (heh) easier and we didnt have room to store her hardtop. The freedom panels were too cumbersome for her to just take off on a whim so we found this to be a great compromise. She loves it, can operate it by herself in less than a minute. It's perfect for her.
I got it on sale at the 4 Wheel Parts expo earlier this year ($600 instead of $700). Still expensive, but it was what she wanted. And hey, who's going to deny the wife getting Jeep parts?!
As far as quality - the fabric is great. I think it looks really good. We got the Premium version. The sound is elevated on the highway, but only a little. Install was a little more involved than I anticipated, took about an hour. There were a lot more screws than I felt necessary. But it fits great.
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°IIIII°
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I too have the premium cloth, it looks great on the inside with the painted inside of my hardtop.
Living in the south is one of the primary reasons I wanted it as localized pop up afternoon thundershowers are a regular thing. The only time I took my hardtop off, my wife and I were sitting in Pannera bread, we looked outside, sun was shining brightly and it was raining, rain was over in 5 mins but the jeep was soaked on the inside.
Look around the Internet, I found a place with 10% off and free shipping when I bought mine. They are a little pricey but IMO worth it.
Living in the south is one of the primary reasons I wanted it as localized pop up afternoon thundershowers are a regular thing. The only time I took my hardtop off, my wife and I were sitting in Pannera bread, we looked outside, sun was shining brightly and it was raining, rain was over in 5 mins but the jeep was soaked on the inside.
Look around the Internet, I found a place with 10% off and free shipping when I bought mine. They are a little pricey but IMO worth it.
zimm
Caught the Bug
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Neat concept, but I got a new-in-the-wrapper premium cloth top for $700 off craigslist. Built a hardtop stand out of 2x4's for $30 and that's been sitting in my dad's shed since last spring. I love the sunrider top- both the front and back seat passengers get a view of the sky and it opens/closes in seconds.
If it was $200-300, it would be tempting just to not have to unbolt the freedom panels every time.
ronmcc4
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Can't disagree at all. I just have nowhere to put the hard top if it were off. I took it off for an event last summer and just had to leave it laying in the yard till it was reinstalled.
Hohertz
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Agree with what everyone has said about it up to this point. Great concept and still want it, just think it's over priced. Can you share where you found your 10% off sale?
Rancho
Caught the Bug
We have one on our JK8, and the guy who drives it the most loves it.
He installed it earlier this spring and has been all over with it.
He said install wasn't too hard.
I was a passenger in it on the highways out in Moab a few weeks ago and it was tight and pretty quiet.
Super easy to open/close.
:beer:
He installed it earlier this spring and has been all over with it.
He said install wasn't too hard.
I was a passenger in it on the highways out in Moab a few weeks ago and it was tight and pretty quiet.
Super easy to open/close.
:beer:
ronmcc4
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Yeah - I was hoping to hear "this is a terrible idea" -- positive comments sent me over the edge. It'll be delivered today and hopefully installed tomorrow.