tailgate JEEP WRANGLER 2005 TJ / 2.G User Guide

NOTE:On a dual top vehicle, the two rear and center
nuts are retained onto the bodyside.
4. Open both doors.
5. Open tailgate all the way to ensure clearance of the
rear window glass. Lift rear window glass.6. Locate the wiring harness at the rear left side corner of
the vehicle.
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3. Unclip and move the sun visor to the side.
4. Release the header latches and leave the hooks in the
windshield slots.5. Open the tailgate, partially unzip the rear window on
each side, and untuck the lower retainers on the window
from the tailgate clips on both sides of the tailgate
opening.
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6. Pull the retainer bar straight out from the tailgate clips.
•Remove the rear window entirely. This is done by
unzipping the window by bringing both the right
zipper and left zipper tabs all the way to the end of
the zipper track at the bottom left corner. Both
zipper tabs will remain on the zipper track attachedto the top. Pull up on the window to disengage
zipper end. Stow the windows carefully to avoid
scratching.
7. Beginning from the rear, moving forward, partially
unzip the side window and untuck the bottom retainers.
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14. After the top is folded down, ensure that the drip rail
retainers are tucked in inward as shown. This is to avoid
unnecessary wear to the fabric.
15. After the top is folded down, tuck the check straps so
that they are not hanging and flapping outside the
vehicle.
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. Begin working from the rear of the vehicle, with the
tailgate open. Lift the plastic header (with latches) up and
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10. Tuck the bottom retainer of the quarter window into
the bottom retainer, beginning from the rear and working
to the front of the vehicle. Repeat this step for the other
side.11. To assist in getting the zipper started, lay the retainer
bar inside the vehicle on the wheel wells and uninstall
half of the left sail panel from the bodyside retainer
beginning at the tailgate to expose zipper ends.
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12. Zip in the rear window beginning from the left using
both zipper ends. Run the upper zipper around the
window leaving the lower zipper at the start.13. Tuck the retainer bar into the tailgate clips.
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14. Tuck the lower retainers of the rear window under
the tailgate clips. Reinstall the left corner if it was
untucked to get the rear window zipper started.15. Tuck the drip rail retainers into the door frame slot
above the door on both sides.
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1. Grasp the fabric of the top above the door frame. Pull
down and out on the fabric to untuck the drip rail
retainers from the door frame slot. Start at the back of the
rear drip rail retainer and work forward towards the
windshield. Repeat this on the other side.
2. Unclip and move the sun visors to the side.3. Release the header latches and hooks from the wind-
shield slots.
4. Open the tailgate, partially unzip the rear window on
each side, and untuck the lower window retainers from
the tailgate clips on both sides of the tailgate opening.
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5. Grip and rotate the retainer bar up towards you to
release it from the upper portion of the tailgate clips. The
retainer bar runs along the bottom of the rear window.
6. Remove the rear window entirely. This is done by
unzipping the window, bringing both the right zipper
and the left zipper tabs all the way to the end of the
zipper track at the bottom left corner. Both zipper tabswill remain on the zipper track attached to the top. Pull
up on the window to disengage zipper end. Stow win-
dow carefully to avoid scratching.
7. Undo the Velcrothat runs along the top and rear
edge of the side window. Beginning from the rear and
moving forward, partially unzip the side window and
untuck the bottom retainer.
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3. Begin working from the rear of the vehicle with the
tailgate open. Standing to the side of the vehicle, lift the
top by the 2 bow and 3 bow over the sport bar.
4. Engage the hooks on each side of the header into the
windshield slots and do not fully engage the header
latch. If you close the latches too soon, the top willbecome so tight that it will make many of the remaining
steps difficult or even impossible. That is why locking the
latches will be the last step.
NOTE:Grasp the drip rail retainers on each side and
untrap them from the door frame. Do not tuck the drip
rails into the door frame at this time.
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