Soft tops for daily driving in cold winters ?

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

I do in here in CO in my jeep (last 4 winters) and zero issues.

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[Bjj101]

Most Jeeps in the midwest you see in the snow are hardtops.

Not sure how you came to that conclusion? Saw a bunch here in IL last winter.

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

My concern would be the plastic windows. Sub-zero temps are not friendly with soft pliable plastic. For NW Montana it will be a hardtop for me.

Dont use an ice scraper on them and no issue. I also dont try to remove my windows when its cold out either lol.

 

[Blitzjb]

Are soft stops really out of the question for daily driving in cold winters ?

I am in NY. I have only had a soft top for the past 12 years

 

[Blitzjb]

*shrug* I'm from NY. So I guess i'll find out sooner or later

I mean it's got heat so i'm not that concerned. It might feel a bit cooler then my F150, that's for sure. But that's okay. I've never driven/owned a Jeep so it's a new experience for me. But it'll be worth the trade-off because us soft-top owners REALLY enjoy the hell outta the spring/summer/fall months. 3 out of 4 seasons of topless driving is WORTH the slightly colder temps I might get inside.

My real concern is the snow and damaging my windows (rears) cleaning snow off. The last thing I want to do is scratch up the plastic windows.

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[Blitzjb]

*shrug* I'm from NY. So I guess i'll find out sooner or later

I mean it's got heat so i'm not that concerned. It might feel a bit cooler then my F150, that's for sure. But that's okay. I've never driven/owned a Jeep so it's a new experience for me. But it'll be worth the trade-off because us soft-top owners REALLY enjoy the hell outta the spring/summer/fall months. 3 out of 4 seasons of topless driving is WORTH the slightly colder temps I might get inside.

My real concern is the snow and damaging my windows (rears) cleaning snow off. The last thing I want to do is scratch up the plastic windows.

I am also on long Island. I have only had soft top convertibles for the past 10 years... I know you see many on the LI roads everyday.

 

[Blitzjb]

My family said we can't have a soft top and live through NY winter as daily driver......so yes I am still waiting for my MIC that I have a VIN and no date! I hope they wrong for those of you that have yours and deal with cold. I will buy a Best top and see how long I can keep that on once I have!

I am also on long Island. I have only had soft top convertibles for the past 10 years... I know you see many on the LI roads everyday.

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[4x4TruckLEDs.com]

I am also on long Island. I have only had soft top convertibles for the past 10 years... I know you see many on the LI roads everyday.

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I've never passed one in the wild. I'm also on that FB group you mentioned. Our shop is over here in Lindenhurst if you ever wanna stop in and see what we've got for your bronco. Just give me a heads up if you plan to stop by so I make sure the bronco is here

 

[BrentC]

My concern would be the plastic windows. Sub-zero temps are not friendly with soft pliable plastic. For NW Montana it will be a hardtop for me.

I’m not much further north than you here in Calgary. I expect I’ll have the Bronco in the garage for the worst of the cold and share my F150 with my wife. Going and coming from a heated garage should be ok with the cold temps, but yes, I won’t want to leave the soft top outside in -30 for too long.

I’ll order a hard top as soon as they are available.

 

[Blitzjb]

I've never passed one in the wild. I'm also on that FB group you mentioned. Our shop is over here in Lindenhurst if you ever wanna stop in and see what we've got for your bronco. Just give me a heads up if you plan to stop by so I make sure the bronco is here

I will definitely come visit soon……

 

[zombie]

Luckily I have a heated garage at home... unluckily I do not have the same thing at work

 

[Macjr]

I’m in Northern NY so we will get our fair share of heavy snows and cold, and I’ll be getting a soft top 4 door BD soon. This will be new for me too . I have a heated garage so def won’t leave it out most nights. I had a friend in Lake Placid years ago who had some sort of foam type panels for the ceiling of his Jeep soft top. I have no idea what they were but it was a soft top for sure…

 

[telenerd]

I’d be concerned with the soft top and the 60mph winds we get here in Wy in the winter. Sometimes the wind is strong enough to blow over semis on i80. So I’m gonna do a hard pass on the soft top.

 

[Macjr]

I found this..no idea if they will make an insulated liner for soft top but I bet they will
https://hotheadheadliners.com/collections/jeep-soft-top-headliners

 

[Stache12]

I'll be toting around a 2 year old and a newborn come Feb and if a hard top helps with keeping it a few degrees warmer inside then that is what I got to do. A soft top not in the cards for a Wisconsin Winter. If I was a single man it'd be a different story.

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