JEEP WRANGLER 2004 TJ / 2.G Owners Manual

Putting Up The Soft Top
NOTE:
Be sure the wire harness is not attached to the
soft top bows before you lift the top.
1. Slide Sunrider sleeve towards header to cover Sun-
rider link (Unlimited Models Only).
2. Begin working from the rear of the vehicle, with the
tailgate open. Lift the plastic header (with latches) up and
over the sport bar. As the header reaches the top, locate
the 2 bow and push it up and over the sport bar.3. Move to the side of the vehicle and pull the side bow
forward and down. Be sure the check straps are not
tangled around the 2 bow. You will see the 3 bow rise
from the rear of the vehicle.
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4. Unclip and move the sun visor to the side. 5. Open the header latches and engage the hook on each
side into the windshield slot.
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6. Guide side bows down into bracket on door rails.
Make sure door rail Sunrider pins engage into bracket on
side bows (Unlimited Models Only).
7. Grasp the drip rail retainer and untuck them from the
door frame.
NOTE:Do not tuck the drip rails into the door frame at
this time.8. Move to the rear of the vehicle and gently pull the sail
panels over the 3 bow. Let them hang down over the
sport bar.
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9. Tuck the sail panel retainer into the bodyside retainer.
Begin working from the rear tailgate opening and work
to the corner.NOTE:This may be difficult to do the first time. If
difficulty is experienced with fabric tension, place your
hand on top of the 3 bow and push down to help tuck in
the sail panels.
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10. To install the quarter windows, affix the rear corner
of the window temporarily. Now, zip the zipper only
about 1 inch (2.5 cm).At this time it is necessary to tuck
in the door frame retainer.11. After the door frame retainer has been completely
tucked in, finish zipping in the window. Then affix the
Velcrotflaps around the window.
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12. Tuck the bottom retainers on the quarter window into
the bodyside retainer, beginning from the rear and work-
ing to the front of the vehicle. Repeat this step for the
other side.13. Zip in rear window beginning from the left using
both zipper ends. Leave one zipper end at the start.
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14. To assist in getting the zipper started, lay the bar on
the inside of the wheel wells and uninstall half of the
D-pillar retainer from U-rail to expose zipper ends.15. Tuck the retainer bar into the tailgate clip.
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16. Tuck in the solid plastic retainers on each side of the
tailgate under the tailgate clip.17. Tuck in drip rail retainers into the door frame slots.
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18. Close the header latches and return the sun visor to
it's original position.SUNRIDERŸ Ð IF EQUIPPED (UNLIMITED
MODELS ONLY)
To Raise
1. Grasp the drip rail retainers and untuck both of them
from the door frame slot. Repeat this on the other side.
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2. Unclip and move the sun visors to the side.
3. Release the header latches, and slide the plastic sleeves
forward.
4. Grasp the header and lift the top back. Make sure the
material is folded back as shown. Secure latches to plastic
retainer on header. Locate strap to secure the header to
the sport bar. Wrap strap around sport bar and hook to
header and tighten.5. Attach and reposition sunvisors.
To Lower
1. Remove strap from header and sport bar.
2. Release header latches from header retainer.
3. Unclip and move the sun visors to the side.
4. Grasp the front header and pull to the front of the
vehicle.
5. Slide plastic sleeve rearward over SunriderŸ link.
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