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06-01-2011, 11:30 PM
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Location: Missoula, Montana
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So as it (finally) shows signs of becoming summer up here I am starting to wonder how I am going to store my hard top. I live in an apartment, so I don't have a garage but I do have a small storage space that the hard top can fit in. Doing one of the hanging things is out of the question. I contemplated using it as a coffee table but don't think it will compliment my living room. 
Is there a way I should position it to do the least amount (like none) of damage? I was planning on getting one of the covers for it, but other than that I don't really know what is absolutely necessary to do no damage. It is a 2011 4dr JK.
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06-02-2011, 06:09 AM
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I was concerned about this, and the best place I had was out on the deck in the back yard. I did not like the idea one bit until my wife commented that "the top stays outside all winter, so what is the big deal if it sits outside in the summer."
blink...blink Guess where the top is now?
I know that does not apply directly to your situation, but it was fun to type anyway.
They do make a "cart" that allows you to stand the top on its back edge, with the forward lip facing skyward. You could also make one yoursef in an hour with a $40 trip to Lowes.
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06-02-2011, 10:18 AM
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I have a dolly similar to the ones you can buy that sets it upright (rear window down) on casters and then just roll it up against the wall. You could put that in the shed too, and it wouldn't take up much space.
Nearly identical to this: http://www.quadratec.com/products/12020_301.htm
It's just a few 2x4s, some rollers and carpet. I take it off around March, push it up against the wall and don't think about it again until winter.
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06-02-2011, 10:42 AM
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Buy an eight dollar sheet of 1" blueboard, cut it in half, set that on the ground and set your hard top on it back window down and roof side out to the rest of the shed. Does the same thing as the cart for a heck of a lot less money.
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06-02-2011, 11:48 AM
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I store the hard top and doors during the summer. Last year I stored them in DYI things I made from write-ups on the various JK sites. It was OK.
This year I have a lot less room in the garage to work with, so I shelled out for the Bestop BOSS because of how the door cart "hovers" the doors inside of the hard top, taking up way less floor space than my stuff from last year did. (I also like how the hard top cart attaches to the top before the top comes off the Jeep, makes the process a little less awkward, IMO)
Definitely not an inexpensive system, but I'm happy with it. FWIW, Amazon had it for ~$50 less (not including the savings from free shipping) than most of the usual Jeep accessory sites.
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06-04-2011, 12:49 AM
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Cool! Thanks for all the suggestions. Sorry for being such a noob!
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06-05-2011, 05:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jstrubberg
Buy an eight dollar sheet of 1" blueboard, cut it in half, set that on the ground and set your hard top on it back window down and roof side out to the rest of the shed. Does the same thing as the cart for a heck of a lot less money.
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Blueboard? 
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06-05-2011, 08:04 PM
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Why are you going to cover it if it's in storage? The dust will come off the first time you wash your Jeep.
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06-05-2011, 08:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChicagoGuy
I have a dolly similar to the ones you can buy that sets it upright (rear window down) on casters and then just roll it up against the wall. You could put that in the shed too, and it wouldn't take up much space.
Nearly identical to this: http://www.quadratec.com/products/12020_301.htm
It's just a few 2x4s, some rollers and carpet. I take it off around March, push it up against the wall and don't think about it again until winter. |
Have you noticed any warping during storage?
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06-05-2011, 08:39 PM
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I figured it would help protect it, but now I am planning not too and just getting the wheelie cart thing. I was more worried about scratches and dings then dust...
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06-06-2011, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RubiconMT
Blueboard? |
Insulation foam board. Usualy blue or pink in color, thus, blueboard.
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06-06-2011, 01:10 PM
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formerly VetteDriver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zamball
Have you noticed any warping during storage?
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Nope. Two seasons so far, no issues.
But definitely build this kind of thing. The price they charge on the prebuilt ones is outrageous.
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