Jeep JK sunroof (mod)

Turn your freedom panels into a sunroof....

[@jcs5202]

You know there's a Jeep design guy in his office going "Damn, we need this kid!" Awesome job bro!

[@AmericanJeeperMW]

thanks

[@danielle5684]

Or they just steal the idea 😢

[@tooxlent]

This video gets five gold stars!
Now, I’d like to see you take your hardtop, and make a giant moonroof for the passengers!
Great video, great music.

[@adams3511]

Easy to follow tutorial. Great mod. The first time I removed the freedom panels on my JK, and actually studied their design, I instantly thought that sunroofs should be an option from the factory. AWESOME video, my man! I'll be doing this this summer. Thanks!

[@justincourtney994]

Hell yeah!!

[@ZionRanch]

WOW! I was skeptical at first, as I have never seen flex seal used outside of an informercial. You end product is amazing! Great job sir!

[@AddictedToJeepsCom]

Nicely done! Great job - took a lot of work to do this correctly. Awesome idea - thanks for sharing all the steps!

[@DaltonKemp]

That was an awesome video! Now I gotta do it to my Jeep! Thanks for going into detail about the whole process!

[@richville9923]

You should make this a service, not something i would do on my own but I’d pay someone to do it for me

[@AmericanJeeperMW]

I would Im rebuilding my website currently total loss due to server bad management...

[@HAitCH]

I'm going to do this mod on the weekend but I'm thinking I might add some tint or even a Sunshade for when the suns too annoying. Great work man!

[@justincourtney994]

Hell yeah good luck.... post some pics when ur done

[@HAitCH]

I ended up making my panels in a different way to yours. I made a video about it if you want to have a look
ua-cam.com/video/th5cEcDL-FA/v-deo.html
Also can I link your video in my description? your vid was helpful when I was making my panels, Thanks

[@deifor]

I admire people who can do things creatively. How does this get 31 unlikes, go figure

[@haroldbrown3452]

the editing and camera work is the thumbs down people, unfortunately UA-cam is higher quality requirements now. this vertical shooting and bad light doesn't get far on YT.

[@weyrunner2838]

Nice DIY vid. I like it you pulled it off with so little resources and with the distractions around you. I sold my hardtop but would have liked this mod myself if I had kept it. Nicely Done!

[@paulc1173]

WOW, risky for most of us, but you did an awesome job, and it looked like you had complete confidence in the project the whole time... 👍

[@Themelaninjeeper]

Honestly, I was a hater up until you flex sealed it. That was an awesome job, thanks for sharing!

[@waltersteffensthezr2man431]

You got some serious dedication man that was a lot of work most people wouldn't even try to do that!! I wish jeep would manufactured there T tops already like that! Looks cool!!

[@justincourtney994]

Thanks bud!!

[@mariusperescu5550]

Awesome video! I'm surprised it doesn't have more views. You have really nice finished product there. I'm contemplating doing this to my hard top in the spring. You made it seem easy (I'm sure it wasnt). Nice to see someone have the courage to take on a DIY on such an expensive piece of the Jeep. I will be sharing this video on wrangler forums for sure.

[@justincourtney994]

Share it!!! I Plan on doing more stuff for all of you but I'm kinda wrapped up in work right now... Let me know if you have any questions before you begin!!! I can give you a heads up before you commit

[@ryanpaprocki]

Awesome idea and great execution. Now, Jeep will offer this option for $2k on next years model.

[@AmericanJeeperMW]

www.quadratec.com/p/clearlidz/-jeep-wrangler-jk-tinted-front-panel-CL200/09-18-jeep-wrangler-jk

[@pcharm3711]

@@AmericanJeeperMW this page was not found

[@maxwellcard]

I’ve only ever seen these done by the companies that want $1500+ for them, glad to see someone taking on the challenge! Good work man, they came out great! Now to convince my girl to let me cut up her hardtop...😂

[@justincourtney994]

Better to ask for forgiveness than permission

[@ratedRandomstudios]

That’s some great ingenuity you’ve got there, you should look into making this a commercial product!

[@riverdylan]

Great video! You did a great job touching on the fine details of the process. Impressive. I'm now a subscriber! Looking forward to future videos.

[@justincourtney994]

Got a new one coming soon…
Nothing to impressive. Just some small modifications

[@randymelder]

Pretty amazing job of NOT cracking that plexiglass while cutting on chairs. Great looking end result.

[@justincourtney994]

yeah I went with some thick plexiglass.... the corners did chip a tad but I was able to sand them back smooth

[@Team_Nacho_Moto]

Getting a hard top this tax season, and I'll be watching this video to help me make sun panels on mine. Great video.

[@justincourtney994]

Shoot ma a message if you have any questions

[@johnniesmith5489]

That looks really cool, not for sure if I’m brave enough yet to cut my hardtop lol. Thanks for sharing this mod with us!

[@TrustGod-l6j]

I applaud your craftsmanship👏 How has it held up thru several rain storms.
Great work!

