Spotted driving home from work (was unable to snap a photo):

Jeep Wrangler with all 4 doors removed, but the hard top still in place. 96* outside, not a cloud in the sky. I feel like this is some kind of violation of the Jeep code. Maybe I've been looking at too many Bronco pix and reviews, but roof on and doors off in this kind of weather?! (**clutching pearls**)

 

I disagree. It's modular panels are there to do whatever combination you desire. And if it's 96* I'm personally keeping that roof on from the beating sun

 

Your example sounds like they want the air, but don't want to be turned into jerky by the sun. Lots of Jeep owners who DO take the roof panels off in this situation replace it with a mesh covering to keep the sun off.

I saw one the other day with all roof panels and the rear doors removed, but the front doors still on. That struck me as odd for some reason.

 

Actually Jeep owners are putting doors and roofs back in such a heat now. You probably came across the one that had the time to install the roof back on but didn't have enough time for the doors yet

 

With it reaching 100 degrees here in PA the past couple days, I'd fault the owner for not doing enough. Both the roof and doors should be installed on the vehicle and AC should be set to the highest setting.

 

Not to mention the fact that, with maybe some rare exceptions, a relatively dry 96 degrees in California, where you live, is usually not the steam-bath 96 degrees we get here on the East Coast, where summers and the tropical humidity can be miserable.

 

I only drive topless when the sun goes down...there's this little thing called skin cancer!

 

.....True, and, although auto trim/upholstery is obviously not as important as one's human skin, the ultraviolet radiation from the sun doesn't do your car's interior any good, either. Thats why, years ago, before most convertibles left the market, the convertible-option was available only in the base trim-levels, on the theory (mostly true) that plush, ornate trim and materials inside would not last very long in direct sunlight and excessive heat.

 

If i had a jeep, that would be my preferred setup - roof on, but doors off (or maybe the open air/tube doors on).

 

I would add to this, replacing the front panel of the roof with a Sunrider, so it could be thrown back for open air in a second if desired, and closed again almost as quickly.

 

I agree 100% - now when I see people with a convertible with the top down and the windows up I just laugh at them!

Yep, I'm allergic to cancer.

 

When were convertibles only relegated to base models?

Anyways I see lots of people with Jeeps with the doors off and the roof on/up. I don't really get it, if I had a Jeep I'd never take the doors off.

 

I believe the capability for removing the doors is for ranchers who are in and out of their vehicles a lot, as in mending fences for instance, and hunters who may even shoot from their vehicles (not recommended for drive-bye shootings as the target can shoot back).

 

I did not see a rancher mending her fence or a hunter when I was driving home from work on Monday....

 

Ranches aren't exactly a dime a dozen in the Philadelphia region where you live, either. But, yes, as I understand it, PA and WV have the largest deer herds east of the Mississippi...and arguably the most deer-hunters. The last time I drove through SE PA (from Baltimore up to Allentown), I was impressed at the number of deer-carcasses from road-kill.