Ursa Minor Pop-Top Jeep JK
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Dan Grec
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John has said a few times he will, though I'm also interested to see how he will handle the required separation of the box from the cab.
I'm certain he'll come up with something!
-Dan
goin camping
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The top looks great! Many happy trips.
JB30
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Has anyone had any luck - and thus advice - on blacking out the front clasps? I know I'm crazy, but it drives me nuts to have everything black except those two shiny bits screaming out for attention at the front.
A random guy I was talking to suggested gun bluing, which is kinda interesting, but from my quick YouTube research that requires heating the metal up quite a bit. I'm assuming getting those clasps on and off would be a pain in the ********....
A random guy I was talking to suggested gun bluing, which is kinda interesting, but from my quick YouTube research that requires heating the metal up quite a bit. I'm assuming getting those clasps on and off would be a pain in the ********....
I don’t doubt it. I’ll leave it to the experts but it seems at a certain length, flex might become an issue.
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I just spray painted them with rustoleum. Gets scratched pretty easy but overall it has held up.
JB30
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Taped off and sprayed on the Jeep, or did you have luck removing them first?
JB30
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Yeah seems like it'd be a royal pain in the ass. Thanks for the response.
rustypayne
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Nearly a month after getting my top I noticed that the front drivers clasp was getting really loose. Popped the top and looked to find that nothing was on the other end of the bolts, checked the passenger side and found the same thing. If they had a nut on them it had come off but since all 4 were missing I doubt it ever had any. I happened to have some nylock nuts in my tool bag and it was an easy fix. Just pop the top and everything is easily accessible. I probably should have contacted John but just did the fix and moved on.
JB30
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Yikes. Good heads up for the rest of us. Hope you were able to seal the cracks somehow?
rustypayne
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It happened at the start of our TAT trip so I just used some caulking I had in my bag. I take care not to over tension it when snapping it down but I haven't rechecked it since being home so that needs to go on my to-do list.
I had to drive from Michigan to San Diego and John called the house but I'd already left so I didn't get the message that there was a delay. Because of that they busted ****** to get it ready and this just got missed. I'm appreciative of them doing everything to get me going on a Friday so I didn't have to spring for a San Diego hotel all weekend. Overall I have nothing but good to say about my top in general in spite of this mistake. It could have been very serious but luckily was only a hiccup.
I had to drive from Michigan to San Diego and John called the house but I'd already left so I didn't get the message that there was a delay. Because of that they busted ****** to get it ready and this just got missed. I'm appreciative of them doing everything to get me going on a Friday so I didn't have to spring for a San Diego hotel all weekend. Overall I have nothing but good to say about my top in general in spite of this mistake. It could have been very serious but luckily was only a hiccup.
rustypayne
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I don't know where to get the ladder but here's the thread it came from: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/ursa-minor-j30-rubicon-for-sale.192013/
I use an 8ft expandable that works well for me but this does look pretty cool.
JB30
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The more I look at it, the more it seems like a custom fab. The chances of something off the shelf lining up with the indents on the J30 seems pretty slim.