[@justincourtney994]

good so far

[@MaggieCarranza]

OMG- This is so awesome! I simply LOVE it! Great video, thanks for posting!

[@edjones6973]

Awesome idea. Thanks for filming it and showing us how you did this. Really cool stuff.

[@wvajeepcommunity2669]

that was flippin awesome. I love that. the only thing I would do is tint the windows uptop 5% but that is so cool and different. love it man. you did a great job on it.

[@iderekr3283]

nice professional job buddy

[@michaeldellinger1868]

Very nice. Looks professionally done

[@208miuwu]

GREAT MOD thinking outside the box and saving your cash!

[@mikeizzano172]

Great job. You took all the right steps to give it the professional finish!

[@CharlesMartel676]

DUDE!!!! Awesome mod!!!!! You have a LOT of guts to do that! :-) By the way, LOVE the knotty pine in your house. You don't see that much anymore.

[@willytwo53072]

Nice video. Just wondering how this held up for the last 4 years? Any issues with the plexiglass? I really want to try it on my Jeep. Way too dark inside.

[@danielgirimonte1180]

Great Job!! I was just looking for ones for both my JL and JK

[@adammedina6675]

That was an awesome video! Can’t wait to try this out on my jeep 😬

[@mosilver1572]

Nice work! You make it look easy, that's really great!

[@TheRawr555]

You had me at bilgewater and Jeep mods. Good job, I support your efforts!

[@stevencorey9860]

The man is a genius. A brave genius.

[@mcstabs829]

You could 100% make a business out of this. Get people to send you the tops and they pay shipping both ways and for your time this could make you some bank

[@UndeadEarth1]

Looks amazing. I don’t think I would be brave enough to try that.

[@scotthargrave1868]

Lexan might be a better choice than plexiglass. I believe it resists scratching and is stronger. Costs more but still may be worth checking into its merits.

[@buddydawson8875]

Excellent presentation. Great job!

[@billpnh62]

Awesome video and great music! I only wish I had the skill to do this as well. Great job!

[@xLopez210x]

Dude!!! great finish. Keep pumping out vids!

[@justincourtney994]

Thanks bud.. will do

[@3rdeyemusicmcdonald631]

AWESOME JOB !!!! Would love to do this to mine, just not confident enough for the challenge

[@ruschawn8003]

THIS IS THE CONTENT I FUCKING SIGNED UP FOR !!!!

[@sublime90]

awesome job, i want to try that on my jeep now

[@FastMatt1986]

Great job man! This gets me thinking of a maybe having a moonroof pop up. That would be cool.

[@justincourtney994]

fosho!!

[@JoseLopez-uu1hu]

Great custom job 👍

[@PreparedCitizenSolutions]

800$ pannels 😮 love the work. I just dont have the balls to do it because if i fuck up its on me

[@javiertorres4046]

Awesome... I will do that on my Jeep. Thanks for video....

[@prplno1]

Awesome ! Such a great idea , thanks for posting

[@Whitsy-cx1ph]

AWSOME job!!!

[@ceecamacho1427]

Creative. Nice job! Jeep company needs to do that

[@1320MustangBoi]

That was fucking awesome! My brother just picked up a 1-owner 2012 Wrangler Sahara Unlimited. We’ve got so much stuff coming in the mail, and he’s already entertaining DIY... I’m going to run this by him, so he can go buy an extra pair to sample this on. Thank you for this video! Liked & Subscribed.

[@chrisliscombe2863]

Looks great! makes me want to go and buy a set to try on.

[@krisg3984]

Nice work , Looks really good

[@208miuwu]

Damn brother you did that and then some. Pretty damn cool and they great CONGRATS

[@arnedac9399]

That was SO COOL. You are Amazing at this. You should travel doing these.

[@angiemares2187]

Arneda C i would definitely pay for these!

[@anthonyandrea3968]

Somebody get this man a work bench .. he deserves it ! How about another video showing how plexi has held up from scratches and leaks.

[@justincourtney994]

Anthony Andrea I’ve actually sold the entire hardtop but the panels held up really well for the year and a half I had them

[@maggieharvey2484]

So awesome! Came out so well too

[@Marco858636]

Hey man! Wondering how it held up over the years?

[@MachitoLFC]

Bro...genius. Creative and clean. You and @Panoramic Jeep have same thing. He created an entire business!

[@eric123120]

This is cool as hell. Good job with it all man thanks for the video

[@larryb3332]

Nice job!!!

[@Calerrific]

Skillzzzz!!! Props to u my man. 👍🏾

[@justincourtney994]

Thanks bro!!

[@jorgegranado7122]

Wow great job

[@goodapollo90]

So awesome

[@RayAnthonyMichaud]

Wow that was great I really wish they came like that from Jeep or at least have them as a buy option

[@michaelrice2068]

-Great idea and very nice work.

[@brianbatie2312]

Looks great...Good craftsmanship....Wondering how this holds up windows down driving down the highway?

