Hardtop

Subject: Hardtop Tue 27 Jul 2010, 7:56 am

I found a guy in houston that will trade me my soft top and $500 for his 2010 hardtop.From what I can tell I will need a wiring harness and new wiper lever to operate the rear wiper? Is there anything else I will need for the hardtop to work or that I should make sure I get from the hardtop seller?
Thanks

Subject: Re: Hardtop Tue 27 Jul 2010, 8:16 am

Sounds like that is all you need

Subject: Re: Hardtop Tue 27 Jul 2010, 9:17 am

Make sure you get the pieces that slide underneath the lip of the body. This is what the hardtop bolts to.

FYI, I know the guy you're talking about. I had a deal with him to buy that top when it first went on CL. To make a long story short, he ended up backing out of the deal b/c a better deal came along.

Good luck.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Tue 27 Jul 2010, 10:22 am

I am trying to get him to do it this weekend

Subject: Re: Hardtop Tue 27 Jul 2010, 2:49 pm

Does the wiring harness include the new control knob to replace the factory wiper control? I am pretty sure the softtop front wiper control knob doesn't have the control for the rear.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Tue 27 Jul 2010, 4:09 pm

Yeah you have to change the wiper control and run the rear harness for the rear wiper .
I found the complete kit for $130

Subject: Re: Hardtop Tue 27 Jul 2010, 11:41 pm

I be leave you have to go to the dealer to get you computer reflashed.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Wed 28 Jul 2010, 8:36 am

Well the guy is acting flakey So not sure if it will even happen now?
First it was my top and $250 then my top and $500 and now he wants my top and $500 and tinted windows because my are not. I told him tinted windows were not going to happed so we will see if he emails me back?

Subject: Re: Hardtop Wed 28 Jul 2010, 9:01 am

Tell the guy to take a long walk off a short bridge.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Wed 28 Jul 2010, 10:36 am

I gave my wife my hardtop but never bought a new wire harness. I guess I should look for that kit you found. $130 isn't too bad. She has been driving without the wipers in back for a year now. I guess I could swap our two wire harnesses and save that money but I don't want to do that work twice.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Wed 28 Jul 2010, 10:56 am

and you need the wiper control on steering column also

Subject: Re: Hardtop Wed 28 Jul 2010, 7:36 pm

What a looser Travis with the hard top just flaked and backed out on the deal.
So soft top for now.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Wed 28 Jul 2010, 8:58 pm

Sorry to hear that bud. He screwed me over b/c you came along with a better offer and now he just did the same to you. I'm sorry to see it happen but I can't say that I'm surprised.

Don't sweat the hardtop stuff. They come available every now and then. Hell, I've been searching for the right one for over a year now. The deal with that guy was the 3rd person who flaked out on me. I think it must be the Jeep Gods telling me that I'm better off in the soft top!

Subject: Re: Hardtop Wed 28 Jul 2010, 9:01 pm

Yeah I will wait till I have my other mods done and them cross that bridge.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 9:27 am

Personally Constantine, I'm waiting on a wild boar...

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 11:17 am

what is that?
Love Crysler said they would sell me a hardtop for $2800 and they would cover the labor for me buying the jeep there and since they said they didnt have a hardtop model in blk?

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 11:23 am

http://www.wildboarproducts.com/fastbacktops.html this is the wild boar top.

I would wait rather than buy one from the dealer. I mean I have nothing against Love Chrysler, I bought mine there, and know the owner and her husband personally, but You can find a used one way cheaper and component install cant be that complicated.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 12:27 pm

yeah man 2800 is a bit steap it seems to me anyway for the stock roof.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 12:33 pm

Yeah I am not going to buy iy from they I can do the install myself .

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 12:35 pm

GULF COAST PIRATE wrote:: http://www.wildboarproducts.com/fastbacktops.html this is the wild boar top.

I would wait rather than buy one from the dealer. I mean I have nothing against Love Chrysler, I bought mine there, and know the owner and her husband personally, but You can find a used one way cheaper and component install cant be that complicated.

That top is bad ass? I didnt see a price how much are they?

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 12:49 pm

I think the Wild Boar tops go for about $3500.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 12:59 pm

Yeah I am going to check on them

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 1:00 pm

Some people really liked them and then others had issues with the tops (leaks, paint fading, etc).

I think they look really cool but when you can get a stock hardtop for $1000, I can use the leftover $2500 on a lot more cooler stuff than that.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 1:12 pm

thebigtman wrote:: Some people really liked them and then others had issues with the tops (leaks, paint fading, etc).

I think they look really cool but when you can get a stock hardtop for $1000, I can use the leftover $2500 on a lot more cooler stuff than that.

X2, I like the wild Boar tops, but would rather put that kind of money towards a Hemi or Supercharger.

Subject: Re: Hardtop Thu 29 Jul 2010, 1:16 pm

Yeah I hear ya the Ripp supercharger is also something I would like to have