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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: johnf on December 29, 2008, 03:37:47 PM

Title: Hardtop/Softop
Post by: johnf on December 29, 2008, 03:37:47 PM

I will hopefully being picking up a Hardtop for my TJ soon, however, will I have to remove the softtop before fitting hardtop? and will hardtop fit with roll cage in place, center cross bar seems rather high :oops:  :?:   Supid questions maybe, but the more i get involved with these jeep things, the more suprises they seem to hold.
Thanks in advance

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Post by: greggmo on December 29, 2008, 04:09:23 PM

you will have to remove the soft top and all its frame. the hard top will fit over a factory cj cage.

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Post by: johnf on December 29, 2008, 04:29:54 PM

Cheers for that, soft top frame looks easy to remove, just 4 star drive bolts as far as I can see.

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Post by: Dave69 on December 29, 2008, 07:52:51 PM

swap the 4 bolts for some stainless bolts while your at it

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Post by: Panic mechanic! on December 29, 2008, 09:05:10 PM

you can get away with fitting the hardtop over the lip mounted to the top of the screen, otherwise you may have to remove that as well if you have hte correct seal for the front edge

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Post by: Bishops Finger on December 29, 2008, 09:24:32 PM

Bolts are a pain..