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Clear View Plastic & Glass Cleaner / Protectant For Jeep Wranglers (And Motorcycles): Our Review

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Jim and I have used Raggtop cleaner & protectant every time we clean our Jeep Wrangler's soft top and vinyl windows for years now. We've been extremely loyal to this product because it works so well. Plus, it's quite popular in the Jeeping industry, and Jeep owners highly recommend it. We've pretty much been using Raggtop products since Day One when we bought our Jeep over 7 years ago. However, we recently tried a new product on our Jeep Wrangler soft top, vinyl windows, and all … [Read more...]

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A Collection Of Tips To Clean & Care For Your Jeep Soft Top, Windows And Zippers

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The truth is... if you don't want to buy a special product to clean your Jeep soft top and vinyl windows, then your safest option is to simply use a mild dishwashing detergent and warm water. Regular 'ol soap and water will keep dirt from building up in your Jeep's zippers as well.That said, your best option is to actually buy a specialty product that was designed specifically to clean and protect your soft top and vinyl or plastic windows. Personally, from the day that we've owned our … [Read more...]

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How To Open The Sunrider Top On Your Jeep’s Soft Top … Like A Sun Roof

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Victoria and others have asked how to open the Sunrider portion of the Jeep soft top -- so you're riding around as if you have the sunroof open (rather than lowering the entire soft top on your Jeep).This is actually something that can be done by one person alone. It only takes me about 4 minutes to do it myself. It's even quicker with 2 people!Here are the step-by-step instructions for turning your Jeep Wrangler's soft top into a sun roof...  … [Read more...]

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The Best Jeep Hard Top For Jeep Wranglers

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Thinking about adding a hard top to your Jeep Wrangler?Our 1990 Jeep Wrangler (our pride & joy before we got the '04 Unlimited), was the only Wrangler we've ever had a hard top for.We used the hard top in the winter and a bikini top in the summer. Here are the best hard tops for Jeep Wranglers...  … [Read more...]

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The Best Replacement Jeep Soft Tops

To replace the soft top on our '04 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, it would cost about $1,400 for a MOPAR replacement soft top. That's for the Jeep soft top with the Sunrider (sun roof) built in. Our next best option would be the Bestop Sunrider Replacement Soft Top for just under $800. If you've got a Jeep Wrangler and you need a new soft top for your Jeep, there are actually a number of replacement soft tops to choose from. So let's take a look at what's available in terms of replacement soft tops … [Read more...]

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Best Jeep Window Storage: Clover Patch Travel Cover Stores & Protects Your Jeep’s Removable Windows

For those times when we have the entire Jeep sunrider soft top down on our 2004 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we use the Clover Patch Jeep Window Cover. The reason we like this one best, of all the other Jeep window covers out there, is because the Clover Patch is an all-in-one system -- so everything stays in the Jeep!Yet it's completely out of the way and you don't even notice it's there. … [Read more...]

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All About Jeep Soft Tops

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Much to my dismay, we can't ride around in the Jeep with the top down all of the time. Because here in Franklin, Tennessee it gets pretty chilly from October through March each year. Still, we couldn't be happier with our Jeep(s), and we've had a lot of great times -- top up and top down -- in both our 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ and our 2004 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited TJ. Here's a run-down of all of the things you need to consider if your Jeep has a soft top...   … [Read more...]

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Video: How To Take Off & Put On A Jeep Soft Top

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Following is a video we made as a how-to guide for removing your Jeep soft top... Jeep Soft Tops We've owned 2 Jeep Wranglers -- one a 1990 YJ, and one a 2004 TJ. On the YJ, we simply used the Bestop Supertop (for the front seats) and the Bestop Duster (for the cargo area) during the warmer months of the year. And in the winter, we'd put the hard top on. These days, with the 2004 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (our daily driver), we don't have a hard top, so we ride around with the soft top … [Read more...]

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How To Protect Your Jeep Windows After Cleaning

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After your clean the plastic windows on your Jeep's soft top, you should immediately go through the simple process of protecting them. In effect, you're locking in the window's own natural oils and adding an extra barrier of protection from the sun's harmful rays and other environmental effects (dust, dirt, pollen, etc.) that can impact the life of your soft top and windows. Here are the best products for protecting your Jeep windows...   … [Read more...]

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How To Clean Jeep Windows & Best Products To Use

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If you own a Jeep (we've owned 3), especially a Jeep Wrangler (we've owned 2), then you already know the appearance of the soft top and windows plays a large part in determining how good your Jeep looks. And how it will look for years to come. Here's everything you need to know about how to clean the windows on your Jeep Wrangler, plus which products are the best to use that won't damage your soft top windows.   … [Read more...]

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