Well, before you get too excited....Hydro wasn’t even available to order until a month after it was supposed to start production (pretty sure production still hasn’t begun. But I’d expect them to start rolling within 2 weeks). Gobi still unavailable for order and it was supposed to begin production 2-3 weeks ago.
Yes. But all colors have been released within 2 weeks of being seen on the line.
You seem to have a pretty good knowledge about the ordering vs. stock. I didn't ask about it while i was at the dealership, but when the get gentlemen was going through the build sheet options for my order, he listed at least 5 or 6 more options that weren't advertised on the Jeep website options and/or weren't grouped packages on the Jeep website. Since the time it was available on the Jeep website, ive built my order a couple times per week, but if if was privy to the other options available, i would have considered including more or taking away from my original planned options. Does that make any sense? A only dealers able to see the whole list of options?
The order guide should reflect every option the dealer sees. The dealer system may update occasionally between OG updates (i.e. when a new color drops, etc.), but the OG lists more options that the web site.
Weeeelllll that is because I work for a dealership in Iowa....
You may be able to answer this too... considering the "2020" JT was manufactured for the majority of 2019, when will the production year become a 2021? Will they still be 2020 production untill the first quarter and then become 2021 or will they be 1 full year in advance, producing "2021" in 2020 when they come back from winter break?
Production of the JT did not begin until the second quarter of 19...and within the automotive industry, that’s pretty much normal. I took delivery of my 2014 JKU the first week of June, 2013. For whatever reason, Jeep slowly pushed new Wrangler intros from the beginning of the 3rd quarter to the 4th. Right now, nobody can offer anything but wild speculation on when the 2021’s will start rolling. If I had to take an educated guess, I would say 3rd quarter
What Jeremy said...
There is one in the general discussion from @Moonridge at just about 10am
I check the build tool everyday, the only launch I missed was the Hydro Blue launch. It was the day I got my Gladiator and I was too excited to check the configurator that day.
There are no "workarounds" on the ordering system...you would probably have to get a Paint to Match hartop and get it painted...sounds expensive.
As B345T said, you are not going to be able to order it and have a top come later. The original color release date for Gobi with color matched hard top was supposed to be October 7th. We are not even there yet let alone if there is any delay. If it matches the Gobi delay then expect late October. If you can't wait, you can order now with the soft top. You would then go through a Mopar parts supplier to order the primered hard top at about $2300. You would then have to get your local body shop to paint it. I would expect to be into it close to $3000 by the time you are done depending on if you can get any discount on the top.
