Did the shop say why you shouldn't open it for 10 days? Only reason I could see, if the temperature was below about 80 degrees when they installed it. The installation instructions say to let it sit in direct sunlight for a few hours before installation to aloow the fabric stretch. It makes it much easier to install. Maybe them telling you to wait 10 days is to make sure the fabric has had time to stretch to fit the jeep so it opens and closes with proper fit.
Wait so you remove the factory freedom panel latch and bolt the sunrider latches directly to the wind shield frame without this?I am not putting mine on for a few weeks. It just got cold here again.....
It is this piece that anchors the freedom top. You need to remove it before installing the clip for the voyager top. If you just put the hook for the voyager top over this piece the front will not seal tight.
I don't own a Sunrider so I am not sure how it installs or operates.
The install video on RealTruck's website shows a good example of the install. Mine is still sitting in the box in the garage but I may finally get around to installing it soon after watching the video.
Did you get the whistle on the passenger front figured out?
I tried removing the freedom panel latch but couldn't get a good seal. Once I reinstalled them and then the soft top latches, it worked fine. I get a very loud buffeting noise around 70-85 mph but I really on bought this to save my butt in a random rain storm. It keeps the water out and that's it's main use case for me. Realtruck is getting sneaky with the rebates. I'm going to talk to them at their tent at Bantom, I'm still shocked they put out such a half baked product. The rear straps that tie it down are clearly not made for this truck. The instructions suck donkey dick.
After some tweaking and stretching after it was nice and hot, its working great.
Do you have the upper straps pulled tight? Leave them loose, put the bottom in and then pull the upper straps tight. Lastly, to the freedom panel latches. That's the order I go in after putting the side panels on.
First, I attach the top window straps loosely then I zip in one side of the window. After the first side is zipped I line up the top of each velcro strip and pull across the top as tight as I can to line up the zipper on the second side.(Still can never get the second side to fully zip closed at the bottom.) Then I will put the tab in the channel and zip the second side. After it is zipped I pull the top straps tight. Hope this helps!
Thanks both for the tips. I've given myself plenty of slack with the straps. It's like the channel on the tub isn't big enough for the hard plastic at the bottom of the window. The only theory I can come up with is maybe the previous owner tourqued down the hardtop enough to close the gap a little, if that's even possible? I tried a little lithium grease pushed until my fingers were aching yesterday and couldn't get it in. It's too hot and humid in South Carolina right now to deal with this.
Thanks both for the tips. I've given myself plenty of slack with the straps. It's like the channel on the tub isn't big enough for the hard plastic at the bottom of the window. The only theory I can come up with is maybe the previous owner tourqued down the hardtop enough to close the gap a little, if that's even possible? I tried a little lithium grease pushed until my fingers were aching yesterday and couldn't get it in. It's too hot and humid in South Carolina right now to deal with this.
