Soft Top / (Hard Top?) Rubber Bumper Doohickey

[MFMauceri]

Should It Stay or Should It Go?

I'm swapping out my factory soft top for the factory hard top, and on one side (driver) the rubber bumper stayed attached to the soft top frame when I removed it, and on the other side (passenger) it stayed attached tub body.

So, does it stay on for the hard top or leave with the frames until next summer? Honestly, I don't remember and the 2003 TJ Mopar Parts Guide is no help. Replacing the seals, etc. and would rather get it right the first time.

Thanks in advance.

 

[psrivats]

Should It Stay or Should It Go?

I'm swapping out my factory soft top for the factory hard top, and on one side (driver) the rubber bumper stayed attached to the soft top frame when I removed it, and on the other side (passenger) it stayed attached tub body.

So, does it stay on for the hard top or leave with the frames until next summer? Honestly, I don't remember and the 2003 TJ Mopar Parts Guide is no help. Replacing the seals, etc. and would rather get it right the first time.

Thanks in advance.

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Mucket seal. Needs to stay on the tub for either top.

 

[MFMauceri]

Mucket seal. Needs to stay on the tub for either top.

Sure enough... "Mucket". Rhymes with?..

 

[Coadster32]

Sure enough... "Mucket". Rhymes with?..

Bucket...of course...no swear words here.

 

[TripMcneely]

Mucket seal. Needs to stay on the tub for either top.

Oh shit, ive been taking mine off for the hard tops the last couple years, maybe thats the wind I hear

 

[JMT]

TJ’s have those? Not mine!

 

[psrivats]

Oh shit, ive been taking mine off for the hard tops the last couple years, maybe thats the wind I hear

You are also likely to get a water leak without that seal.

 

[MFMauceri]

TJ’s have those? Not mine!

They are, indeed, a thing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTMZ8V25/?tag=wranglerorg-20

Thanks @psrivats

 

[MFMauceri]

Oh shit, ive been taking mine off for the hard tops the last couple years, maybe thats the wind I hear

They seem to come off when pulling the soft top door frames. If one side didn't stay attached to the tub, I probably would have reinstalled the hard top without them. So, we probably are not alone in this.

 

[LONGJP2]

Oh shit, ive been taking mine off for the hard tops the last couple years, maybe thats the wind I hear

If you look under the (factory) hardtop, you'll see there is a recessed area for the mucket seal.

 

[Sws]

Directions for Bestop soft top say you don’t need the mucked seals for their soft top

 

[WestCoastDan]

Directions for Bestop soft top say you don’t need the mucked seals for their soft top

Their door surrounds come with a piece of spongy foam in that area - that doesn't stay in place all the time.
You can't see it w/ the side windows installed, but once they are removed you can see the foam.
I just had mine off yesterday and had to realign the foam before putting it back on.

 

[voodooridr]

Directions for Bestop soft top say you don’t need the mucked seals for their soft top

My Bestop instructions said to remove them, did the first summer, door surrounds rattled like crazy
Been leaving them on after that, no more rattly

 

[Coadster32]

I run the muckets with hard top, and Bestop soft top as well.

 

[gbirk]

My Bestop instructions said to remove them, did the first summer, door surrounds rattled like crazy
Been leaving them on after that, no more rattly

Mine did to, and I did not know what to call them so I could buy replacements. I printed a set of "rattle gaskets" out of TPU.
https://www.printables.com/model/524422-jeep-tj-with-bestop-trektop-door-frame-pin-gasket