Sun Perf Billet Soft top ends

[Dan-H]

stripped my second soft top end and its getting close to the time or year when I might need a top occasionally.

are the Sun Perf Billet soft top disconnects worth the $$$

any other options? was thinking a marine application would work.

anyone gone down another road and found it worth the trip?

[mnjeeper]

You could just drill out the ones you have and get pins for them....

I heard the billet ones actually are a bit longer and tighten up the top a bit. Of course, I heard that on JU, so take it for what it's worth.

[Paradiddle]

Dan - I have those Sun Perf things - they work as advertisted and are super easy to remove.

Jeff

[Allen]

How do they attach to the bows?

I saw pictures of someone with them and he had hose clamps on the bows holding them in.....or so it appeared.

Yes, one of mine is stripped too.....

Allen

[Paradiddle]

Originally posted by Allen
How do they attach to the bows?

I saw pictures of someone with them and he had hose clamps on the bows holding them in.....or so it appeared.

Yes, one of mine is stripped too.....

Allen

You remove the stock nylon end and install the Al one. Then you put the set screw back in.

Hose clamps - that is a seriously "midwest" solution

Jeff

[DanB98TJ]

Dan - I have them and think they're worth the money. They did tighten the top a bit, but the big advantage is that they make it so much easier to remove and install the top - something I do a couple times a year.

Allen - They completely replace the plastic ends - remove the screw or rivet holding the plastic one in, yank it out, put the new one in, and put the screw in. No clamps or anything like that.

EDIT: Looks like I type too slow....

[Allen]

Originally posted by Paradiddle
You remove the stock nylon end and install the Al one. Then you put the set screw back in.

Hose clamps - that is a seriously "midwest" solution

Jeff

Dang,

Now if I could just get past the price.....

He wasn't from the midwest.....I saw it online.....

Come to think of it, he was from Mission Viejo, CA.

Isn't you, is it?

Allen

[Paradiddle]

Originally posted by Allen
Dang,

Now if I could just get past the price.....

He wasn't from the midwest.....I saw it online.....

Come to think of it, he was from Mission Viejo, CA.

Isn't you, is it?

Allen

The only hose clamps allowed on vehicles permanently parked or extensively driven in Orange County are the ones actually mounted on hoses.

All vehicles equipped with extraneous hose clamps on something other than a hose are forcibly removed at the vehicle owner?s expense. The rules are harsh here, but that keeps the place free of hooligans and riff raff!

Jeff

[Dan-H]

Originally posted by Allen
Dang,

Now if I could just get past the price.....

yeah, 50 bucks. 12.50 each... I suppose I'm kidding myself thinking I'll find something much cheaper from a marine supply store.

anyone sell these at a discount ?

[Allen]

Anyone not like them and giving them away free?

Allen

[DanB98TJ]

Think positive - they're half as expensive as the Turbo City ones.

How much do new plastic ones cost from the dealer? I'd be surprised if they're less than $8 each.....

[Dan-H]

I think the dealer ones are about 30 bucks each.

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Dan-H
I think the dealer ones are about 30 bucks each.

Sounds like you'd snivel if the rope they used to hang you was a new one.

Almost a third the price of the crap from the dealer (in this instance) and that's not good enough? Tough crowd.

If you guys want to put together a quantity, I'm pretty sure I can do something on the price.

I am good friends with a Sun dealer and he has been kind in the past.

[blkTJ]

I've got 'em installed on my Jeep as well. No complaints.

Of course history shows that if it's on my Jeep, it's usually not worth doing. Or at best useful only for wussies. Let's just chalk this up as a pleasant mistake.

[DanB98TJ]

Originally posted by Dan-H
I think the dealer ones are about 30 bucks each.

Holy crap!!! Do they at least kiss you first?

If you don't want to spend $50 on the Sun Performance ones, you can get the factory plastic ones from jeepsrus on eBay for $16.95 each. And I thought THAT was high!

[Paradiddle]

Originally posted by blkTJ
I've got 'em installed on my Jeep as well. No complaints.

Of course history shows that if it's on my Jeep, it's usually not worth doing. Or at best useful only for wussies. Let's just chalk this up as a pleasant mistake.

CLASSIC post Brian - how are you? How did your date with the blind girl go?

Jeff

[Dan-H]

Originally posted by mrblaine
Sounds like you'd snivel if the rope they used to hang you was a new one.

I would prefer a well used, high probability of breaking rope please, extra long tied to a short tree

But, to be honest blaine, I thought you might have found a low buck alternative given some of your past posts using aluminum tubing for things.

Originally posted by mrblaine
If you guys want to put together a quantity, I'm pretty sure I can do something on the price.

i'm in for a set. but I'm not sure its worth the headache for you.

