Wrangler soft top

Dealership called and wanted a wrangler jeep tinted so the customer would buy it ,told them glass only buy a hard top!!Now that I think more about it will the tint stick to the plastic windows for a period of time"ANYBODY DONE IT" would the clarity be so bad it would be hard to see If I had more to talk about wouldnt even bring up but need some Postssss

I'd stay away from that one TB...never heard of a success story yet for looks and longevity for soft tops..let alone it would be a pain in the a$$

you can buy these and just zip them in. its the best way to do it. i have seen tint put on plastic windows and it looks horendous.

these used to be only 120 bucks

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Thanks fellows I will definately take your advice

I knew they were sold, but did not know where...

Thanx for the info, mdog.

i had a 99 wrangler a couple years ago, i was looking into getting some myself. back then they were 120 bucks, i see now they are 160 something . i bet they could be found cheeper elsewhere on the net.

I did a Geo tracker of mine and it looked good for a couple of days then it looked like crap

a reason for this is because the film doesn't truely "bond " because if you the plastic under a microscope it's raised all throughout causing air to continuosly to feed into itself + my understanding is plexiglass is similar..& gives of a gas for yrs after it's manufactured causing it to bubble up..anyone else hear this or confirm this is correct ?

Never tried to do one!!! Figured it would fock up!!!

I have heard that film would not last on plexiglass but did not know the reasoning behind it. But sounds good TW

Yes TW...

Acrylic (plexiglas) & polycarbonate (lexan) both outgas and have uneven surface expansion rates, leading to film blistering or tunneling up from the surface short and long term.

Glass has more even surface expansion rate and happens to be exactly the same rate as the polyester substrate used to make window film.

yep that would be true!

the windows will flex too much, you'll never get the film to set up. RUN AWAY from this one

I like the zip in one's makes it real easy!

a buddy of mine (he actually was a tinter) did the back uhh....'see through part' of his convertible top that was not glass...imagine the look after it's been put down several times i told him to get it off there, he was like, no i just want it dark from the inside he works at am RV factory now :booga

that would look like crap would'nt it all crunchy and dirty I doubt he could even see out of it after a few times rolled up and down?

I've done it with static cling film. It works but, the customer will have to re-apply it from time to time. Other than buying a new top - it's the only viable alternative.

All of the above, PLUS the liability factor. Are you ready to shell out for a new zip in, or soft top JUST in the event you cut one trying to tint it? Happened to me with a mustang convertible. What I charged didn't EVEN come close to replacing the top. I will not do a convertible top, glass or not.I am VERY careful, but the unexpected happens when you least expect it. I have a 1000.00 deductible on my shop ins. Not much help.

Don't do it!! It won't work!

Have the dealer buy tinted zip ins.

If you even try to put scotch tape on those plastic winders, it will never come off clean, so when the film phucks it up, it will need to be replaced.

I've been working Jeeps for 15 years or more, never try to tint plastic windows.

Think about how they get handled when you store them with the top down, the film won't take that kind of abuse.