Even though I know how to drop YJ and TJ tops (been doing em for years), I still watched the video. Love them, great work!

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

thanks bro!!

Thank you for taking the time to do this video. Just bought my first Jeep which is a TJ soft top model. I sold a Mustang GT convertible to get the Jeep and the Jeep will become my more primitive convertible. Your video will help me as a first time Jeepster. This is a fine example of the brotherhood of Jeep owners that are so generous in sharing knowledge. Good job Kyle.

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

NP! Thanks brother!

Thank you! Doing that with one hand, while filming and narrating is incredible.

@KyleSVT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love the netting 👌 Love the doggie 👌 You make great videos, very detailed and easy to understand. Thank you.

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

A good place to keep the windows: lay them flat on the back seat and fold the seat down on them. That way you don't have to keep the windows in the garage. Did that for years and never got scratches or creases. Luckily, never had anyone steal them either. Miss my Jeeps.

Thanks for the video. Awesome looking jeep!

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

Thanks to your video I learned the proper way to bring down my soft top and now that I bought the smittybilt cargo net ,.,. it really helped keep them great videos coming thanks ,.,. located in BAJA CALIFORNIA

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

I got a red cobra and planning on getting a red tj then I noticed the Wisconsin plates ... I’m from Wisconsin too lol .

@lex_one-two

5 жыл бұрын

Red everything. It's the best color on any vehicle.

Thanks I am going to try your advice and have my husband will film! this should be good! lol you did a great job explaining.

Great video as always!

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

thanks Austin!

Thank you for this video....I am planning on taking the soft top off my 1997 tomorrow since its supposed to be nice at warm and sunny

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching glad I could help

This is great. Thank you for this video.

@KyleSVT

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

Had a hard time trying to break down my tension bars that hold my top at the rear on my YJ, so I just took it all off lol. Hopefully I’ll figure it out later

I just got a new (05) TJ for Christmas with 50k miles. Used this video to figure out how to take the top down. Mine was by FAR not this easy. Took 30min to get the top and everything back on. Everything was very tight. Not even close to as easy as you made it look. I needed the "how to put your soft top ON" strategy at the end of your video. i hope in this AZ summer things will be a lot more plyable. Thanks for the tips.

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

This might help. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n217j9VrlMunk5c.html It just takes a little practice doing it a bunch. Yes the heat helps a lot

I really like your videos. I like how meticulous you are and detail oriented and I really like that cargo netting for your pup..

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you awesome job !

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

I have the same smittybilt cres2 net, I might take off the roll bar padding to see it if all fits better.

I'm glad I watched this. I was doing it wrong and it looked a mess. My JK is easier. I was also putting the sunrider up first.

Had my lj for 5 years now and have yet to get my top down and to look that neat

Great Video thanks for sharing I just got an 04 TJ and was not sure how to take the top down . I used to have an 07 and that thing was a pain to take down and very rarely came off. Cheers

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Todd! Glad it helped!

Hey , I dig this channel. Great videos. Can I request that you reshoot these without that 'fisheye lens' please? Thanks.

Had that damn fold drop on my fingers a couple times trying to do it one handed...hahaha

Thanks bro

What a performance

Thank you.

All Jeep owner Spouses should review this video.

Nice.

Very impressive that you did that with one hand! :)

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

lol :)

Love the netting and the soft top, I’m looking to replace my hard top with your setup, where did you get the netting and soft top?

@KyleSVT

2 ай бұрын

netting was from smittybilt and the soft top is the factory original bestop

this was an excellent show and tell for putting the top down. but I do have a question about the net , does it keep the dogs from getting in front of the jeep. great video

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No this one only has it around the cage but you could add one

Just got a TJ and was wondering how to do it. Can you drop the top without taking out the side windows? I was told the zippers are on their last leg.

Robert Norman Ross of the jeep world. 👌

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

hahaha

anyone know how to fix/reattach the metal bar on the rear window? at around 3:50?

