half doors and hardtop
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half doors and hardtop
Any one have luck with putting a hardtop on a jeep that only has half doors and soft uppers??
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Re: half doors and hardtop
I've done it. Seals don't line up well though.
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Re: half doors and hardtop
I used to run full soft doors with my YJ with a hardtop. Never had any issues
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Re: half doors and hardtop
Are there not two different doors > A squareish top corner and a rounded one ? At the opening side. FjR68
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Re: half doors and hardtop
The YJ's soft uppers for use with the factory soft top had the square corners.
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Re: half doors and hardtop
I have soft doors that I now use exclusively with my hardtop on my YJ. I had to mix together TJ soft uppers with YJ soft lowers. Required some modification to make it work, but the seal isn't too bad for my purposes.
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Re: half doors and hardtop
I'll try to put a half hard door on and a soft upper and see how it fits my TJ's hardtop and let you know.
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Re: half doors and hardtop
I've read mixed things.. Also.. they sell 2 different types of hardtops? Looks like one for full steel doors and one for half doors?
In the end... I have my uncles Jeep I am trying to sell. I may just put it in auction and take his hardtop as he also has a soft top underneath it.
In the end... I have my uncles Jeep I am trying to sell. I may just put it in auction and take his hardtop as he also has a soft top underneath it.
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Re: half doors and hardtop
i ran into this problem when i worked at 4 wheel parts. the only way to get a good seal now on a yj with a hard top is full steel doors. or buy a tj upper door cut and relocate the 3 prongs its not perfect but it works. best top and smitty built and actually dropped manufacturing that upper door about 7 years ago because they weren't selling. now there is one more route you can go if you want a hardtop and half doors that is getting a tj hardtop and doors
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Re: half doors and hardtop
I ended up just selling the top. I'm bumming because it looked brand new, but I don't have plans to do full doors or even the glass uppers. I figured it would just leak in the rain!
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