About that soft top Sergio....

[drogers]

A soft top has been confirmed, but we haven’t seen any mules, spy shots, or renders of one. I’m starting to worry that Sergio’s ‘soft-top’ is actually going to be the $4,000 sunroof they’re calling Sky One Touch. And frankly, that would really suck.

I want a real ragtop, a Jeep on I can pull off and hang in my garage.

And I want a folding windshield. And a pony. Yeah, I really want a pony.

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[Renegade]

Here you go...

 

[Karnaj]

Here you go...

Best post ever. You sir win the internet for the day.

 

[Vegas_Sirk]

Best post ever. You sir win the internet for the day.

Seriously COTY

 

[Vegas_Sirk]

Here you go...

:cwl:

 

[Wraith]

The wording on the tops is a bit convoluted to say the least. They mentioned a fully removable soft top and then a traditional hardtop with removal panels. That could be interpreted a few ways as in are they referring to a traditional pickup with added ability to remove the roof panels, or a traditional Jeep Wrangler style hardtop that is fully removable. I don't anticipate them going down the road of a full fixed roof on the truck but to instead follow the traditional Wrangler design with a JL style three piece hardtop (color matched/base black) and a full soft top. Someone else on the forum mentioned the folding soft top issues with a truck and just being fully removable instead which is a likely design option, but not sure how appealing that would be to have to remove it entirely to take the top down. Personally I am aiming for the color matched three piece hardtop for security reasons living in shady Florida where soft top Jeeps are a target for thieves. Ask me how I know...

 

[drogers]

Here you go...

I’ll take 2!

 

[drogers]

The wording on the tops is a bit convoluted to say the least. They mentioned a fully removable soft top and then a traditional hardtop with removal panels. That could be interpreted a few ways as in are they referring to a traditional pickup with added ability to remove the roof panels, or a traditional Jeep Wrangler style hardtop that is fully removable. I don't anticipate them going down the road of a full fixed roof on the truck but to instead follow the traditional Wrangler design with a JL style three piece hardtop (color matched/base black) and a full soft top. Someone else on the forum mentioned the folding soft top issues with a truck and just being fully removable instead which is a likely design option, but not sure how appealing that would be to have to remove it entirely to take the top down. Personally I am aiming for the color matched three piece hardtop for security reasons living in shady Florida where soft top Jeeps are a target for thieves. Ask me how I know...

YeH, I’ve gone back and re-read everything I could about the soft top, and you’re right - it isn’t all super specific, but it does seem to indicate we are getting a real soft-top and not just a glorified sunroof. One of the leaks even shows it as a sunrider, which is about as clear as you can get.

Malaise over - carry on!

 

[Gambrinus]

YeH, I’ve gone back and re-read everything I could about the soft top, and you’re right - it isn’t all super specific, but it does seem to indicate we are getting a real soft-top and not just a glorified sunroof. One of the leaks even shows it as a sunrider, which is about as clear as you can get.

Malaise over - carry on!

Only concern is that I've yet to see a test mule with a soft top....

 

[homerun]

Only concern is that I've yet to see a test mule with a soft top....

Where there JL test mules with soft tops on? Not that I recall, but I wasn’t following the forums at that time either.

 

[Gambrinus]

That's what I was trying to say... I'm curious to see a test mule with a soft top...even something covered in camo, just to let us know that the soft top is in fact on the way.

 

[Vegas_Sirk]

Im pretty sure the JL test mules didn't have the soft top till the more production ready (sticker camo) versions came out. I could be wrong though.

 

[Billy]

I doubt we see anything until the new assembly line is completed.

 

[Gambrinus]

The kids school is right next to the local Jeep Dealer.. they were unloading a JL Unlimited soft top so I spent some time checking it out. I was blown away at what an improvement this is over the past models. It's like going from a bi-plane to an F35... Fit finish, the way it closes up... the quality of the material.. everything. Can't wait to see how it looks on a scrambler.

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