You put the final bit of padding in the wrong place. The pads with the individual Velcro straps attaches to the center overhead pieces. You need to out the factory padding back on the side bars. Thanks for the video, it helped a lot!
When you take the 3 bolts out for the door post, why can't you just reuse the factory bolts and clips. Why do you have to remove the clips and use backer bolt plate?
Door surrounds and other plastic trim will require serious cutting so NOT bolt-on by any stretch. Door jam mounting cap bolts will also rub on the doors making a mystery squeak until you peen the door where the heads will have already rubbed the paint off of the metal if you did a test drive. Several of my clamshell brackets had the cap head relief hole seriously offset making it impossible to install before using a moto tool to grind out the mistake. Found 3 such mistakes on two of the clamps. DIY skills will be required. Once installed it is a major upgrade to the safety cage. Serious wheelers will want to add an A-pillar brace to the floor and from the underside of the floor to the frame.
This video needs some work. There is no way the crossmember beam will perfectly line up when both of the side pillars are bolted down. Connect the cross beam to both pillars but don’t fully tighten. This will align both sides. Once it’s all bolted in tighten up. I followed this video and the cross beam was over an inch out of whack on one side. Overall great kit for the money. I might need a 1.5 inch sear riser now the cross bar definitely obstructs visibility.
I have the poison spider 🕷 trail cage. For the sound bar I just made two cut outs for the roll cage bar. Cut the cloth material right down the middle where you are going to cut the sound bar. The material will just fit itself when you put the sound bar back in. It looks OEM finish when your done.
That's a great question I'm calling them now to find out. I called Extreme Terrain and they have kits so you can modify it so you can. But otherwise No.
Yes, save your $ and keep your sound bar. This seems like a waste of $ to me when you could weld on some extra bars. Im not planning to roll mine tho. Be safe!
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After watching this I’m glad I went with the Rock Hard kit for my LJ. Any additional bracing to the roll cage is great
You put the final bit of padding in the wrong place. The pads with the individual Velcro straps attaches to the center overhead pieces. You need to out the factory padding back on the side bars. Thanks for the video, it helped a lot!
Great kit. But if you love the soundbar and lighting you have to figure out where else to get it.
i have an '04 with the speaker pods rather than the sound bar, will they still work with this kit?
When you take the 3 bolts out for the door post, why can't you just reuse the factory bolts and clips. Why do you have to remove the clips and use backer bolt plate?
Lol y’all must have had longer bolts than me for the six by the speakers 😂😂😂
So no sound bar speakers...huh
Nice product. Can you still a softtop with the cage?.
Can you still lay the windshield down with this kit?
No
Door surrounds and other plastic trim will require serious cutting so NOT bolt-on by any stretch. Door jam mounting cap bolts will also rub on the doors making a mystery squeak until you peen the door where the heads will have already rubbed the paint off of the metal if you did a test drive. Several of my clamshell brackets had the cap head relief hole seriously offset making it impossible to install before using a moto tool to grind out the mistake. Found 3 such mistakes on two of the clamps. DIY skills will be required. Once installed it is a major upgrade to the safety cage. Serious wheelers will want to add an A-pillar brace to the floor and from the underside of the floor to the frame.
Thanks this really helped the install
This video needs some work. There is no way the crossmember beam will perfectly line up when both of the side pillars are bolted down. Connect the cross beam to both pillars but don’t fully tighten. This will align both sides. Once it’s all bolted in tighten up. I followed this video and the cross beam was over an inch out of whack on one side. Overall great kit for the money. I might need a 1.5 inch sear riser now the cross bar definitely obstructs visibility.
Can I still use my smittybilt gear overhead Mille storage with this cage????
Anyone know what color that is??
How does door surround reattach?? does it fit between clamps??
I have the poison spider 🕷 trail cage. For the sound bar I just made two cut outs for the roll cage bar. Cut the cloth material right down the middle where you are going to cut the sound bar. The material will just fit itself when you put the sound bar back in. It looks OEM finish when your done.
Would this fit my Jeep YJ aswell or only TJ
This specific cage kit is for Jeep TJ's only, sorry! -Zach
Is there any way to modify this kit to make the sound bar still able to fit?
That's a great question I'm calling them now to find out. I called Extreme Terrain and they have kits so you can modify it so you can. But otherwise No.
Yes, save your $ and keep your sound bar. This seems like a waste of $ to me when you could weld on some extra bars. Im not planning to roll mine tho. Be safe!
The sound pods from my 2006 fit and work fine.
Buy some roll bar marine speakers.. call it a day stop complaining 😄
Both of you guys are called Ryan Houck interesting.
Actually, one is Ryan Houck and the other is Ryan Huck! Funny how things work though. 😅 -Zach
Seems a bit different than our normal Ryan
He likes the look of a bare cage but prefers the vegetable garden in the medical facility after a roll over or wreck lol
someone needs to teach you how to use an allen wrench
Jon c it looks like he completed the job and didn’t even know how to use an Allen wrench according to you! LOL
That music is killing me
Will this work with a hardtop?