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This mini build Extended Brief Top in Black Diamond is for those of you that have a 1997

to 2006 TJ and are looking for a Safari style top to add on to your Jeep.

This is going to give you an open-air experience by not having any of the three windows or

that rear section of the top that attaches to the tub, giving you a very open feel, but

still keeping the direct sun and the rain off of you when you're in the Jeep.

Whether you're running with or without doors, this top is going to wrap around these sport

cage upfront above the two doors, so it is going to keep you pretty dry on the inside

of the Jeep.

This is going to be, of course, more protective than a mesh top would be.

This is going to do a much better job keeping the moisture out and it's gonna block 100%

of the sun instead of a mesh top load that would only block part of it.

Now this is the Extended Brief Top, so this is going to go from the windshield channel

all the way to the back of the Jeep.

This is going to cover both the front and the rear seat passengers in your TJ.

There are, of course, shorter tops like this that will just cover the front seat passengers

if that's something you're interested in.

Now there are a couple different versions of these out there from a couple of different

companies.

There are some that are more expensive than this.

I think this one's pretty appropriately priced for what you're getting.

You are going to get a high quality piece.

It's gonna stay nice and tight on the Jeep, so it's not going to flap around.

It's gonna look good.

It's gonna hold up well.

And I think it's pretty affordable.

This top is made of the same high quality Black Diamond material as your factory top,

so it is going to match your interior and exterior of your Jeep very well.

It's going to come with all of the straps, VELCROs and buckles that is necessary, already

attached to it, so it's going to stay nice and tight, and it's not going to flap on the

Jeep, which is one of the big complaints that people have with this style of top.

You're going to be able to attach this again right around the sport cage upfront keeping

it nice and tight.

It has these additional straps upfront to keep any water from pooling on top of the

top.

Now, one thing that is important to note about this top, as well as a lot of the other ones

on the market, is that this does require a windshield header bar.

So that's something you're going to have to purchase separately, and you're going to need

in order to install this onto your Jeep.

So you do have to figure that into the cost of installing a top like this.

So as far as the install goes, I'm gonna give this a one out of three wrenches.

You should be able to get this installed on your Jeep in half an hour or less.

And every time you install it and uninstall it, you're just going to get that much quicker.

Now, the first step is going to be installing the windshield header bar on to your top,

of course, after removing your hard top or soft top.

That header bar will attach right to the top of your factory windshield frame.

Then you'll work your way from the front to the back attaching all the straps and VELCRO

pieces to make sure that this is nice and tight.

Now, the first go-around, you can leave most of the straps a little bit loose, just get

them in position, and then again working from the front to the back, tighten everything

down.

That way you're not gonna have any wrinkles and you're gonna make sure that everything

fits as it should.

This top comes in at just $70, which I do think is a pretty good deal.

It's gonna be a little bit less expensive than some of the other ones on the market.

Now some of be more expensive Safari style tops will have some additional features, like

maybe built-in zippered pockets, but if you're not interested in those additional features,

this is going to be a good way to still get a quality top that will save you a few dollars.

Now, it is very important to remember, as I mentioned before, that you need to figure

the price of that windshield header into running a top like this if you don't already have

one.

So if you're looking for a Safari style top for your TJ, I definitely recommend taking

a look at this one from Smittybilt and you can find it right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler J Tops USA Safari Mesh Top (2007-2017 JK 2-Door) Review & Install - Duration: 4:38.

This J Tops USA Safari Mesh Top with the Thin Blue Line design is for those of you that

have a four-door 2007 and up JK and are looking for an incredibly high quality mesh top, but

also to show your support for your local law enforcement officers.

J Tops USA makes some of the highest quality tops and top accessories that I've ever seen,

and this is no different.

A lot of the other mesh tops on the market will still do the same job of giving you that

open air driving experience, while blocking some of the sun's rays from you and your passengers,

you know, beating directly down on your head, making you feel a little bit cooler, especially

when you're sitting in traffic.

But this one here is going to be a lot easier to install than a lot of the other ones.

You have built in and attached plastic buckles that are adjustable instead of having to keep

track of bungee cords that will eventually stretch out.

