Came here looking for footage of how you got the zippered windows in. Just installed mine and it’s ridiculously tight and near impossible. Even when I lowered the bar, it was challenging to get them installed. Then getting the bar back into posting to the strength of two grown men. Feels like I’m missing some trick.
I didn't have issues with the windows but did struggle with the bar the first time. If you get it out in the sun to warm it up it seems to loosen it up enough to get everything in place. It must all stretch out after time because it goes up much easier now than the first few times. I do agree the first time I thought I was doing something wrong because I remember thinking something would break or tear if I kept pushing any harder. I am very happy with it over the years and I am sure you will be too. Thanks for watching
Coulda really used some footage of that tricky ass tailgate bar my gate doesnt want to open or cose with it...but i havent gotten as far as you...its march and theres snow on the ground and the garage is 40 degrees here in michigan.
@@41GarageandGrill Yeah I've just put the top hardware on and not the cloth so maybe that will pull things tighter I'm thinking of just using the old tailgate rail but i don't even know if the fabric will accommodate that, its still folded in the box and i think the new system has a kind of sleeve sewn in that the tailgate bar slides into? I dunno lol it had a super top on it in the past so all the holes were already drilled in...im obviously not gonna read the instructions ;)
Love the Jeep. But I need to see how you got the door striker to work. And I’m struggling to make the doors fit into the door opening (the doors pop out at the top against the windshield). Also the top half of my doors- basically the pins- barely fit into the holes on the bottom half. I had to hammer them together. Did you struggle with that?
It was a struggle to get the pins into the bottom. I basically hammered it down from the top using my hand. I also had to bend and adjust the doors to get a tighter fit. It took several tweaks but has worked really well. I've even been able to go through car wash without getting wet. I may try to do a short video on the striker because others have asked about it too. Basically I drilled new holes for them as far to the outside of the Jeep as I could. It turned out good and has been working well. I think the key is getting the door in place and sealing how you want it then determine where the best fit for the striker. Hope that helps or gets you on track. I will try to put out a short video soon explaining it better. Thanks
33" tire with a lift in the shackes. Those were there when I bought it so I don't know the exact lift but I am guess no more than 2 inch. It rides like a dream since I switched to the BF Goodrich tires. Thanks for watching!
I just did the same top install on my 1980 CJ-7. Like you I was backordered for several months, guess they are finally catching up. One question...when you installed the upper half of the doors did they fit perfectly out of the box or did you have to do a lot of adjustment? My bottom halves fit well but the upper halves leave quite a gap along where the top of the door meets the roof line of the top. Thanks for the video!
Yes this is a great question I don't think I showed it but I did have to bend the top halves slightly to get them to fit better. I also removed the stoppers on them too so they would slide further down. I've gone through carwash since and had only minor leak. I have been amazed how tight it fits. Thanks for watching hope that helps answer your question
@@41GarageandGrill I was figuring I would need to do some "custom bending" good to hear you had same experience. And I didn't even think about removing the stoppers so it would slide down farther. The instructions talk about adjusting the stoppers but not really about the idea of removing them if needed. Thanks! One thing I will add is I had some trouble with my tailgate retainer and the rear window. The rear window is fine but on jeeps like our CJ-7 with internal tailgate latches once you insert the bottom retainer bar then close the tail gate you need to leave the rear window zippers down so you can turn the internal latches. That's not too big a deal since even with a hard top you have to open the rear window to do the latches. MY problem is my latch length is such that they won't turn past the retainer bar that's holding the rear window down. What I am doing for now is just closing my tailgate and then letting my rear tire carrier keep the tailgate shut. For a longer term solution what I might do is trim off the retainer bar a bit where the latch hits so I can fully turn the latch.
