Soft tops for daily driving in cold winters ?

[zombie]

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.

I've driven at speeds above 60mph already and don't see why that's a concern.

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[zombie]

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

FWIW they have a "coming soon" page for Broncos:

https://hotheadheadliners.com/pages/2021-ford-bronco-headliners

I'll be checking back from time to time, their jeep products look decent.

 

[Macjr]

Nice!! I missed that. Prices seem very fair for the Jeep products so looking forward to seeing what they develop

 

[telenerd]

I've driven at speeds above 60mph already and don't see why that's a concern.

 

[zombie]

I'm familiar with prairie winds, I lived in Manitoba for 9 years... I still don't see why it's a concern.

Strangely both the truck filming the video and the one that was ahead of it weren't affected. I'd say that other truck ended up where it did due to an inexperienced driver more than the wind.

 

[ramblinwreck]

Yes, the heater will keep the truck comfortable. I am not sure how much more insulated a lined hard top would be, but I would guess very little.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

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

Sure I see a bunch too, they are called CJ’s and YJ’s.

i can put my GoPro up if you like in two months and you can count for yourself. Late model dd’s helps around here are mostly hardtop.

 

[Bjj101]

Sure I see a bunch too, they are called CJ’s and YJ’s.

i can put my GoPro up if you like in two months and you can count for yourself. Late model dd’s helps around here are mostly hardtop.

Dont need ya to put your go pro up buddy, I'm sure the soft top will do just fine.

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

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.

Thats what remote start is for. By the time I go out to my jeep, windshield is thawed, inside is toasty and have never felt cold here in CO during winters driving the jeep w softtop.

eventually we’ll be getting the mod top bronco but that mainly for ease of just removing the front panels vs having the soft top folded back on top and looks.

 

[DrSquatch]

Honestly, my biggest concern living in the Northeast is salt. Most of the Jeeps I see around here have the vinyl (I think?) type material. A little worried about the fabric aspect of the Bronco ST. Does anyone know anything about this?

 

[kristyb222]

I'm in Montana and #1 reason for hardtop is to have a rear defroster, #2 reason is so my plastic windows don't crack under the sub temps when we hit -30 and stay there for a while. Also, who wants the hassle of brushing off the entire top to get the snow weight off / prevent soft top sag? Not too worried about it getting "cold" inside - that's why you get Lux with heated seats.

 

[zombie]

FWIW, I definitely want a hard top, but they seem to be unobtanium right now.

So I bought a soft top.

 

[BroncBronc]

in my experience it's been a surprisingly non-issue, you just can't chip the ice off.

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