softtop... black denim or black??

davegt · 11-21-2008, 08:25 PM

So i decided to but a bestop for my cj5. i was wondering which would be better...the black denim or the black (which is vinyl im guessing) . Im up in Canada ,Newfoundland so the weather is not the best. thinking the denim might hold up better but not sure. thanks

CopperCJ7 · 11-21-2008, 08:28 PM

I bought the black denim soft top. "Denim" is not the material - it's more the surface texture. And what I didn't know is that while the black denim looks great at night, it looks dark gray during the day. I'd stick with the black (01) color.

gotCLAY · 11-21-2008, 08:56 PM

X2 on the sail cloth. It is a lot stronger and looks great.

**keith460** · 11-22-2008, 06:26 AM

Is the "Sail Cloth" tops available for CJ's with steel doors?

Icemanii · 11-22-2008, 07:04 AM

Sailcloth replacement tops aren't made for the CJ's. They stop at '88 and newer.

**keith460** · 11-22-2008, 07:14 AM

That's what I thought. I remember looking into this before and could never find one for the CJ series....

I miss having Whitco tops available too, bought my last one in 1993 for $300.00 new.

MikeMCJ · 11-22-2008, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by keith460

I miss having Whitco tops available too, bought my last one in 1993 for $300.00 new.

try a yahoo search for Austin Jeeps. their site is down right now, but I was on it less than a week ago, they advertise whitco tops

HackFabrication · 11-22-2008, 09:41 AM

BesTop SuperTop.

Available, Great customer service on parts, and they go on sale frequently at various vendors. My 76 CJ5's SuperTop was $669.95 (free shipping) from www.clemson4wheel.com.

As posted the only difference in the Black vs Denim is the texture of the top and matte finish. I went with Black, as it is easier to keep clean.

Here's a pic of the old one after I cleaned it up a bit:

No pics of the new one, it's still in the box....

davegt · 11-22-2008, 12:46 PM

thanks fo the feed back.. HACKFABRICATION its to bad that clemson doent ship to canada thats a good deal.
Does anybody else recomend any places to buy the super top,the cheaper the better....(cj5s $$$$$..wow)

Floridazed · 11-22-2008, 07:28 PM

4wd hardware is running a double rebate special. saves $200.
I'm about to order mine. hmmm.... black or denim.

**chet44** · 11-22-2008, 10:07 PM

jeeptopdepot.com has rebates plus free shipping. I just bought a tigertop for my CJ7 for 662.00

Performance · 11-23-2008, 12:49 AM

At the time, I couldn't beat on the Bestop Supertop. I got the black denim to give the CJ an updated look. It's really no harder to keep clean than the regular black. I've had both and I personally like the denim the best.

CopperCJ7 · 11-23-2008, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by chet44

jeeptopdepot.com has rebates plus free shipping. I just bought a tigertop for my CJ7 for 662.00

I bought my black denim Bestop Supertop for $498 + tax at 4WP. See what I mean about it not being a rich black color?

davegt · 11-23-2008, 08:06 AM

nice pics people....the black denim is the way to go i think....but i just found a site that sell the charcol grey almost $ 200 than the other colors...4 wheelparts....why ? i dont know....so i might go with the grey. thats the site coppercj7 was talking about... but they r only offering the grey for that cheap for the cj5s