Took advantage of the sun we are getting right now to throw on the SW3 top.

I only used the front bikini section, and wind jammer peice.

I must say putting on the wind jammer was VERYYY tight, to where I couldnt do it by myself, and alot of swearing. Seemed like it wasnt wide enough. Also my wind jammer did NOT have the 2 tabs that come off the bottom to connect to the little clips on the back of the rear tub, like in the website pictures… all it did was connect to the top and sides, no option to connect to bottom, sort of upset about that, as all the pictures on the site clearly have that on the SW3 wind jammer, hopefully it does not effect it’s use.

Havent been able to drive around with it yet, but just sitting in it feels cooler and blocks out ALOT of the sun.

Update: did a little driving with this today, tops do not flap around, wind jammer does a good job, blocks alot of the sun. I like.

Okay, I installed all but the Windjammer piece today. Have to pick up my kids later. And the Windjammer piece does not allow entry to the rear seat from doors.

1. Packaging was great. Even though this was a demo SpiderWeb does not slack in Customer Service. I have an SW1 that my G/F got me for Fathers day last year and each time shipping was fast.

2. The fit is pretty good. I am a bit confused on the install on the top roll bar in front of the sound bar for the back half, but think I have it. Takes a little tweaking here and there to get it straight but no big deal. Printed instructions for the SW3 might be helpful for some folks.

3. The Black grommets are big improvement over the brass.

4. Still not impressed with the tie wrap for the front, came up with my own solution..

5. Having owned the SW1 I am aware of the wind noise, which is minimal and I found no difference with the SW3 so far. I have yet to take it on a long drive down the freeway. But I am confident that there will be no change.

6. The overall construction is good. There are a few corners that have pennants (or frays for non-military folk). That should be handled at production and QC. But overall I have no complaints. It’s a well made unit.

7. I have to relocate my CB from the Sound bar (see 3rd pic down in group) so that I can install the Windjammer section. No big thing there either. I was thinking of doing that anyway.

8. Not sure if I like the way the back piece comes down behind the seat. This is a personal thing. Maybe because I am used to the SW1 stopping 12″-14″ above the seat. Maybe make a “shorty” version option that stops higher up like the SW2.

To this point I am happy with what I have seen. Had the top down for a bit today but the weather is still a bit top upish . I am looking forward to installing the Windjammer. But will have to wait on the weather.

Took a few pics…

Ok so the weather was good today finally and I just got done working 16 straight days of 10’s So… I dropped the top and put the windjammer part of the SW3 on. The fit was good and the reduction in wind from the back seats was great. A little bit of a struggle getting the lower corner bungees on (helps to slide the seats forward). Again the quality is good, as to be expected from SpiderWeb. Got lots of compliments. These tops are great Like said I have the SW1 that my GF got me last fathers day and I still have a soft spot for it. The versatility of these top is one of the most appealing things in my book. the nice thing is they let in enough sun with out the burn. I do recommend them. Here’s some pics;

I’ve been down with a cold so today is the first chance I’ve had to do some more testing. I decided to switch the back section from a bikini top to a windjammer. Bottom line up front: The SpiderWeb Shade SW-2 top peformed VERY well as a windjammer in this configuration.

There are a couple of different ways you can do this - I decided to go the easy route and just fold it right over the sound bar and back in and down - the pictures will show what I did. It only took a few minutes to switch it and this way also keeps the speakers ‘inside’ of the cockpit. It is fairly windy today so I took a quick test drive and got some pictures. I didn’t get down to the freeway - but got up to about 50 on an already windy day - and I have to say - this thing did REALLY well as wind break. I was surprised actually.

Since I chose to roll it over the sound bar and back in and down, it doesn’t go all the way down - that small gap had some wind coming through it…but for fun I opened up my Tuffy center console lid and that blocked the gap completely! Also,there are ways to do this I am sure that make it go all the way down. The only significant wind I noticed came UNDER the seat to my feet and legs. That was kind of funny actually - you don’t normally notice that because there is so much wind up top. I’ll bet that gets blocked if I run it straight down the roll bar instead of over the sound bar…or you could stuff a towel under your seat or something if it bugs you (I liked the air on my feet actually - with no wind blowing up top - a bonus for the girl Jeepers or guys with girlfriends/wives <or guys with long hair themselves, damn hippies> that hate their hair blowing around…I keep a ball cap and scrunchy in the Jeep for my GF…but she won’t need it with this SpiderWeb Shade SW-2 configuration).

With the doors on and the windows rolled up it was pretty quiet in the cockpit and very little wind. Of course, in order for people to ride in the back, they will have to climb in over the tire…like with any windjammer - but if you have people in back, take 2 minutes to strap it back up as a back bikini top and off you go. As far as being able to see out the back, it was no problem - as you will see in one of the pictures below. Looks-wise I thought it might look funny over the roll bar and back in and down but once I got it up and stepped back to look, I was totally fine with it. Also, very little noise and there was zero flapping. I will probably drive in this configuration a LOT. Pretty impressive. Here are some pictures: