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I looked to see if there was any posts about headliners, I found two, one from 2015, and the other one was in 2017. Those really don't answer my questions. Both Jeeps I've had up here in the frozen Maine woods drip a lot from the condensation created from the frozen hardtop warming up. I was thinking a headliner would keep the hardtop from forming condensation in the first place.

I would think it will help keep the heat inside, plus quiet the Jeep down? Has anyone installed a headliner? How do you like it?
 
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Not to steal your thread , but I used to pick up an abandoned logging road just West of Claskamas, and follow it all the way to Manzineta on the coast. About a 6-7 hour drive. Miss the PNW,
 
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When lived in Colorado I used to stretch a moving blanket over the roll bars. Grabbed some cheap clips at Harbor Freight to keep it in place. I was worried that any headliner would just soak up water and start to mildew. It also did help quite the road noise. Might be worth a try if you don't want to invest in a headliner.
 
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SPECWAR said:
Not to steal your thread , but I used to pick up an abandoned logging road just West of Claskamas, and follow it all the way to Manzineta on the coast. About a 6-7 hour drive. Miss the PNW,
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Could someone translate, I know it's english but that's about all.
 
isaac2098 said:
I will be installing my HotHead Headliner this week on my LJ and will update the comparison of sound and noise deadening before and after.
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I'm very curious as to how they do with noise.

I just picked up an LJ top this weekend, and while night and day from a soft top, it's still a bit too loud for easy cell conversations. Since my Jeep is my office, this is key for me.
 
BoldlyGoing said:
I'm very curious as to how they do with noise.

I just picked up an LJ top this weekend, and while night and day from a soft top, it's still a bit too loud for easy cell conversations. Since my Jeep is my office, this is key for me.
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I'll let ya know how it goes! Definitely need more reviews on something that costs so much.
 
We have the Hothead liner in our TJ with Sound Assassin. As other have said above, lower temp in summer, less interior noise, easier to hear stereo, other passengers, etc. We love it. I suggest taking the top of to install!
 
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Hi, I bought a hardtop from the Corvalis area about 3 years ago. It had been in a flop but wasn't in too bad of shape. It just needed some glue, clamps and a new window installed. Which it came with. It also came with a full carpet liner. Down the sides, over the top. The whole inside of mine has a dark carpet liner. I love it. It is slightly quieter. Its especially noticeable with hard cross winds. the carpet seems to stiffen the whole top slightly. I live in upstate Montana. I have NEVER had a problem with condensation or mold growing on it. Its never been wet as far as Ive noticed. It really makes your Jeep feel classier than it did with the raw fiberglass. Thats probably my favorite part. It hasn't turned out to be a nightmare to clean either. It does add some vacuuming. But I have 2 dogs and its not a pain to clean like the center console is. Like I said mine came with the hardtop which i picked up for 500 bucks. The guy I bought the hardtop from told me he had a local upholstery shop do the work for him and he mentioned it cost around 350 bucks. I would gladly pay 350 to have it done for that for a jeep that was a daily driver. For something used for overlanding or hard offroading i might suggest raptor lining it. Just for ease of cleaning. Hope some of that helps. Top sum up. I love mine. I would pay for one no hesitation just for the refined feeling it adds to the interior of the jeep.
 
mxz800 said:
Could someone translate, I know it's english but that's about all.
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Clackamas (ˈklakəməs): an unincorporated suburb of Portland, Oregon.

Manzanita (man-zə-ˈnē-tə): a small town located on the coast of Oregon.

PNW: Pacific North West. Generally considered as the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, but is open to debate as to consisting of parts of Canada and southeast Alaska.
Known mainly for rain, fog, city riots and too many Microsofties, Amazonies and Californians

At least he wasn’t talking about places in Washington like: Dosewallips, Humptullips or Puyallup. 🤣🤣🤣
 
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I used Design Engineering boom mat for my hardtop and it works great. Half the price of Hot tops.
Makes it really quiet and keeps it cooler in Fla heat.
The only thing I did was also use some 3m spray adhesive to help hold it in this heat. Just making double sure it stays up.
 
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Sounds like we need to take you to Pooh Pooh point in the issaquah alps, while your at it....... west of Seattle about 15 miles
 
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