2005 JEEP WRANGLER Owners Manual

attaching it with the Velcro. Exit the vehicle, and go to
the rear of the vehicle. Fold the rear seat and sit in the rear
cargo area facing rearward. Look up at the 3 bow and
locate the 4 snaps on the 3 bow. Grasp the fabric (fabric
contains snaps), and pull it around the 3 bow, and attach
all 4 snaps. Return rear seat to it’s original position.18. Align the sail panel retainer to the edge of the body
side retainer at the rear. Tuck the sail panel into the body
side retainer beginning from the rear and working to the
corner. Tuck the retainer around the corner and continue
forward.
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NOTE:This may be difficult due to fabric tension. If
difficulty is experienced with fabric tension, place your
hand on top of the 3 bow and gently pull down to help
tuck in the sail panels.
19. To install the quarter windows, affix the rear corner
of the quarter window temporarily to the Velcro. Start
and zip the zipper only about 1 inch (2.5 cm). At this
time, it is necessary to tuck in the door frame retainer.
After the door frame retainer has been tucked in com-
pletely, remove the window from the Velcroand finish
zipping in the window. Tuck and secure the Velcroflaps
which are above and to the rear of the quarter window.
Repeat this step for the other side.
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20. Tuck in the bottom retainers on the quarter windows
into the bodyside retainer, beginning from the rear and
working to the front of the vehicle. Repeat this step for
the other side.
21. Locate the black retainer bar that was set aside, and
the rear window. Remove and discard the end caps. Slidethe retainer bar over the receiver at the bottom inside of
the rear window with the bulky seal away from you.
NOTE:
To assist in getting the rear window zippers
started, lay the bar inside the vehicle on the wheel wells
and uninstall half of the left sail panel from the bodyside
retainer, beginning near the tailgate to expose zipper ends.
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22. Zip the rear window beginning from the left using
both zipper ends. Run the upper zipper around the
window to the right side leaving the lower zipper end at
the start on the left.23. Tuck in the retainer bar ends into the tailgate clips on
each side of the tailgate opening.
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24. Tuck the lower retainers on both sides of the rear
window under the tailgate clips. Reinstall the left sail
panel if it was untucked to get the rear window zipper
started.25. Tuck the drip rail retainers into the door frame slots
above the door on both sides.
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26. Close the header latches and return the sun visor to
it’s secure position.HARD TOP
CAUTION!
•The hard top is not designed to carry any addi-
tional loads such as roof racks, spare tires, build-
ing, hunting, or camping supplies, and/or lug-
gage, etc. Also, it was not designed as a structural
member of the vehicle, and thus cannot properly
carry any additional loads other than environmen-
tal (rain, snow, etc.).
CAUTION!
Do not move your vehicle until the top has been
either fully attached to the windshield frame and
bodyside, or fully removed.
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Hard Top Removal
1. Fold down the sun visors and move them to the side.
2. Unlatch the two hard top latches located at the top of
the windshield.
3. Unbolt the six Torxhead screws which secure the
hard top to the vehicle using a #40 Torxhead driver.
CAUTION!
When removing the 2 front screws just rearward of
the doors, make sure that the nut does not fall into
the seat belt retractor. Grasp the nut to prevent this
from occurring.
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NOTE:On a dual top vehicle, the two rear and center
nuts are retained onto the bodyside.
4. Open both doors.
5. Open tailgate all the way to ensure clearance of the
rear window glass. Lift rear window glass.6. Locate the wiring harness at the rear left side corner of
the vehicle.
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