What to do with my top??

[Jason4x4]

As most of you will recall, I have an '06 Wrangler Sport with the dual top option. I have the hard top on right now, it's been on since October. Last summer I had the soft top on and I loved it.

The problem is I live in an apartment. Last summer my sister/brother in law let me store the hard top at their house for the summer. However, in a week they're moving to Florida so I won't have anywhere to store it (for free anyway). So what are my options?? Is there anything I could do besides rent a storage building? I don't know anyone else that would be willing to let me store the top on their property. Any idea what a storage building would run me??

 

[mingez]

Where do you live? Is having the top a "must"? First thing I wanted to do when I bought my TJ is ditch the hard top...although I never did.

If not, sell it and use the money mod your jeep. You could always use the Soft top as your year-round top.

Look on Ebay, hardtops are getting top dollar! Think of the things you could buy: Winches, Lifts, Tires, Wheels, Winch Bumper, Lockers, the list goes on.

 

[jay79cj7]

When I lived in an apartment, I built a loft for my bed and threw the CJ hardtop underneath. Sure, its a little ghetto, but it worked.

 

[mingez]

You could use the top as a dining room table?

 

[jeepless20]

You could use the top as a dining room table?

now thats a milion doller idea there.

 

[Jason4x4]

I live on the 2nd floor...any ideas for how I could get the top up onto my deck??

 

[YJoffroad]

call up some friends. It can't be any more difficult than getting a couch, bed, or dinning room table up there.

 

[southtj]

I bought mine with the dual top option and as soon as it got warm the hard top came off and never went back on. I finally decided that it's never going back on so I decided to sell it. A guy is coming this weekend to get it for $800. Yours is newer so you might be able to get more. The heat and a/c work great with the soft top so I really didn't see the need for a top that took more than one person to remove. I say sell it. I would think a storage unit would cost you at least $100 a month depending on where you live. Take that money and the money you make selling the top and spend it on the Jeep. Good luck with your decision.

 

[PhattyX]

The storage racks they sell store them standing up. The footprint isn't that bad.

I would think you could get it in a corner, cover it with a sheet, and call it your apartment ghost... maybe sell tours, too.

-X

 

[cewtwo]

Darn. I was going to suggest using a winch, tree strap (on the railing from the apartment above yours) and a snatch block to move it on to your balcony.

I use both my tops. The hard top is about to come off for my Moab trip in 3 days (yay!!). I really like the hard top in a Colorado Winter (expecially this winter).

Do you have kids? Put it in their room and it could be their Fort!

 

[JeepMonkey]

when I lived in the barracks on the third floor I stored my top under the bottom flight of stairs.

 

[CrashNBurn]

Hey I agree sell the hard top, like buddy said going for top dollar on ebay, the money you make off the top your can buy some good MT's Or a lift, besides the soft tops look better anyway

 

[makwa]

I know it won't help you in your situation, but I hang mine in the garage. I back into the garage and hook my straps to the sides of the top and the rafters. I ratchet the top up and then drive out. Don't need any help and it's off the floor and I can store under it. I have a two car garage and only one jeep so I put the top up on one side and park on the other side.:idea:

-Duane