As I'm sure most are (and were, for the happy owners of this product like myself), the expensive cost of the TopLift Pro was almost enough to give pause when trying to determine if it's truly worth the buy. When considering the overall convenience and utility of it, and the freedom and independence it brings to be able to go Jeep-topless, it's almost a no-brainer. I purchased the TopLift Pro several weeks ago and, after finally receiving it on backorder, assembling it, and using it for the first time, it was absolutely well worth the purchase. Me - single guy; weather - sunny, warm, dry; vehicle - hardtop Jeep; desires - no hardtop, no doors, removal of anything and everything possible besides the engine, seats, gauges, tires, gas tank and HU. The ability to be able to, at a moment's notice, decide to remove the hardtop and NOT have to figure out who to rope into helping me do so, is just plain awesome.
And the TopLift Pro itself? Fantastic. BIG kudos to the company for providing quite possibly the most detailed assembly instructions I've ever seen (and I've put together a lot of Escher stairs in my lifetime...). The product was packed ultra-secure to avoid any damage whatsoever to its parts, and not only were printed instructions made available in the packaging but references to equally-detailed assembly videos, just in case you prefer that option over the former. Because there are so many pieces, assembly for me took a few hours; but everything fit into place and the resulting lift is solid in construction. Without a hardtop being held up, it takes up as little space as you'd hope (my garage is on the smaller side) without sacrificing valuable free space. And while holding up the hardtop, as mentioned on its website, the ability to park facing it, top hovering above the hood, is the ideal option for optimal use of space.
I've only taken the hardtop off the Jeep once since getting the TopLift Pro, but the top rested on it for about a week and a half; and in that time, it didn't move, budge, sway, or do anything that would put its effectiveness or safety into question. Actually taking the top off was just as straight-forward as described as well, once I adjusted things for my situation. (With regards to that last statement, my Jeep had both a softtop and its hardtop installed; as a result, it was extremely difficult to use the TopLift Pro because the softtop blocked its frame from being able to wheel all the way into the Jeep and into proper position to initiate the lift. So, I had to initiate the lift further back, near the rear window, and then finagle the hardtop a bit to finally get it removed. **Just a tip in case your setup is similar.** Since that first removal, I've removed the softtop completely, so that should alleviate a repeat of the initial remove. A couple of other things regarding storage of the hardtop on the TopLift Pro. 1) the pads resting beneath the top when elevated on the lift *will* cause black scuff marks on the inside of the hardtop (assuming yours is still stock white). Not sure if it's easily-removable, but just another heads-up. I plan on painting the inside of the hardtop at some point, so that's pretty much a non-issue for me at this point. 2) the hardtop rests on the TopLift Pro sturdily but you *will* notice it leaning favoring its heavier end (the back window). Makes sense but can look a little unnerving - so far though, no problems with stability of the top when wheeling the lift around the garage or when it's stationary.)
Blah blah blah - guy, just tell us if it's worth the money or no...! Yes, absolutely worth the money! Yes, it'll be hard typing in those CC numbers and clicking that "Checkout" button; but once you do, then get the product, then assemble it, and then finally lift the hardtop from your Jeep with nothing more than just leaning against *one* lever ALLLLL by yourself, the memory of that huge transaction will slowly fade to nothi...