Is the sound a big difference between hardtop and soft top? I have a hardtop but had a soft top about two years ago. Can't remember if the Jeep with 35s was much louder with the soft top. Btw I have the same net too. Haha. I love it. When you fold the soft top down and have it in the rear, does it rattle or cause more wind resistance? The Jeep TJ already has the worst aerodynamics lol ... I don't want it getting worse and parachuting the TJ lol Oh yea, you should get the head strap for the go pro. It works wonders.

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

Nope no rattle at all. The softop is just fine as far as noise. Great idea!

Have you done any mods other than the finder flats to run 35s on your Jeep? I’ve herd in other videos something like having to change the gearing in your axles. I really like your s please help me out!

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

nope just the feders. My jeep does have the HD D44 rear axle and 3.73 gears with the manual and is just fine

Is painful to take the top completely off and put it back on?

you sound like a young Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood. 🙂

Lola ! :)🥰

Damn. I just realized you respond to nearly every comment. I’m impressed/subbed. Since you will probably see this I’m heavily considering buying a TJ due to a variety of reasons (this channel included). I currently drive a Grand Cherokee but I’d like to branch out. The issue is I can’t really afford anything with less than 120,000 miles on it which I feel is a lot. What are your thoughts on buying a tj this far into its life? It seems well looked after and common stuff that go (ie Oil pan gasket) have been replaced recently. Just feels like a big leap for such an old car. Any thoughts? I’d love to know what you think.

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! I would say if you can get one for a decent price and have money set aside to fix it if it breaks then I would go for it. The 4.0l engines go for a long time so 120k isn't the worst thing. I have a video on what to look to when buying a tj that might help you out more

@MajorMartian

6 жыл бұрын

KyleSVT thanks for the help! Just another question (hope you don’t mind). What are maintenance costs like for TJ’s (ie similar to other cars of their age?). Basically how much should I be prepared to pay in repair costs?

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

Np dude! Very reasonable. I replaced my sisters jeep tj radiator, thermostat, and water pump for around $150bucks lol

@MajorMartian

6 жыл бұрын

KyleSVT wow, I feel like that’s not a lot

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

nope is not at all

There’s no way my drip channels over the doors come off that easy. We have to have these pliers to get it off. Why!!

@1978grizz

Жыл бұрын

Getting your finger under helps a ton but getting it back on can be a pain. Getting the drip edge started helps

Thank you, that’s a big help! That netting seems way too loose, does it flap around when you’re driving? Seems like smittybilt could have made it much tighter....

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

Its great actually

@Owl566

4 жыл бұрын

KyleSVT thanks mate. I’m about 2 days away from getting my first TJ - a 2004 “extreme sport” which has a D44 rear, upgraded interior and sound system and no rust. Not as nice as yours though!

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

Hey, perhaps a stupid question, but why did you remove the spare tire? Just curious - I was sorta thinking about it, but.....IDK

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

With 35s cant put it on the stock tailgate. Would destoy it so took it off untill i got my tire carrier setup

The chanel above the door, the one closest to the front window i cant get without a pry tool (screw driver). Any ideas on how to fix?

@garypiont6114

Ай бұрын

Same here, bogus

Kyle can you tell me where you purchased the banner on your front windshield?

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

Here you go fulltiltboogieracing.com/FTBR_apparel.htm

Thank you for sharing. Very good video....how can this video be down voted?

Ever had to scramble to get the top back on because of rain? That's the thing I worry about with buying a Jeep with a soft top. The time it takes to get back on.

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

Top goes up super fast and easy once your used to it

Great video thanks, I'd also like to know what brand tires these are?

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger! Goodyear Wrangler MTR Tires

@geoferret

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT are they aired down and if this is a daily how well have they worn?

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

Yea run them at roughly 22-25psi. Here is a video review I just did on them kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6iJ1piRnNbSebA.html

Do you have a link to those front fenders?

