There has got to be an easier way to secure an Islander Top

JeeperCane · 06-04-2007, 09:49 PM

I bought this stupid thing a few months ago and I've had the hardest time getting it to fit "securely" The pics below show a bit of a wrinkle around the windshield, which I have since worked out by simply using the top a few more times. It now sits securely in the window channel. My problem is the back. The hooks, which I have attached to the tub very rarely stay on. I find myself constantly worried about it flying off while I'm driving. Can someone please post pics of how they hold their islander top down? Thanks!

JeeperCane · 06-06-2007, 10:33 AM

I guess not.

nolo263 · 06-06-2007, 10:39 AM

I put mine on the rail that the original top fits into. Basically just spin the hook and move it an inch back of where you have it in the picture. I had mine where yours is but when I bought the tonneu cover I had to move the straps to the back. Get some pliers and slightly bend the hooks closed a littly bit and tighten the straps down. Mine has never come off..

Weekender1969 · 06-06-2007, 11:28 AM

I use two of the little loops on the back of the tub that came in the jeep. The little clip things that came with the top suck. Perhaps your jeep has the little loops as well, just look around under the carpet and such. They are directly behind the plate for the rear of the cage on mine.

JeeperCane · 06-06-2007, 11:53 AM

thanks guys, ill try both ideas!

LandRover · 06-06-2007, 11:59 AM

I had an 89 with a bikini top that had straps that went all the way back like that...I made little brackets out of a small piece of steel and bolted them down using that Torx bolt visible in your pic (there's one on each corner of the back of the Jeep.) they were basically a 1" wide strip of steel, about 3 inches long with two holes in them. One hole went under that bolt like a washer, and the other was what I hooked the top to. I kind of bent the brackets up to match the angle of the strap...

JeeperCane · 06-08-2007, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Weekender1969

I use two of the little loops on the back of the tub that came in the jeep. The little clip things that came with the top suck. Perhaps your jeep has the little loops as well, just look around under the carpet and such. They are directly behind the plate for the rear of the cage on mine.

not to make this a huge thread, but can someone please post pics of said loops? I have looked over my jeep and can't seem to find them. if anyone can help me out, i'd really appreciate it.

ggjeep · 06-08-2007, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeperCane

not to make this a huge thread, but can someone please post pics of said loops? I have looked over my jeep and can't seem to find them. if anyone can help me out, i'd really appreciate it.

I think their talknig about the "Footman Loop" the same kind of loop your door strap attaches to.

JeeperCane · 06-08-2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ggjeep

I think their talknig about the "Footman Loop" the same kind of loop your door strap attaches to.

ok, then im a complete moron b/c I can't find it.

ggjeep · 06-08-2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeperCane

ok, then im a complete moron b/c I can't find it.

I just went out to look at mine. I don't seem to have any loops in the rear of the tub either.

TSEJEEPERS · 06-08-2007, 09:24 PM

I have pretty much the same top as yours. I think mine was called the island accoustico top or something like that. The back straps go where the regular top goes. There is also a strap that is in the middle of the top. It loops around the roll bar and then attaches to the windshield by the loop above the rear view mirror. That strap pretty much holds the top on. The rear ones just keep the back of it from flapping around.

Weekender1969 · 06-09-2007, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JeeperCane

not to make this a huge thread, but can someone please post pics of said loops? I have looked over my jeep and can't seem to find them. if anyone can help me out, i'd really appreciate it.

If you have them they would be directly under the bar for your soft top that is in the pic you posted above. All it is, is a small bar that is screwed down on both ends. It is identical to the one above the rear view mirror.

If you don't have them they can be ordered, I think Quadretec has them. They work ten times better than the little clippy things.

Dale

JeeperCane · 06-09-2007, 12:23 PM

thanks guys