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Old June 26th 05, 03:42 AM
mouseranch
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Default BEWARE of Slick Tops/California Tops

I feel the need to share my bad experience with Slick Tops (also
called California Tops). I bought a halftop for my 1984 CJ-7 from
their website in April '05 for about $520. The problem is that they
never delivered it. I got a lot of empty promises from them and they
told me again and again that it was almost ready to ship. Ten weeks
later I still have nothing. They would not deliver the top and
refused to refund my money. Fortunately, I paid with VISA. I
notified VISA before 60 days had passed and VISA worked with me and
has refunded my money.
Slick Tops may be going under and can't fill their orders. I would
advise anyone tempted to buy from them to spend your money elsewhere.
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Old June 26th 05, 04:43 AM
extremetjs
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That is why Jeepers that know there product only use Bestop.... Since they
are also the Manufacturer for the Originals anyway. Thanks for the info
though. Sometimes we try to cut corners and sometimes it is good but there
are areas that you just do not cut and the top is one of them. Bestop is the
best for appearance durability and reliability. for the TJ's a raplacment
top runs about $500.00 and if you watch 4 wheel parts you can catch a sale
and save another $25 or so.

Larry



"mouseranch" > wrote in message
...
>I feel the need to share my bad experience with Slick Tops (also
> called California Tops). I bought a halftop for my 1984 CJ-7 from
> their website in April '05 for about $520. The problem is that they
> never delivered it. I got a lot of empty promises from them and they
> told me again and again that it was almost ready to ship. Ten weeks
> later I still have nothing. They would not deliver the top and
> refused to refund my money. Fortunately, I paid with VISA. I
> notified VISA before 60 days had passed and VISA worked with me and
> has refunded my money.
> Slick Tops may be going under and can't fill their orders. I would
> advise anyone tempted to buy from them to spend your money elsewhere.



  #3  
Old June 26th 05, 04:54 AM
extremetjs
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I know you have a CJ but I would imagin there would not be a large price
diff.

Larry


"extremetjs" > wrote in message
m...
> That is why Jeepers that know there product only use Bestop.... Since
> they are also the Manufacturer for the Originals anyway. Thanks for the
> info though. Sometimes we try to cut corners and sometimes it is good but
> there are areas that you just do not cut and the top is one of them.
> Bestop is the best for appearance durability and reliability. for the TJ's
> a raplacment top runs about $500.00 and if you watch 4 wheel parts you can
> catch a sale and save another $25 or so.
>
> Larry
>
>
>
> "mouseranch" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I feel the need to share my bad experience with Slick Tops (also
>> called California Tops). I bought a halftop for my 1984 CJ-7 from
>> their website in April '05 for about $520. The problem is that they
>> never delivered it. I got a lot of empty promises from them and they
>> told me again and again that it was almost ready to ship. Ten weeks
>> later I still have nothing. They would not deliver the top and
>> refused to refund my money. Fortunately, I paid with VISA. I
>> notified VISA before 60 days had passed and VISA worked with me and
>> has refunded my money.
>> Slick Tops may be going under and can't fill their orders. I would
>> advise anyone tempted to buy from them to spend your money elsewhere.

>
>



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Old June 26th 05, 03:27 PM
mouseranch
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Price is not the issue, and it's not about "cutting corners". Bestop
doesn't make a halftop for a CJ-7. Slick Tops does (or claims they
do). Slick Tops appears to have some pretty cool designs, but the
picture on their website is as close as you'll ever get to one.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:54:40 GMT, "extremetjs" > wrote:

>I know you have a CJ but I would imagin there would not be a large price
>diff.
>
>Larry
>
>
>"extremetjs" > wrote in message
om...
>> That is why Jeepers that know there product only use Bestop.... Since
>> they are also the Manufacturer for the Originals anyway. Thanks for the
>> info though. Sometimes we try to cut corners and sometimes it is good but
>> there are areas that you just do not cut and the top is one of them.
>> Bestop is the best for appearance durability and reliability. for the TJ's
>> a raplacment top runs about $500.00 and if you watch 4 wheel parts you can
>> catch a sale and save another $25 or so.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>>
>> "mouseranch" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>I feel the need to share my bad experience with Slick Tops (also
>>> called California Tops). I bought a halftop for my 1984 CJ-7 from
>>> their website in April '05 for about $520. The problem is that they
>>> never delivered it. I got a lot of empty promises from them and they
>>> told me again and again that it was almost ready to ship. Ten weeks
>>> later I still have nothing. They would not deliver the top and
>>> refused to refund my money. Fortunately, I paid with VISA. I
>>> notified VISA before 60 days had passed and VISA worked with me and
>>> has refunded my money.
>>> Slick Tops may be going under and can't fill their orders. I would
>>> advise anyone tempted to buy from them to spend your money elsewhere.

