I know several folks on here run these but every time I asked I seemed to get very little response.
It was time to replace my half top so I went with the Rampage simply for price first and looks. I hate a factory soft top look and the Bestop version of the Rampage is $250+ more.
I ended up with the Sailcloth material top for $390 shipped to the door.
First off, I am not disappointed with the quality of the top so far. It seems to be better than some of the reviews and equal to most. It's no high dollar top but overall I am satisfied with quality and fit/finish.
The install instructions (what man reads those anyway) suck. Get on Youtube and watch them do it. They will make it seem way easier than it is I promise. There are some tricks I learned putting it on and next time it won't be too bad. I figure it will stretch a good bit and should get easier to put on. From taking the old top off and putting new one on total time I had about 45 minutes in it. If you had an extra hand you could do it in much less. Like I said a new top is always harder so after it gets broken in some I figure I will be at about the same time as my old half top (15 minuteish).
As far as road noise I am happy with it. I haven't made a long trip yet but when I got it finished up I went down the road and got up to 55 MPH which was the point the old top made the most noise. It seems to be a good bit quieter than my half top but obviously does have a little noise. Not as bad as I had heard though. I will update that part the more I drive it.
I am curious as to how water tight it will be. There are a couple of spots that I question the engineering... Guess time will tell.
It was time to replace my half top so I went with the Rampage simply for price first and looks. I hate a factory soft top look and the Bestop version of the Rampage is $250+ more.
I ended up with the Sailcloth material top for $390 shipped to the door.
First off, I am not disappointed with the quality of the top so far. It seems to be better than some of the reviews and equal to most. It's no high dollar top but overall I am satisfied with quality and fit/finish.
The install instructions (what man reads those anyway) suck. Get on Youtube and watch them do it. They will make it seem way easier than it is I promise. There are some tricks I learned putting it on and next time it won't be too bad. I figure it will stretch a good bit and should get easier to put on. From taking the old top off and putting new one on total time I had about 45 minutes in it. If you had an extra hand you could do it in much less. Like I said a new top is always harder so after it gets broken in some I figure I will be at about the same time as my old half top (15 minuteish).
As far as road noise I am happy with it. I haven't made a long trip yet but when I got it finished up I went down the road and got up to 55 MPH which was the point the old top made the most noise. It seems to be a good bit quieter than my half top but obviously does have a little noise. Not as bad as I had heard though. I will update that part the more I drive it.
I am curious as to how water tight it will be. There are a couple of spots that I question the engineering... Guess time will tell.