Hey I was wandering if I could get a little input on what's a good soft top to get. I'm not really lookin/wanting to spend jus a lot on one. Beings I do have a hardtop. Itd jus be something I'd use during spring and summer... Thanks
Good soft tops?
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Wish I owned stock in this company because I feel like I am driving their sales.
Sierra offroad has cheap tops for under 200 bucks. I have ordered twice (destroyed the windows on my first order).... and I have no complaints. Its very similar to OEM.
The better soft tops, sail cloth or twill, cost a bit more but are quieter and have thicker windows. See Bestops, or just go to extremeterrain.com or quadratec for options.
I am happy with the cheap ones though.. worth checking out.
You get what you pay for, trust me.
Ask @StG58 how his Smittybilt soft top worked out for him. Sure, he bought the extended warranty on it so he's covered if it breaks again (like it already did). But I think the consensus is that with what he spend on the top plus the warranty, he could have just got a Bestop (which is the factory supplier for soft tops).
There is no better soft top than a Bestop, period. Do the smart thing and buy once, cry once. Don't make the mistake so many others have made, trust me.
Ask @StG58 how his Smittybilt soft top worked out for him. Sure, he bought the extended warranty on it so he's covered if it breaks again (like it already did). But I think the consensus is that with what he spend on the top plus the warranty, he could have just got a Bestop (which is the factory supplier for soft tops).
There is no better soft top than a Bestop, period. Do the smart thing and buy once, cry once. Don't make the mistake so many others have made, trust me.
We've got a smittybuilt that came with ours. I seems to work ok and is very tight. Its a couple of years old and no fading that I can see. I do not have any experiance with any others, so no point of reference.
OP
Sure appreciate it.
2006TJ1
TJ Enthusiast
OP
I wasnt thinkin when I asked that first question. But is a frame less one a good idea. I'm sorta fan of how they look. The brand Rampage has a decent selection for a decent price.
But maybe those are pretty poor quality...
But maybe those are pretty poor quality...
X2 for bestop.
PO put a smittybilt on mine when I bought it. It held up for about a year. The zippers broke finally, the top leaked in various spots, the rear window had about a quarter sized gap between it and the rear corner of the top, the driver side soft upper also had a large gap between it and the windshield frame. The soft uppers also seep water badly, I am still using them and in the slightest rain or snow, the interior is damp.
PO put a smittybilt on mine when I bought it. It held up for about a year. The zippers broke finally, the top leaked in various spots, the rear window had about a quarter sized gap between it and the rear corner of the top, the driver side soft upper also had a large gap between it and the windshield frame. The soft uppers also seep water badly, I am still using them and in the slightest rain or snow, the interior is damp.
The OP is interested in a frameless soft top, and mine uses a frame, so this really doesn't apply to him. With that being said, the Smittybilt twill top is still on my TJ. About all I can say is it sorta works and looks like a top. The fit was horrible, and it took parts from two different tops to make it kinda sorta fit right. No solid water gets in, but it is damp inside. I live on the wet side of Oregon, so it sees a lot of rain, fog, mist, torrential downpours and some snow. Occasional steady drizzle for days. Wouldn't recommend it for a Jeeper that wants a dry interior or one not willing to fiddle with a top for hours to figure out how to make it fit. I could go on, but you get the point. It's a sub $300 top, and acts like it.
Brian83
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I got tired of fighting cheap tops and broke down and spent the money on a BesTop TrekTop NX. The cheaper tops don't even come close. And don't get fooled into thinking that PavmentEnds is anything other than junk just because it's owned by BesTop. It's imported Chinese garbage that you can't get replacement parts for.
Just saw this on the Extreamterrain.com website. Rebate form is attached.
March 22 - April 30
BestTop Soft Top Rebate
Up To 100$ Back
Receive a rebate when you purchase a qualifying Bestop soft top, Rebate offer good from March 22, 2019 through
April 30, 2019.
March 22 - April 30
Up To 100$ Back
Receive a rebate when you purchase a qualifying Bestop soft top, Rebate offer good from March 22, 2019 through
April 30, 2019.
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No. I would stick with the Bestop Supertop NX kit which has every part down to the screws to hold the brackets on. Every part comes including the door surrounds, mounting supports, brackets, everything. I'd go for the Sailcloth version, the twill version (like my BMW has) is just a little too fancy and expensive for a Jeep top IMHO. The Bestop Sailcloth soft top is what the factory installed onto the Wrangler TJs at the factory so its quality is unsurpassed. It's also far quieter than any other soft top I've had over me.
89grand
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I'm obviously going to be in the minority here, but my Smittybilt top has outlasted my previous Bestop (RAT) replace a top (which was made in Mexico BTW). It's pretty bad the Smittybilt was half the price and so far has lasted longer.
I should note my top is always down when the weather is nice, and goes up once it gets too hot or too cold. So it's not up and down all the time, but both tops were treated the exact same way though. I'd buy another Smittybilt over the Bestop RAT any day of the week. Those are the only two I have experience with, well and the one it came with when I got it, could have been OEM, but was shot.
I should note my top is always down when the weather is nice, and goes up once it gets too hot or too cold. So it's not up and down all the time, but both tops were treated the exact same way though. I'd buy another Smittybilt over the Bestop RAT any day of the week. Those are the only two I have experience with, well and the one it came with when I got it, could have been OEM, but was shot.
Besttop. I went twill and glad I did. It’s as quiet as my hardtop was. The quality is insane. You truly get what you pay for.
Twill trektop, and sell the hardtop.
I drove 550 miles, wheeled, and drove back home at 70mph without losing my hearing or needing earplugs.
I had a new pavement ends top that the PO installed, that I pretty much gave away because it was soo loud on the highway
I drove 550 miles, wheeled, and drove back home at 70mph without losing my hearing or needing earplugs.
I had a new pavement ends top that the PO installed, that I pretty much gave away because it was soo loud on the highway