[@chucknorris8995]

Awesome man!
Thanks for sharing the details!
besides I would pay for it. 👍

[@jeffreyarmstrong2800]

That’s a GREAT JOB!!!

[@clydetracy77]

Wow crazy cool idea he definitely inspired me this will be happening but you do have me thinking of a way to block the Sun I'm thinking to rails with a piece of fabric you can slide back and forth I don't know it's a thought in progress I might just ditch it

[@justincourtney994]

I've considered doing a piece of fabric with buttons but I think your idea sounds better..

[@renehernandez4927]

That is an awesome video. I really love the music. Btw since all the freedom are all the same size you should look into getting a gasket made for your mod. Just an idea.

[@AmericanJeeperMW]

The freedom panels are not all the same they changed the dimensions of the rear windows and the sizes of the actual Freedom panels as follows the JKs 07-11 one size and 12 to 18 Different sized.

[@mayanalien]

That's install is badass. Subscribed for more vids.

[@1robdavidson]

Great job on that mod man 👍👍👍

[@raidersfan79]

Great Video Man!! they turned out looking awesome..

[@phil100kilo]

Great DIY video. Might do the same thing.

[@mayanalien]

Great job man. Keep making these vids.

[@rdizzo1313]

I don’t understand why Jeep doesn’t do this… 🧐🧐🧐🤔🤔🤔🤯🤯🤯

[@chrissullivan1756]

Great idea and loved the music

[@TheBerkeleyBeauty]

This is absolutely amazing. You are a very talented carpenter indeed. I’m pretty DIY, and I love me a challenge, but I would never try to tackle a project like this. I damn sure would pay you to do it for me, though. I’m wondering how it’s holding up through the elements.

[@justincourtney994]

Thanks for watching my video...
You can watch my follow up video...
It answers all the typical questions most people have about my Jeep

[@richardrodriguez9875]

Great idea and awesome job.

[@shanejennerjohn4430]

Those are pretty bad ass

[@ChrisGramm]

That's a cool idea. I probably won't try it though. Kinda expensive if I eff it up!

[@shaqmaeweather9589]

Good job man, looks great

[@carlauditts8514]

Super cool !!! Thanks for sharing

[@teotwawki00]

Great job. Do mine next...

[@dwightrichey8361]

Outstanding job!

[@jojo-dn7qb]

excellent craftsmanship!

[@RAWKUSTOMS]

awsome great idea I love mods that can't be bought

[@canonphoto]

RAW KUSTOMS $5K US and you can get full front and back tops with actual glass, I think that is the price for black or pay a couple thousand more or so and get colour matched

[@flexxxycj]

they are actually around $1500 to have made. My jeep had come with a set made by JEETOP. (you had to supply them the tops I was told. I have no clue if they are still in Buisness, but I would do them this way before paying that much anyways... Great job my friend!

[@fidenciomartinez4277]

Nice

[@Automationnation827]

Yes very indeed the guy done fabulous job . Well done sir. 😎

[@royboivin]

How well does this hold up in heavy rain and bumpy roads. I would think just using silicon to hold it in would pull away from the fiber glass.

[@justincourtney994]

Na its doin really good

[@louisbaghec2570]

Awesome job!

[@scalejedi3849]

Ok now new video how long it will last after scratching. Go with a 15% tint on the inside.

[@hugoboss3096]

Sweet

[@head0927]

Great video man tho I don’t have the balls to cut mine up but maybe a future project with some used tops.

[@BroncoPatriot]

Great job on this!

[@michaelstokes6504]

...assuming that you still have the Jeep - please do a follow up videi. How's the original install holding up?

[@justincourtney994]

Check out my follow up video...
It answers all the typical questions most people ask about my Jeep

[@Truzakar]

Should add a tint

[@justincourtney994]

agreed.... it gets bright!!

[@nukejr555]

Can't you buy smoked or tinted plexiglass? If so, I may consider this but I would prefer tempered glass over plexy as it may be more scratch resistant. Make the template from plexy and send to glass company to replicate. This is a great mod/hack regardless though.

[@justincourtney994]

Yes you can buy tinted/smoked plexiglass but I got the idea on a whim and was to impatient to find some

[@REDMARKART]

I might just try this.

[@AmericanJeeperMW]

You guys really should consider Lexan about 1/4" thick and your golden just gotta be careful cuttting and drilling it so you dont crack it but once its finished its gorrilla tough... You can bend it 180 degrees and you may get it to break doubt it... Plus you can get it UV Stable and Tinted... We used them for Hurricane protection in Florida anywhere we cant install a drop down shutter we cuit lexan and mounted it directly to the house in front of glass...never lost a window...lol

[@midnightsun2483]

Great idea. Really good job!!

[@kipdrordy3334]

Legit, i wasn't expecting such good craftsmanship skill from you. No offense but, You don't exactly look like a craftsman, but man you proved my judgment wrong. great job bro. I wish i had half the skill you have. Great video too.

[@richardlandsverk1663]

Nice job dude