Hardtop cracked at bolt

[aFatBird]

Should I be concerned with this much cracking? None of the other bolts have cracks near them.

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[Cape taco12]

It’s probably just a crack in the gellcoat or paint I can’t imagine it would go all the way thru. Usually cracks occur in the topcoat on fiberglass if it’s sprayed on to thick. I wouldn’t be worried at all, but if the jeep is under warranty I would make them fix it just because.

if there is an issue with the layup it would still be an easy fix

 

[ecidiego]

There is 0 chance Jeep would fix that under warranty. They will blame you for overtightening the bolt.

 

[RodRecket]

It doesn't look like its anything more than the gel coat but I would be concerned about t getting worse. There is a torque spec for the hard top bolts. I believe it's ~150 inch lbs but will have to double check that number

 

[Lunentucker]

Those of us who tightened ours for colder weather should probably be rechecking and backing them off just a tad as things warm up.

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