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by Paradiddle
CLASSIC post Brian - how are you? How did your date with the blind girl go?

Jeff

thanks Jeff.

I am fine.

the date... hmmmm... well, here goes..

The plan as of Friday afternoon was to meet at Nat's at 2pm on Saturday. She said she had a softball game and that 3 would be better. No problem, 3 it is. I got a call around 12:30 saying she had another game at 1:45 and that 3 wasn't going to work. She said she'd call me on my cell after the game. Haven't heard from her since.

The end.

[Jeff Weston]

Tough break Brian. The beauty of it is that you are getting into your prime while the girls you are going to want to date are getting older. Extrapolating the data, you'll be in the driver's seat before they know what hit them.

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by Jeff Weston
Tough break Brian. The beauty of it is that you are getting into your prime while the girls you are going to want to date are getting older. Extrapolating the data, you'll be in the driver's seat before they know what hit them.

well yeah... I guess there's that.

[Paradiddle]

Originally posted by blkTJ
She said she had a softball game

Uh - Brian - she probably decided that since you weren't a girl she couldn't date you....



Jeff

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by Paradiddle
Uh - Brian - she probably decided that since you weren't a girl she couldn't date you....



Jeff

that thought had crossed my mind.

[Dan-H]

Originally posted by Paradiddle
Uh - Brian - she probably decided that since you weren't a girl she couldn't date you....



Jeff

I've read it might be possible to change that.

[Paradiddle]

Originally posted by Dan-H
I've read it might be possible to change that.

I've heard there's a section on Jackhammer that might make them shrivel up and fall off - primal fear or something - Segey????

This thread has been hi-jacked big time

[Dan-H]

Originally posted by Paradiddle
This thread has been hi-jacked big time

really, I hadn't noticed does this happen often here

[TObject]

There are three sections of Jack:

- Technical
- Animal Fear
- Brutal

The first one is up waterfalls. Very technical, the line gets as narrow as a mosquito asshole in places.

Second is the double section hill climb, with a long way down on ether side of the jeep. And it's not just going up the hill, you are going over rocks, driving over large freaking loose in the sand boulders, man. The experience is of prehistoric horror in a frightened monkey eyes. One mistake, and no roll cage will save your sorry behind.

The last section is Jack's revenge for passing the Animal Fear section alive. It's the most brutal downhill driving with every rock trying to bite a chunk out of your jeep, and every next hole struggling to trap and swallow your low rider of 4x4 upside down.


I'd bring a date there. Sure, why not?

[Allen]

Originally posted by mrblaine
Sounds like you'd snivel if the rope they used to hang you was a new one.

Almost a third the price of the crap from the dealer (in this instance) and that's not good enough? Tough crowd.

If you guys want to put together a quantity, I'm pretty sure I can do something on the price.

I am good friends with a Sun dealer and he has been kind in the past.

Had no idea the plastic OEM crap was $30 each.....

Where do I send my $50?

Likely, I'll wait until spring when the soft top goes back on.....

My "To Buy" list is getting quite long, and those SP Billet ends are somewhere near the bottom.....but they're on the list now.

Allen

[Jeff Weston]

Originally posted by TObject
There are three sections of Jack:

- Technical
- Animal Fear
- Brutal

The first one is up waterfalls. Very technical, the line gets as narrow as a mosquito asshole in places.

Second is the double section hill climb, with a long way down on ether side of the jeep. And it's not just going up the hill, you are going over rocks, driving over large freaking loose in the sand boulders, man. The experience is of prehistoric horror in a frightened monkey eyes. One mistake, and no roll cage will save your sorry behind.

The last section is Jack's revenge for passing the Animal Fear section alive. It's the most brutal downhill driving with every rock trying to bite a chunk out of your jeep, and every next hole struggling to trap and swallow your low rider of 4x4 upside down.


I'd bring a date there. Sure, why not?

As a person with shall we say "a healthy respect of heights" , I hope this isn't the run we're doing. Sergey already has me psyched out! I'm assuming it is tougher than Sledge then, huh?

[Jerry Bransford]

Originally posted by Jeff Weston
As a person with shall we say "a healthy respect of heights" , I hope this isn't the run we're doing. Sergey already has me psyched out! I'm assuming it is tougher than Sledge then, huh?

Oh yeah me too, Sergey did a fine job of convincing me I want to run Jackhammer next. I think I'll stick to another attempt at completing Sledgehammer before trying an even tougher trail.

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Jerry Bransford
Oh yeah me too, Sergey did a fine job of convincing me I want to run Jackhammer next. I think I'll stick to another attempt at completing Sledgehammer before trying an even tougher trail.

That's alright, some moron who shall remain nameless, actually suggested Jack as a first choice for a night run.

I think uncle Al has paid him one too many visits.