Why isn't there a fully retractable soft top for the 2 door?

[NinjaQK]

Hey guys, I was curious why I haven't seen any soft tops that have a bow system to fully retract a soft top like jeep does for the 2 door model. Is anyone making this or is there a reason why it just won't work? It seems like most people like the fastback style and just remove the windows, but I think it would be nice to just throw the whole roof back anytime you feel like it.

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[indio22]

Hey guys, I was curious why I haven't seen any soft tops that have a bow system to fully retract a soft top like jeep does for the 2 door model. Is anyone making this or is there a reason why it just won't work? It seems like most people like the fastback style and just remove the windows, but I think it would be nice to just throw the whole roof back anytime you feel like it.

Back in the day there were several companies making soft tops for Jeeps, and so there were various designs and price points. But currently for Bronco there are only two I know of (Bestop and Rampage), so unfortunately there is not much competition in terms of price, attributes and innovation.

Personally I prefer the classic non-fastback look, plus you don't lose interior space. Maybe there is some reason a fully fold down top was deemed too difficult due to the body/rollbar arrangement? I guess a positive of the Bestop soft top is it might not block the view in back? But I wonder at highway speed if it tends to catch more air being folded high up? The Bestop does seem well designed in terms of fit and finish.

It would be nice down the road to have some more options. A Bestop rep had posted here a while back, potentially they were looking at a future fully fold down top.

 

[Gnomad]

As much as I would like a soft top for my 2 door, there's no way I'm going to accept that big roll of baggy blanket that sticks up when it's "rolled down" That's not rolled down. That's a kinda folded up mess. I'll buy a soft top when it isn't a parachute.

 

[jbacon47]

As much as I would like a soft top for my 2 door, there's no way I'm going to accept that big roll of baggy blanket that sticks up when it's "rolled down" That's not rolled down. That's a kinda folded up mess. I'll buy a soft top when it isn't a parachute.

Agreed. We will just have to wait. MyTop is making a good one for the 4-door, but no 2-door options yet..

 

[Amcole1984]

Hey guys, I was curious why I haven't seen any soft tops that have a bow system to fully retract a soft top like jeep does for the 2 door model. Is anyone making this or is there a reason why it just won't work? It seems like most people like the fastback style and just remove the windows, but I think it would be nice to just throw the whole roof back anytime you feel like it.

Because we are the minority. This will be my 3rd summer in a row having to constantly replace the hardtop at every chance of rain.

 

[Fireman]

Because we are the minority. This will be my 3rd summer in a row having to constantly replace the hardtop at every chance of rain.

wait, what you've had you Bronco for three summers now

 

[Amcole1984]

wait, what you've had you Bronco for three summers now

Yeah, got it in 21. I was very lucky to get mine then.

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