@KyleSVT

11 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fK1718ltfZfgd7Q.html

Great video, but no way I'm able to untuck (remove) the two plastic drip rail retainers such above the doors. I broke the original plastic retainers, so I purchased a brand new top this past winter. Just tried to to take the top down during the Memorial day weekend, and I can't get past this 2nd step (regardless of whether or not I release the tension on the two latches above the windshield). Any tips?

@KyleSVT

Жыл бұрын

Let the top sit outside in the sun to loosen up then try it

@garypiont6114

Ай бұрын

No tips , just a banal how to.

Kyle why do you like the netting on the wrangler tj

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

that video will be up in 10min

Do you ever keep the windows in the back seat or would it damage them to fold them up? I am planning on buying a soft top tj, I would be worried about being caught in rain without windows though

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

I store them inside the house so they dont get scratched

@garypiont6114

Ай бұрын

It's a off road vehicle not a vette

Thanks for this video! Btw what year is this tj?

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bret. It's a 2001

@brethebert

6 жыл бұрын

KyleSVT cool same year as mine so you only changed your sub woofer

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yea for the stereo that's all I did

@brethebert

6 жыл бұрын

I installed a JBL sound system in my jeep by myself. Just the 4 speakers, but with that said it sounds amazing and cost me $236. I will have to make a video to show you how it sounds

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

wow thats awesome!

And you can drive normally and it won’t go anywhere tucked in like this? Or do you suggest something else strapping it down..

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

yes your fine to drive like that

You may have answered this already but.... What brand top? Best Top?

@KyleSVT

Жыл бұрын

It is the factory top. I believe they are bestop

Thanks, good video. Why do ppl hide their license plate?

@KyleSVT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff!

What brand of top(with part number)also part number for cargo net?Thanks

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

Factory top

Nice video man. Where you buey the net?

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

It's the smittybilt cres 2 net

@josegranillo3367

3 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT thanks man

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

np!

Would u reccomend a frameless or framed soft top

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

I like my framed soft top

is that an aftermarket softtop frame? I just bought a 97 and it looks like its uses a nut instead of those clips up front

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

Nope factory 2001 top

@ryancrazy1

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT hmm, maybe they changed the design. i like that method more. i also just figured out i don't have the door surrounds.

I need to remove soft top on my own, single person. Any idea of the weight including frame? Reason I am asking is I am a fully fit retired Senior but need to understand what weight I am lifting. Thanks

@KyleSVT

Жыл бұрын

I would think if your in shape you should be fine

@craiginker6732

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT Thanks

@KyleSVT

Жыл бұрын

no problem

Guys what do I use to live my zippers? I'm wanting to take my top down but can't get rear window zippers to move much and I was wondering if I can use house hold items or something to lube them instead of ordering online

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

I would buy some zipper lube. Clean the zipper first then tube it up

@theironknight7207

4 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT my zippers are broke on my rear window so there harder to unzip,can I use electric razor clear oil,chapstick or maybe the graphite of a pencil?I'm trying to see if I can use what's lying around instead of ordering online at the moment

@theironknight7207

4 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT I dm'd you on Instagram so we can continue talking there

Do you have the link for your netting

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

www.amazon.com/dp/B00K150QGC/?tag=aiponsite-20&linkCode=ic5&ascsubtag=amzn1.idea.1L6P29KH2GLBG&creativeASIN=B00K150QGC&cv_ct_id=amzn1.idea.1L6P29KH2GLBG&cv_ct_pg=storefront&cv_ct_wn=aip-storefront&ref=exp_cov_kylesvt_lv_dp_vv_mw

I want a mytop on my tj they dont make them though sad

What's with the cargo netting in the back? To keep the dog in?

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

That and for looks

@fredpearson5204

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT, I get it for the dogs...but it would look better without. My two cents (not worth as much as your two cents because it's your Jeep). Cheers! ;-)

What brand top is that?

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

Factory Top

what size of tires do you have and lift ?

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

35s no lift

Link to your cargo net ?

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

www.extremeterrain.com/smittybilt-cres2-cargo-system9706tj.html

What size of tires and rims and do you use spacers.