>>
>>

>


  #5  
Old June 26th 05, 07:14 PM
Lee Ayrton
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Has anyone had problems with Bestop low-back seats? My replacement
low-backs are less than two years old and all the stuffing in the seat
back is heading south. Leaning back I get the metal seat frame in my spine.


extremetjs wrote:
> That is why Jeepers that know there product only use Bestop.... Since they
> are also the Manufacturer for the Originals anyway. Thanks for the info
> though. Sometimes we try to cut corners and sometimes it is good but there
> are areas that you just do not cut and the top is one of them. Bestop is the
> best for appearance durability and reliability. for the TJ's a raplacment
> top runs about $500.00 and if you watch 4 wheel parts you can catch a sale
> and save another $25 or so.


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Old June 26th 05, 08:47 PM
Rusted
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"Bestop doesn't make a halftop for a CJ-7. Slick Tops does.."

Educate me, what is it that slick makes that Bestop doesn't?

http://www.slicktops.com/tops_halftop.php

http://www.bestop.com/index.php?s=7

They look like clones to me


"mouseranch" > wrote in message
...
> Price is not the issue, and it's not about "cutting corners". Bestop
> doesn't make a halftop for a CJ-7. Slick Tops does (or claims they
> do). Slick Tops appears to have some pretty cool designs, but the
> picture on their website is as close as you'll ever get to one.
>
> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:54:40 GMT, "extremetjs" > wrote:
>
>>I know you have a CJ but I would imagin there would not be a large price
>>diff.
>>
>>Larry
>>
>>
>>"extremetjs" > wrote in message
. com...
>>> That is why Jeepers that know there product only use Bestop.... Since
>>> they are also the Manufacturer for the Originals anyway. Thanks for
>>> the
>>> info though. Sometimes we try to cut corners and sometimes it is good
>>> but
>>> there are areas that you just do not cut and the top is one of them.
>>> Bestop is the best for appearance durability and reliability. for the
>>> TJ's
>>> a raplacment top runs about $500.00 and if you watch 4 wheel parts you
>>> can
>>> catch a sale and save another $25 or so.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "mouseranch" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>I feel the need to share my bad experience with Slick Tops (also
>>>> called California Tops). I bought a halftop for my 1984 CJ-7 from
>>>> their website in April '05 for about $520. The problem is that they
>>>> never delivered it. I got a lot of empty promises from them and they
>>>> told me again and again that it was almost ready to ship. Ten weeks
>>>> later I still have nothing. They would not deliver the top and
>>>> refused to refund my money. Fortunately, I paid with VISA. I
>>>> notified VISA before 60 days had passed and VISA worked with me and
>>>> has refunded my money.
>>>> Slick Tops may be going under and can't fill their orders. I would
>>>> advise anyone tempted to buy from them to spend your money elsewhere.
>>>
>>>

>>

>




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Old June 26th 05, 09:17 PM
mouseranch
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I'll try to make this as simple as possible. Please read ALL the
words.

A CJ-7 is not a Wrangler.
It's not a YJ. It's not a TJ.
It's a CJ-7. A top for a Wrangler won't fit a CJ-7.

.........Am I going too fast?

If you look at the Bestop site, you won't find a halftop for CJ-7's.
If you look at the Slick Tops site, you will find a halftop for
CJ-7's.

"Bestop doesn't make a halftop for a CJ-7. Slick Tops does."
I don't know how I can be any clearer.



