Well, I bought my 2000 Wrangler with a hard top, so it did not come with the door surrounds, bows, front header or tailgate bar. I decided I wanted the option to go with the soft top, but I didn't want to go buy new bows and such. I looked at Tom's top, and loved it so a went to the Viking Tops website at Vikingoffroad.com and bought one. Since then they have partnered with Rampage to make these tops. The prices are lower, and the vikingoffroad site has the door surrounds, windshield channel and the tailgate parts available. I love the ability to, for instance, drive to Titus Canyon without being blown all over, then air down as I remove the rear window, the side windows, and store them inside the top (due to the two layer design) and the wheel the canyon with just the "safari top" on. Once we get out of the canyon, we replace the top pieces while we air up. The drive home again is much less windy and air conditioned this way. We really love this top, and the way it functions. When this one finally dies, we will certainly buy another one. The best part is that when the summer is over, I can take my hard top out of storage, remove the Viking top, and fold it up and place it on a shelf out of the way until Spring season again. With no bows, this top takes up a lot less room, and is much faster to put on and take off. Remember, any soft top is going to be noisy though. It's only a piece of fabric, with no insulation, no matter what you do for it. Just keep in mind, Wranglers have strong heaters and air conditioners to make up for their lack of insulation. I hope my experiences have helped, and feel free to ask any questions, I have been working this hard top / soft top problem for several years.
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