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Hydraulic Soft-Top Covers

The Rugged Ridge PowerTop Puts the Lid on Jeeps at the Touch of a Button

— April 18, 2012 — Autos
Jeep owners who enjoy cruising around with the top down and the wind in their hair will find that the Rugged Ridge PowerTop makes it quicker and easier to replace the cover of their vehicle once the sun disappears and the rain starts to pelt down.

Designed to fit any Jeep Wrangler model from 2007 onward, the hydraulic soft-top cover is made of durable Haartz Stayfast material and can be put up or down by flicking a switch inside the cab of the vehicle. It is designed to be fully extended over the cab or rolled back into the box within five seconds without having to leave the jeep.

One simply has to hold their foot on the brake, turn the key in the ignition and flick the switch by the driver side window to either get shelter from the elements or let the sun shine in and the wind blow through.

Trend Themes
1. Hydraulic Soft-top Covers for Cars - The use of hydraulics in soft-top covers presents disruptive innovation opportunities for car manufacturers to improve and simplify car design and user experience.
2. Automated Vehicle Covering - The development of automated covering systems for convertible vehicles represents disruptive innovation opportunities for car manufacturers to streamline traditional convertible designs.
3. Intuitive Switch Control in Cars - The incorporation of intuitive switch controls in car interiors offers disruptive innovation opportunities for car manufacturers to make driving more convenient and effortless.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive Industry - The automotive industry can adopt hydraulic soft-top covers to improve user experience, simplify car design, and differentiate products.
2. Technology Industry - The technology industry can incorporate automated covering systems to develop innovative and efficient solutions for traditional convertible designs.
3. Manufacturing Industry - The manufacturing industry can adopt intuitive switch control systems to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and streamline production processes.
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