If anyone is on LJ Nation etc. please feel free to cross post there. I'm not on Facebook.
LJ owners: Who wants a spice soft top?
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If anyone is on LJ Nation etc. please feel free to cross post there. I'm not on Facebook.
I sent a request to that group over a week ago with no response.
Jeep LJ Owners is another pretty active group
Jeep LJ Owners is another pretty active group
Count me in for one. Mine came with a khaki one from the factory but wasn’t included when I got it.
I just sent an email to Bestop requesting a response. Their phone customer service has always been great so I'm hopeful I'll get a response from someone there who can help us out. I'll post any updates here.
I tossed up the softball. I wondered how long it would be before someone hit it out of the park.
I called B-D a couple days ago. They quoted $3250 for a soft top with windows, no hardware.
I’d imagine we could talk them into a group discount, if we could get enough folks to commit to make it worth their while. Pretty expensive though.
they’re mailing me cloth samples of their 4 tan/spice fabric choices.
I’d imagine we could talk them into a group discount, if we could get enough folks to commit to make it worth their while. Pretty expensive though.
they’re mailing me cloth samples of their 4 tan/spice fabric choices.
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Wow that’s more expensive than that boutique safari soft top.
And all the company needs to do is put a different color in their jig.
And all the company needs to do is put a different color in their jig.
I'll sell my brand new (15 year old) Khaki top for $3k... Any takers?
Yea that’s up their with Gr8tops Safari hardtop prices. Starting to think a Khaki hardtop and a pain in the a$$ frameless for summer down the line.
You can get an American Convoy top for quite a bit less than B-D (with some patience). https://www.americanconvoy.com/
notGreenLJ
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If you mean a paint that would match the Bestop Spice, I think you'd have to go to a paint store and color match.
A Bestop rep told me that all their Spice fabric products end in color code -37.
I never got the fabric samples from B-D, so I'm going to go by their shop next week and pick them up. Would anyone like samples as well? I'd be willing to mail them to a few of you who would consider the custom option. I know it's expensive, but since my Jeep is nearly always stored in a garage, I'd hope to make the top last a decade (or more).
I visited B-D Co. in person yesterday and learned a lot. First of all, the "sailcloth" our tops are made of are actually vinyl. Sailcloth is just a texture, as is Diamond. The last natural fiber used for Jeep top was denim.
In any case, they have multiple colors available; everyone could pick and choose from the available colors so we don't have to agree on the some color. Likewise people could choose clear or tinted windows. Every 5 years or so a CJ-8 club contacts them and orders a big batch, and we could do the same. We just order simultaneously and they run all the tops in a batch.
As a ballpark, if we ordered ~20 tops altogether, they'd offer a 20% discount. Still expensive but $2600 is more palatable than $3200.
They're having major supply chain problems getting the top material. Current estimate is about 5 months and that may improve as time goes by.
In any case, they have multiple colors available; everyone could pick and choose from the available colors so we don't have to agree on the some color. Likewise people could choose clear or tinted windows. Every 5 years or so a CJ-8 club contacts them and orders a big batch, and we could do the same. We just order simultaneously and they run all the tops in a batch.
As a ballpark, if we ordered ~20 tops altogether, they'd offer a 20% discount. Still expensive but $2600 is more palatable than $3200.
They're having major supply chain problems getting the top material. Current estimate is about 5 months and that may improve as time goes by.