Spiderweb shade with sunrider?

[Janster]

Iowa the opportunities for removing the whole top and leaving it off for a day are slim anyway. 80 and sunny one day, 50 and rainy with extreme winds the next.
forecast for sunny and mild all day, you get an hour away and here comes a derecho and your panels are out. Thank goodness the top was at least on - and the panels were in the back!
Our number of really windy days also don't make it pleasant. So taking the whole top off is a seldom done thing. Seems to me the sunrider is an easy remove thing anyway and I can have the top off in minutes and hanging from the ceiling.

Same weather here….. and windy…. (southern PA). We’ll take the top off for maybe 3-4 days at a time and put it back on again. We have a hoist also. My husband and I can get the hard top off (or back on) in 5 minutes. We take it off often… maybe a couple times a month (Or more pending weather).

So… the inconvenience of having to uninstall the Sunrider and re-install it ….. several times a month…. I’d rather just pull the Freedom panels off manually.
We’re not afraid to pull over somewhere to install them when needed.

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[ShadowsPapa]

Same weather here….. and windy…. (southern PA). We’ll take the top off for maybe 3-4 days at a time and put it back on again. We have a hoist also. My husband and I can get the hard top off (or back on) in 5 minutes. We take it off often… maybe a couple times a month (Or more pending weather).

So… the inconvenience of having to uninstall the Sunrider and re-install it ….. several times a month…. I’d rather just pull the Freedom panels off manually.
We’re not afraid to pull over somewhere to install them when needed.

Rare to be able to have top off that long. Come July and August to we can hit 100% humidity.

 

[Janster]

Rare to be able to have top off that long. Come July and August to we can hit 100% humidity.

Same here…… But those evening drives are nice.

 

[JoeJeep74]

Same here…… But those evening drives are nice.

I have a 2021 Sport S with factory grab handles installed. I also have sunshades(like visors) that install with Velcro straps around the sport bar. It gets crowded, with all he straps and bungees, but I am able to install my front half Alien brand sunscreen under my Sunrider using the same all bungee cord system that Reddout 99 showed a picture of. It takes some strength and long arms , but I can reach out the window and open and close the Sunrider from the drivers seat. The front latches you have to pull down a bit on sunshade and work the latch handles around the fabric. I don’t have pictures because I remove the sunscreen and the Sunrider for the winter (Michigan).

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I have a 2021 Sport S with factory grab handles installed. I also have sunshades(like visors) that install with Velcro straps around the sport bar. It gets crowded, with all he straps and bungees, but I am able to install my front half Alien brand sunscreen under my Sunrider using the same all bungee cord system that Reddout 99 showed a picture of. It takes some strength and long arms , but I can reach out the window and open and close the Sunrider from the drivers seat. The front latches you have to pull down a bit on sunshade and work the latch handles around the fabric. I don’t have pictures because I remove the sunscreen and the Sunrider for the winter (Michigan).

Thanks for the info. That's helpful.

I'll also have to discover how easily the sunrider goes on and comes off as I can't imagine it in our winters.

But it sounds like it's "doable" at least.

 

[JoeJeep74]

Thanks for the info. That's helpful.

I'll also have to discover how easily the sunrider goes on and comes off as I can't imagine it in our winters.

But it sounds like it's "doable" at least.

I have a first generation Sunrider with the infamous “Z” clips, what a pain in the rear. I understand they have been replaced with an easier system. Either way, that is done once in initial assembly.
To install you just put a channel above both front door openings, install 2 bolts on either side, 2 knob bolts and a rear clamp. The hardest part is lifting the whole unit on/off the top of the Jeep, not that heavy, but cumbersome. Having a second person to lift over the top makes it easy least. Best mod ever, hard panels in basement, flip Sunrider open/closed due to weather change, security etc . I recommend the sailcloth, more expensive but longer warranty and better looking.

 

[PBCounty]

Man much sun is the Sunrider letting in? I mean I love mine, they did the best they could, but not nearly enough sun gets in for my preference

 

[Gatorized]

Man much sun is the Sunrider letting in? I mean I love mine, they did the best they could, but not nearly enough sun gets in for my preference

with the Sunrider open, and the Roof still on, I don’t even know there is a roof back there- so seems like enough sun for me! I don’t sit in the back seat so that isn’t a problem..
for @ShadowsPapa - I bought the Bestop retractable SunScreen - 5240711 for the Sunrider. I can no longer reach up over my head and pull the Sunrider closed, but solved that issue with a paracord braided lanyard that I loop over the latch hook so I can just grab that and pull it closed. I wove a magnet into the tail so it sticks to the bracket to keep it from dangling down and bopping me in the head.
It’s the perfect solution if you don’t need a sunscreen in the back. Quick open and close with the Sunrider, and a sunscreen when you need it, wide open when you don’t.
The cord pictured was just the prototype - I braided some paracord for the working product.

One thing - you need to remember to attach the lanyard each time you open the Sunride.

 

[Ckeefe84]

So on my 2020 Max Tow JT I installed the Besttop Sunrider after the fact with an amazon front sunshade that used similar bungies to hold it. I was able to slightly pull it back to undo the sunrider latches inside and reach out the driver door to open it back, then reverse this in same manner to close and latch the sunrider. Many times did this at stop lights too. (I know the pic doesnt show the shade or anything helpful as I looked and have none.)

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