This has neodymium magnets that are going to attach to your sound bar to keep flapping

to a minimum.

Everything is of the highest grade materials, its double and triple stitched.

This is a mesh top that is going to hold up for a very, very long time.

Now you are going to pay a little bit of a premium for this additional quality.

However, in my opinion, if you're going to be running this for an entire summer year-after-year,

you want something that's gonna last, this is definitely going to be the way to go.

On top of that, J Tops USA does give you the opportunity to purchase a bunch of different

designs.

They have a regular American flag.

They have a military themed American flag.

And then, of course, this one, the Thin Blue Line design which is showing support for law

enforcement.

As I mentioned before, the construction of this mesh top is going to be of a higher quality

than a lot of the other ones on the market.

This is poly webbing.

It has military grade buckles and straps attached onto it.

In the middle here, they use these magnets to attach it down to your sound bar instead

of grommets where you have additional straps.

All of that is going to make it a lot easier to get this installed and means that it's

going to hold up very, very well over time.

This has an aluminum header that's sewn right into it, so it's going to attach to your factory

windshield frame.

You're not going to need any straps upfront.

It's going to hold nice and tight, and you're not going to get a ton of flapping from this.

And, as I mentioned before, because this isn't just grommets and bungee cords, you don't

have anything that's gonna stretch out over time allowing more flapping, and nothing to

lose like those individual bungee cords.

This is a very simple one out of three wrench installation.

It shouldn't take you more than five minutes to get it installed and about a minute to

get it uninstalled.

However, this is designed to work right underneath of your factory hard top or soft top.

You just have to flip the header section back a little bit, so you can really leave this

installed if you choose to.

Now the installation process is going to be removing your hard top or your soft top.

Get that out of the way the first time you're installing this.

Start at the front attaching the hooks onto the factory top hooks as well as the equipment

loop in the center of the top of the windshield frame.

You can leave all the straps loose at first, then working your way from the front to the

back attaching all of the other buckles around the sport cage.

Make sure that your magnets make contact with the top of your sound bar, and again just

work all the way to back side of that sport cage.

Once everything is fully installed, you can go through again starting from the front,

working your way to the back, tightening down all of the straps.

Very, very simple process, anybody can do this in very little time, and once you have

all of the straps adjusted it's even easier to install this the next time.

For all of that quality and ease of installation, you are going to pay a little bit of a premium.

And this Safari Mesh Top is going to come in at right around $290, which is going to

be one of the more expensive options on the market.

Now if you're somebody who wants a mesh top to run it a couple weekends out of the year,

it probably doesn't make sense to spend the money on something that's this high quality,

because this quality means it's going to hold up really well over time over a lot of long

uses.

However, if you are in that boat, if you're somebody who lives in an area that doesn't

get a lot of rain, you plan on running this a lot of months out of the year, you want

something that's gonna hold up really well and continue looking good, then I think that

this is well worth the additional money.

So if you're looking for a very high quality Safari Mesh Top with the Thin Blue Line design,

I definitely recommend taking a look at this option from J Tops USA that you can find right

here at extremeterrain.com.

For more infomation >> Jeep Wrangler J Tops USA Safari Mesh Top (2007-2017 JK 2-Door) Review & Install - Duration: 4:38.

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Jeep Wrangler K&N 57 Series FIPK Performance Cold Air Intake (1997-2006 4.0L TJ) Review & Install - Duration: 5:46.

The K&N 57 Series FIPK Performance Cold Air Intake is for those of you who that have a

four-liter, 1997 to 2006 TJ, and are looking to add a cold air intake for a little bit

more power, a little bit more fuel efficiency, and a little bit more sound from underneath

the hood, especially when you jump on the throttle.

Now, in theory, any time you help an engine breathe in or out a little bit more freely,

you are gonna get some more power.

And that is going to be true with this cold air intake.

You are gonna pick up a couple of horsepower.

Now in general, a cold air intake is going to give you horsepower at the very top of

the RPM range, which isn't an area that you see all that often in your TJ.

So I don't think you're going to feel huge gains from this cold air intake in the seat-of-the-pants

dyno.

However, you are going to get some additional noise from under the hood and you are going

to get a little bit of mile per gallon gains from this because you are gonna to get a little

bit more air into the engine.

