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has anyone else had their bungee straps go flying while you riding down the road? I've lost both of mine now and need to replace or upgrade. does anyone know the p/n by chance, been searching and no dice so far. any better solutions out there?
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no help???

these are the little bungees that come in the soft top kit, they snap above the back window and loop around the latch hook.

like this.

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think a Wrangler is the same? mine were so tight it put too much pressure on the snap and they would either pop my hand or fly off.

need to figure something out, I feel like the wind is beating on the roof any it's folded back.
 

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What latch hook are you referring to?
 
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the soft top latch, wish I had an actual picture of them installed.
 
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SUPER REDNECK photo editing!!!

they work like this, come with the velcro straps for the frame and 2 bungee straps for the fabric.

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from what I recently saw in another post, you roll up the rear window, wrap the bungee around and snap it in. Although when I've tried it's a pain to roll the window without kinking it
 
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I don't think it's possible to our back window up and I wouldn't personally because of scratches. plus, they are a continuous loop and not long enough to replicate on the back glass like a Wrangler.

maybe I'm using them wrong, but I flatten out the folds in the top (inside the truck) and loop them around the latch. keeps the fabric from flapping and the big fold on the bottom from catching so much wind.
 

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I would love to know what those snaps are for. They look like the Wrangler loops used to hold the window on my JK. But...the JT back window does not roleup at all. The top, side and bottom are all too stiff to allow you to roll it up.

I just lay it on the floor of the back. I am not putting the Top down with more than 2 people in it anyway. Back seat convertible riding is not fun at highway speeds.
 

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So what, you roll the window up, slide the loops over it, and snap it in place?
It appears that was the intent, similar to wranglers, but wasn't fully thought through with the new style of window. Someone posted in another thread a video by Mopar but the video was removed.
 

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I don't think it's possible to our back window up and I wouldn't personally because of scratches. plus, they are a continuous loop and not long enough to replicate on the back glass like a Wrangler.

maybe I'm using them wrong, but I flatten out the folds in the top (inside the truck) and loop them around the latch. keeps the fabric from flapping and the big fold on the bottom from catching so much wind.
They are indeed for rolling the rear window, @Quadratec shows how in this video:

 
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no offense, but that's dumb... why would you remove the window, roll it up and then wrestle it through 2 bungee holes. THEN snap it to the roof to flop in the wind???

I stick with my method, but I've lost mine so don't listen to me...

anybody got a p/n by chance or do I need to go test drive one? :)
 

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no help???

these are the little bungees that come in the soft top kit, they snap above the back window and loop around the latch hook.

like this.

Jeep Gladiator soft top question / issue - bungee strap Screenshot_20200518-123151~2


think a Wrangler is the same? mine were so tight it put too much pressure on the snap and they would either pop my hand or fly off.

need to figure something out, I feel like the wind is beating on the roof any it's folded back.
@JeepCares can you guys ask Engineering what the intended purpose of these elastic loops is? It seems odd that they'd be for rolling up the rear window since the manual specifically states the rear window and corner panels should be either all in or all out:
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