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

no spacers. 15x10 wheels and 35x12.5x15 tires

@bjmurphy7505

5 жыл бұрын

Any rubbing?

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

at full lock just slightly on the sway bar. So I just dont go full lock

Can I ask why you don’t have the plastic thing on both rear sides of your soft top?

@KyleSVT

3 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean

@tariklaarej2259

3 ай бұрын

@@KyleSVT i have the supertop nx black twill and where the sport bar start from the boot I have a long plastic piece to put inside the cover on both side. If you watch bestop video instal you’ll see it lol. I think it make the rear more square, was just wondering if it’s better to leave it inside or like you not having at all

@tariklaarej2259

3 ай бұрын

@@KyleSVT by the way I did the exact same set up as you did, cres 2 cage with soft top , the black twill supertop is insane . I love this set up like you first thing I did was to get rise of the back seats (useless)

@KyleSVT

2 ай бұрын

Yea mine is just the normal factory top so much not have that piece

Have you noticed the cargo netting fading?

@KyleSVT

3 жыл бұрын

no sir. Mine doesnt sit in the sun tho

This is easier without the net, right?

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

correct

What brand soft top is that?

@KyleSVT

6 жыл бұрын

Factory top

@Tmaak

6 жыл бұрын

KyleSVT - jesus that top is in great shape.

@wowchad

6 жыл бұрын

That whole TJ is in Great Shape!

Ahh I hate how besttop put that stupid sticker on the back window it begins to peel off and leaves a horrible mark when you eventually remove it

@lex_one-two

5 жыл бұрын

Use goo gone or awesome spray. That mark should come off.

All you have to do.. # part 652.

Have you made a video showing how to take top off so I can put half top or bikini top on?

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

I have a video on replacing a soft top

@jackcollins2344

4 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT OK I will look for it thanks

Hi Lola

Which front bumper is that lol

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

rugged ridge XHD

am I the only one who finds it easiler to pop off the side tracks before unhooking the clamps near the windshield?

I pull down my top, to expose my other top

Damg bro your top is so tight. Mine is so loose I have to turn the AC on so it puffs out and wont blow around while I'm driving on the highway

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

is yours the factory top?

@willworkfor_film

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT Great question! I have no idea lol. I think its a BesTop but could be wrong there

@willworkfor_film

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT is yours factory?

@KyleSVT

5 жыл бұрын

yea usually the factory top is much thicker that the cheaper aftermarket ones

@willworkfor_film

5 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT interesting. I just watched your video on replacing them with the link to the top you have on it. I'll probably do that this year!

No point locking the doors if you can just zip in and out. Car thief heaven. 🙏🙏

@jeffkernen1554

3 жыл бұрын

Even with the top down, I used to roll up the windows and lock the doors. Figured most people are too lazy to crawl over the rear wheels to get into my Jeep. Haha!

My top Rail did not pop out! Thanks 4 nothing.

This would have been so much better if someone else held the camera and you moved around.

@KyleSVT

2 жыл бұрын

Yea that would have been nice. At least you know it can be down with one hand lol

Don't tie your dog to the back of a car. You could forget and drag them.. Just wanted to point that out

What a huge pain in the ass.

Dont hook your dog again on your jeep please juste in case you Forget thanks

@KyleSVT

4 жыл бұрын

lol we won't forget

@hippiebits2071

3 жыл бұрын

@@KyleSVT That may have seemed like a silly comment but years ago I worked at an animal hospital near a marina...you would be shocked at how frequently people DO forget. Anyway, thanks for the video you managed to get that top tucked in REALLY nicely. Hopefully I will be able to as well lol.

@joeray5394

3 жыл бұрын

You've watched Vacation too many times

I can always spot a yuppie and his jeep... No spare tire

@Dommy_Doo

5 жыл бұрын

His spare tire wasn't on because he ordered a new spare tire carrier. Check out his newer videos with it on

You can’t install a safari top, and the original top simultaneously…? Can you?

i have a hard top, but i kinda wanna go back to having a soft top, heheh