Now the reason you're not going to see huge horsepower or torque gains all the way through

the RPM range is because that I6 has been around for a very long time and it is very

much optimized right out of the factory.

So you are going to see some gains, but they're not going to be massive.

The other thing to note with any kind of cold air intake, this one included, is that if

you take your Jeep off-road a lot in an area where there's a lot of water, you run a lotta

mud, do a lotta water crossings, this is going to eliminate that factory aquabox [SP] out

of your air intake system so you're going to eliminate one level of protection against

sucking air into the engine and potentially causing damage via hydrolock.

So keep that in mind as well.

If you are somebody who's just running a lot of drier trails, you can certainly get away

with something like this, although some people will say that the more open element K&N filter

will let a little bit more dust and particulate into the engine.

So that's something to consider as well.

In general, a cold air intake is designed to pull colder air, but no matter what, unless

you're installing a snorkel, you're still pulling air from underneath the hood of your

Jeep from within that engine bay.

TJs are known for a lot of heat soak, so it's very hot under there, but this is going to

help get a little bit more air into the engine and it should be a little bit cooler partially

thanks to this piece of the cold air intake here that is designed to allow it to pull

the coldest air from that front corner of the fender as possible instead of from the

center of the engine bay which, of course, is going to be a little bit warmer.

This is going to be a setup from K&N, so you're getting, of course, a K&N air filter which

is going to be washable and re-oilable.

This is, or should be, at least, the last filter that you'll ever have to buy for your

cold air intake because you can just clean it out and reuse it over and over and over

again.

Now as far as cold air intakes goes, this one is going to be around the middle to the

lower end of the price range.

There are some intakes that have a fully enclosed air box, and those ones are going to be more

because they're gonna have more material.

There are also some that have a metal intake tube instead of the plastic one that's included

with this cold air intake.

Those are also going to be more expensive.

But if you're looking for something a little bit more basic, not quite as many features,

and save a little bit of money, this is gonna be a good way to go.

So I touched on a little bit of the construction of this cold air intake already, it has this

plastic intake tube, it's also going to come with all of the couplers, the hardware, and

the clamps that you're going to need to get it attached to your Jeep.

So you have the intake tube here, you also have a nipple built right into it for your

vent, and you also are going to have a spot where you can install your ambient air temp

sensor if you have one of the later model TJs that is equipped with one.

Of course, here you have a bit of an air box.

It is really only going to be three-sided and that is designed to draw the coldest possible

air into the engine, and this does also come with some weather stripping that you can put

around the outside of it, it's gonna finish off the look of that box a little bit further.

Of course, as we said, this does come with one of K&N's conical air filters that is going

to be washable and rechargable, re-oilable, so you can use it over and over again.

As far as the install goes, I am gonna give this a one out of three wrenches.

This is probably going to take you less than an hour to get installed on your TJ, and anyone

can do this in their driveway with just some traditional hand tools and a socket set.

The first step is, of course, going to be removing that factory air intake that you

have on your Jeep.

So you'll remove the clamp and the intake tube from your throttle body, you're also

going to unbolt the rest of the intake box that comes on your Jeep from the factory in

order to make room for your new system.

Now in order to install this system, you are going to have to take your ambient air temp

sensor out of your factory tube.

If you have one, be careful, don't break it.

Go ahead and insert it into your new tube as you're installing it onto the throttle

body.

You'll wanna work your intake box over top of your intake tube, get that all bolted down

in place.

And finally, to top everything off, install that new air filter onto your intake.

So as I mentioned before, this is a moderately priced cold air intake coming in at right

around 265 bucks.

The ones with a fully enclosed air box, more material, more expensive.

The ones with a metal tube, also going to be more expensive to produce, more expensive

to purchase.

So this is going to a little bit less expensive than some of the other options out there,

but it's still gonna get the job done.

So if you're looking to get a cold air intake on a bit more of a budget but still get one

that's gonna do everything you need it to do, I do think this is a pretty good value.

So if you're looking for an affordable cold air intake for your 4.0 TJ, I definitely recommend

this one from K&N, and you can find it right here at extremeterrain.com.