AZDIESELPIG
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When I got my JL the soft top had this little metal on metal rattle and when I started looking to see what it was , I noticed one the backets that holds the plastic track to the passenger door was cracked. Dealer ordered the part and it took about 10 days...over that 10 days the rattle tuned in to a loud bang when bumps in the road would cause some side to side movement of the top. I never test drove the Jeep, I test drove one on the lot but this one was on the showroom floor and I liked the color better so we just switched units...my mistake probably LOL
Dealer replaced the plastic bracket and I was hoping that would solve the issue...it didn't...any rough spots in the road , uneven road transitions like bridges, dirt roads caused the noise.
Trip number 2 tech was unable to replicate the noise
Trip number 3 I went with the tech - was able to replicate the noise
Trip number 4 took Jeep in for them to trouble shoot...said the tightened various bolts on the soft top issue resolved. Took the Jeep home and it was defeinetly much better, I actually thought they got it fixed until I crossed a bridge...then it made the noise on the dirst road to me house. So I will say its 70% better than before.
Dealer wants me to take it again to have tech look at to see what can be adjusted - I feel this is a huge waste of time as they already had it to trouble shoot and make adjustments - I cant see how you would "adjust" the top anyway.
I got to looking around and I think I found what the issue is. The right hand end of the bow that is directly over the sound bar is banging against the bar it lays next to when the top is closed. The bar is part of the hinge. You can see on the end of the bow where it wore a hole through the felt and the bar is scuffed where its making contact.
My gut feeling is the frame of this top is tweaked and needs to be replaced. I do not see similar issue searching other forums and the interwebs, so this must be a rare issue.
Dealer replaced the plastic bracket and I was hoping that would solve the issue...it didn't...any rough spots in the road , uneven road transitions like bridges, dirt roads caused the noise.
Trip number 2 tech was unable to replicate the noise
Trip number 3 I went with the tech - was able to replicate the noise
Trip number 4 took Jeep in for them to trouble shoot...said the tightened various bolts on the soft top issue resolved. Took the Jeep home and it was defeinetly much better, I actually thought they got it fixed until I crossed a bridge...then it made the noise on the dirst road to me house. So I will say its 70% better than before.
Dealer wants me to take it again to have tech look at to see what can be adjusted - I feel this is a huge waste of time as they already had it to trouble shoot and make adjustments - I cant see how you would "adjust" the top anyway.
I got to looking around and I think I found what the issue is. The right hand end of the bow that is directly over the sound bar is banging against the bar it lays next to when the top is closed. The bar is part of the hinge. You can see on the end of the bow where it wore a hole through the felt and the bar is scuffed where its making contact.
My gut feeling is the frame of this top is tweaked and needs to be replaced. I do not see similar issue searching other forums and the interwebs, so this must be a rare issue.