Soft top opinion

[PUPTLAM]

I am getting a Tiger Top soft top with winter comming on. What looks better on a cruiser, a set of soft doors or the old hard doors with a soft top? Thank you for opinions. Clark

 

[SizzleChest]

hard, plus they work a lot better than the soft doors would through the winter

 

[MOfj40]

I second that.

 

[LandCruiserSteve]

I third that. The hard doors will also give you a better seal to keep the rain out, and even keep the interior a little quieter on the road.

 

[bandy rooster]

being hard is better then bein soft

i was hell-bent on getting a soft top for my 40, untill i kept seeing 40's with the hard top on and saw how sweet it looks, don't throw out the idea of the hard top - but if so go with the hard doors atleast

 

[mattcobb]

hard keep out the water better - and look pretty good - I switch to soft doors when rain comes and goes in the spring

 

[buckroseau]

i was hell-bent on getting a soft top for my 40, untill i kept seeing 40's with the hard top on and saw how sweet it looks, don't throw out the idea of the hard top - but if so go with the hard doors atleast

I agree with you on the soft top and hard top, I love the hardtop look, until I saw Eshan's tops last year he started making. I still want the hardtop, but if I was going to get a soft top........

Eshan's is the only one I would ever consider, w/ hard doors of course Kinda has that Landcruiser, boxy, goofy look a 40 should have, but in a soft top.

Matt

 

[PUPTLAM]

Already speaking with Eshan. Trying to get in on a group buy.
Soft top and hard doors it is. I like that look too, I just wanted confirmation on what I already knew. Thank you all, Clark.

 

[77TLCFJ40]

How about a compromise...

Get Eshans hard lower half doors with soft uppers. He is making these now right?

Best of both worlds?

 

[WES1977]

Already speaking with Eshan. Trying to get in on a group buy.
Soft top and hard doors it is. I like that look too, I just wanted confirmation on what I already knew. Thank you all, Clark.

Are your doors in good shape? I wish mine were?

 

[SizzleChest]

How about a compromise...

Get Eshans hard lower half doors with soft uppers. He is making these now right?

Best of both worlds?

that's what i'd like to get, but by the time you get them to your door and then get them painted, they're $1k. someone posted a while back that STC was making the same thing, but i emailed them and they confirmed that that was not true.

 

[ken_79-fj40]

hard, plus they work a lot better than the soft doors would through the winter

And they are a lot warmer. If it gets really cold where you are, you will still freeze. 5 years ago my cruiser was my only 4wd vehicle and I live out in the sticks in NH. I had to drive it a lot. I froze. Hard doors, both heaters working good, and a kayline top. Anything over 40 mph got cold really quick. With soft doors, lower that to about 5mph.