Where is the Gladiator 1 touch top option?!

[j.o.y.ride]

Rented a JLUR on Turo in Sedona. Has the 1 touch top option. Never seen this. With as infrequently as I remove the back and as often as people put racks on which make back removal difficult at best, a one touch option would be awesome. @JeepCares

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[JAVIERGONZO]

Mine was already expensive enough.

 

[foo.c]

It wouldn't go all the way back on JT. So it would really only work for the front row.

 

[Sazabi19]

It's a bad idea for a Jeep and really limits you. Why not just get a truck with a sunroof at that point? It's not an option on the 2 door wrangler either. My guess is there's not enough room to justify it mechanically or something. I personally never liked it because of how restrictive it is and how I want to ride. I want MORE freedom with a Jeep, not less.

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

Yeah you would get the front and some of the rear. The other hall mark of this roof is the removable rear side windows which would be lost on the JT.

Now, this is not to say I wouldn't like a bauer top option where the roof panel and window just piles up behind the rear seat headrests.

Who else is feeling the sky one-touch bauer vibe?

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

It's a bad idea for a Jeep and really limits you. Why not just get a truck with a sunroof at that point? It's not an option on the 2 door wrangler either. My guess is there's not enough room to justify it mechanically or something. I personally never liked it because of how restrictive it is and how I want to ride. I want MORE freedom with a Jeep, not less.

But you aren't a young housewife from Glen Cove running the dog to the groomer and then a quick lunch with the girls. The one touch roof is a luxury option for those who want some sun and some wind but can't/won't pull freedom panels and oh god the complicated hassle of folding a soft top back is just... I can't even!

Side note, my rig is option free and about as classic jeep that I could buy. Wifedroid has proclaimed that what ever comes next will be an automatic and she approves of a JLU with one touch roof and dual doors so I can have my manly man chest hair rippling sun burned neck mannishness and she can drive it and button up with ease. So yeah, compromises work to get more butts in more jeep seats.

 

[Phishs]

Here ya go

https://mytop.us/products/gladiator-jeep-top

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

See! I could do away with the power function with the gladiator being so short roof wise compared to the JLU but yes, this is a great solution. Let's be honest, someone who is electing for this top is not then going to be using their gladiator to bring a bed full of stinky garbage bags to the transfer station and on the way back pick up a yard of item 4. This is a roof for a refined gentlemans truck with nice carpet, the leather seating and bright accent wheels.

The manbun problem is resolved, you don't see much of it beyond the headrests and you can open it up to be seen driving in your huge hat and jackie o's and then button it up to park.

 

[jsalbre]

You guys are assuming that all JT drivers are 6' tall men. I love pulling the freedom panels on the rare nice day in cooler months, and dropping the soft top in the summer months, but I am a 6' tall man. My wife is 5'2. If I'm not around and she's driving the Jeep then there's no way she can do either of those things. And she loves taking it out into the dirt just as much as I do.

And lets not forget about folks with disabilities. I know plenty of vets with missing limbs who would struggle greatly getting the soft top flipped over.

A hardtop with a sliding fabric panel would be great for people that just want some of the feeling of open air but can't work the existing tops.

 

[CFLgladiator]

You guys are assuming that all JT drivers are 6' tall men. I love pulling the freedom panels on the rare nice day in cooler months, and dropping the soft top in the summer months, but I am a 6' tall man. My wife is 5'2. If I'm not around and she's driving the Jeep then there's no way she can do either of those things. And she loves taking it out into the dirt just as much as I do.

And lets not forget about folks with disabilities. I know plenty of vets with missing libs who would struggle greatly getting the soft top flipped over.

A hardtop with a sliding fabric panel would be great for people that just want some of the feeling of open air but can't work the existing tops.

What's this? Empathy?
Don't see much of this around here. But I thought if it works for me it must be perfect and everyone else is either whining or complaining?

 

[jsalbre]

What's this? Empathy?
Don't see much of this around here. But I thought if it works for me it must be perfect and everyone else is either whining or complaining?

Occupational hazard.

Honestly, while the existing tops work for me even I would have splurged for a power slider like the JL has instead of the dual top group. Super convenient when I'm already on the move and want some fresh air? Don't have to find an overpass to hide under while I close it if it starts raining? I can still take the entire top off when I want to? Sign me up! It would probably get opened up more often simply because of the convenience factor. Hell, the sunroof on my wife's VW gets opened more frequently than the JT tops for just that reason.

 

[Trippin01]

At 5-10 MPH, its two levers and a nudge. So glad I don't have the hard top. What an unnecessary fiasco for a convertible. Premium Soft top was the only option that made sense for easy use, whether its all day or 5 minutes.

 

[jsalbre]

At 5-10 MPH, its two levers and a nudge. So glad I don't have the hard top. What an unnecessary fiasco for a convertible. Premium Soft top was the only option that made sense for easy use, whether its all day or 5 minutes.

That’s a risky move. I’ve seen some pretty mangled soft tops from trying to open them while moving.

 

[Sazabi19]

You guys are assuming that all JT drivers are 6' tall men. I love pulling the freedom panels on the rare nice day in cooler months, and dropping the soft top in the summer months, but I am a 6' tall man. My wife is 5'2. If I'm not around and she's driving the Jeep then there's no way she can do either of those things. And she loves taking it out into the dirt just as much as I do.

And lets not forget about folks with disabilities. I know plenty of vets with missing libs who would struggle greatly getting the soft top flipped over.

A hardtop with a sliding fabric panel would be great for people that just want some of the feeling of open air but can't work the existing tops.

I never assumed that. I'm 5'10"

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