On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:47:03 -0600, "Rusted" > wrote:

>"Bestop doesn't make a halftop for a CJ-7. Slick Tops does.."
>
>Educate me, what is it that slick makes that Bestop doesn't?
>
>http://www.slicktops.com/tops_halftop.php
>
>http://www.bestop.com/index.php?s=7
>
>They look like clones to me
>
>
>"mouseranch" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Price is not the issue, and it's not about "cutting corners". Bestop
>> doesn't make a halftop for a CJ-7. Slick Tops does (or claims they
>> do). Slick Tops appears to have some pretty cool designs, but the
>> picture on their website is as close as you'll ever get to one.
>>
>> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:54:40 GMT, "extremetjs" > wrote:
>>
>>>I know you have a CJ but I would imagin there would not be a large price
>>>diff.
>>>
>>>Larry
>>>
>>>
>>>"extremetjs" > wrote in message
.com...
>>>> That is why Jeepers that know there product only use Bestop.... Since
>>>> they are also the Manufacturer for the Originals anyway. Thanks for
>>>> the
>>>> info though. Sometimes we try to cut corners and sometimes it is good
>>>> but
>>>> there are areas that you just do not cut and the top is one of them.
>>>> Bestop is the best for appearance durability and reliability. for the
>>>> TJ's
>>>> a raplacment top runs about $500.00 and if you watch 4 wheel parts you
>>>> can
>>>> catch a sale and save another $25 or so.
>>>>
>>>> Larry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "mouseranch" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>I feel the need to share my bad experience with Slick Tops (also
>>>>> called California Tops). I bought a halftop for my 1984 CJ-7 from
>>>>> their website in April '05 for about $520. The problem is that they
>>>>> never delivered it. I got a lot of empty promises from them and they
>>>>> told me again and again that it was almost ready to ship. Ten weeks
>>>>> later I still have nothing. They would not deliver the top and
>>>>> refused to refund my money. Fortunately, I paid with VISA. I
>>>>> notified VISA before 60 days had passed and VISA worked with me and
>>>>> has refunded my money.
>>>>> Slick Tops may be going under and can't fill their orders. I would
>>>>> advise anyone tempted to buy from them to spend your money elsewhere.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>>

>
>


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Old June 26th 05, 09:29 PM
Ruel Smith
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"Lee Ayrton" > wrote in message
...
> Has anyone had problems with Bestop low-back seats? My replacement
> low-backs are less than two years old and all the stuffing in the seat
> back is heading south. Leaning back I get the metal seat frame in my
> spine.


I wish I would have bought Bestop when I got my seats. Bestop has the good
quality, judging from the products that I've bought from them so far. It's
not quite OEM quality, but it's tons cheaper. I bought the, then, Steel
Horse seats, which are now sold by Smittybuilt. They ripped fairly easily. I
spent over $800 replacing my seats 2 years ago and now they're ripped in the
seams in a couple of places. I'd suggest you buy Bestop. I've got nothing
but good things to say about their products, and I've bought a few of them
over the years.


  #9  
Old June 26th 05, 10:35 PM
Ben
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Check this out.... It is from Quadratec..

http://www.quadratec.com/cgi-bin/sgi...UREQB=2&FNM=00

HTH

Ben
95 YJ 2.5L

"mouseranch" > wrote in message
...
>I feel the need to share my bad experience with Slick Tops (also
> called California Tops). I bought a halftop for my 1984 CJ-7 from
> their website in April '05 for about $520. The problem is that they
> never delivered it. I got a lot of empty promises from them and they
> told me again and again that it was almost ready to ship. Ten weeks
> later I still have nothing. They would not deliver the top and
> refused to refund my money. Fortunately, I paid with VISA. I
> notified VISA before 60 days had passed and VISA worked with me and
> has refunded my money.
> Slick Tops may be going under and can't fill their orders. I would
> advise anyone tempted to buy from them to spend your money elsewhere.



  #10  
Old June 26th 05, 11:48 PM
mouseranch
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Bikini Tops are fun (though I think they should be called "halter
tops"). I've got two. They're not much help in the rain, though.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 17:35:35 -0400, "Ben" >
wrote:

>Check this out.... It is from Quadratec..
>
>http://www.quadratec.com/cgi-bin/sgi...UREQB=2&FNM=00
>
>HTH
>
>Ben
>95 YJ 2.5L
>
>"mouseranch" > wrote in message
.. .
>>I feel the need to share my bad experience with Slick Tops (also
>> called California Tops). I bought a halftop for my 1984 CJ-7 from
>> their website in April '05 for about $520. The problem is that they
>> never delivered it. I got a lot of empty promises from them and they
>> told me again and again that it was almost ready to ship. Ten weeks
>> later I still have nothing. They would not deliver the top and
>> refused to refund my money. Fortunately, I paid with VISA. I
>> notified VISA before 60 days had passed and VISA worked with me and
>> has refunded my money.
>> Slick Tops may be going under and can't fill their orders. I would
>> advise anyone tempted to buy from them to spend your money elsewhere.

>


 




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