if you order a new bronco and got a four-door you had access to a soft
top but if you got the two-door the hardtop was the only way they came
but today we're gonna solve that issue with help from bestop
this is the best top trektop that's gonna be available for your two-door or your four-door
bronco this is a heavy black 30-ounce soft tool material and best of all it's going
to install on your bronco with no permanent modifications that means no drilling no cutting
all factory location is going to work with your factory doors and it features non-zipper windows
for easy removal plus their sunrider system making it very simple to put the top down
so this is everything you need to install your bestop soft top now this is gonna be
a little bit intimidating but again this is all designed to install it without any
permanent modifications so follow along we'll show you how to do it
so first step is obviously remove our factory hardtop now if you have
a hardtop bronco you probably know how to remove these panels but if you don't
basically pull down on this and these three sliders and they come out
okay now here in the back over on the driver's side disconnect both these harnesses
push down the middle tab it'll pop right off and remove these four large bolts on each side
or the bolts inside removed now you come up top here on both sides remove this bolt here
at this part you'll definitely want some help have someone grab you this side
you're going to lift up the top grab forward and carry it off the vehicle
now the roof off we're going to grab the two harnesses here and just stow them on these plugs
the next step is going to be to basically put some sealer right here
some adhesive seal so first we do is just clean this area with a mix of alcohol and water
now we're going to put the seals up in place you want to align them
with all of the bolt holes and they will overlap
i'm going to go basically just like that now you're going to basically separate these
they're mirrored so one side for driver one side for passenger with them split
basically put the paper side down that's where the adhesive is make sure everything is lined up
then we're going to pull back the paper
and same thing with the rear piece here get everything lined up uh
and the same thing on the other side next is the belt seal
we just clean this whole area but just double check make sure
you know a lot of fingerprints and stuff in there from the previous step
and get the end here just cut off the excess
and do the same thing on the other side okay now on the side window retainers these are
going to basically bolt right here so first we're going to do remove the factory hardware
and put this aside and keep it
again i'm going to put this into place with the supplied hardware
then same process on the other side all right now we've got a vertical seal
base going to line it up with the top of this plastic pillar
that's going to go over the back ready to install the rear retainers we have to pull
this panel out to get behind here so first going to do is remove this little trim piece right here
and i need to carefully pull back on this panel
so you can access the screw hole right here i'm going to grab this little provided
foam brick base you're going to squeeze it right between the top and bottom of this rear retainer
i'm going to place this on top here line it up with that screw hole and take two of
the large bolts from the hardtop put them up here and use the supplied hardware down here
and then line it up pop this panel back into place
and then repeat the process on the other side okay moving forward we're going to work on the belt
retainer next this is going to mount using again two bolts from the factory hardtop and a factory
supplied bolt here before we put that on though we're gonna flip it over and this edge right here
install some foam i'm just gonna go right here on the edge right before a little turn off here
cut off the excess supplied hardware back here
once again repeat the process on the other side the side rail is going to
mount basically right here so we have to remove these two factory bolts next
make sure they go back in the same spot because they are different lengths
on the rear the provided spacer in place and reinstall the longer bolt
shorter one factor location in the front
okay now we install the pivot brackets part of the sunrider setup here
now your bronco may have a bolt here ours had tape over these holes for some reason
if it does have a bolt remove the factory bolt first ours does not have that bolt
so we're going to put a spacer in there pull this applied bolts in
same thing back here
all right next up is gonna be the link control bracket it's
gonna go in these two factory holes on the side
tighten these up and then do the same thing on the other side
back up top again we're gonna install the halo brackets again use the supplied hardware here
tighten these down in the same process on the other side now you want to grab
the top assembly and we're going to fold this forward so you can basically see
these two holes here then you're going to grab the bow assembly
screw it on with the supplied hardware
and then same thing on the other side all right grab the 1.5 bow now
we're going to put this on these two front tabs
and you want to make sure these tabs are facing down all right now grab the larger
bow this will go into the second set of brackets here and here make sure these tabs are facing up
now grab the control linkage this can connect the two bows together
now grab the bow seal for the front edges here it's
going to basically see right in this corner here
down the edge
okay now it's ready to go on the car
now line up this bow here with the bracket we installed earlier
do the same thing on the other side okay now grab the bow control bracket
it's going to go on number bone number two up here
and down here on the bracket
and same thing other side all right now i'm going to pull the top back
these brackets here are going to install the halo brackets we installed earlier
just let it sit there
and install the screws
then you want to line up the hole here
install the rear screws first and then the fronts
and climb in the back seat here to the cargo area and install two more screws on the inside
i'll grab this side rail piece here this is going to go up into place here
first i'm going to do is connect this cable to this
and bring the cable back and connect it
make sure you have a little bit of loctite
and put up in place and line it up with these two brackets up here
all right next we're going to close the top now
and then connect it to the factory locations
removing the back again to slide the rear window in basically line it up here
just push it all the way across
grab the bottom retainer i'm going to slide the weather strip in
okay we're ready to prep the side windows for installation now what
you want to do is basically pull this piece here up on top
grab the one piece of weather strip
and the other piece goes right here
that's ready to go on the car okay the window is going to go in this channel right here
and now this piece here goes in this retainer in the front slide that in
and pull the window back now this part is going gonna be a little tricky especially the first time
because everything's kind of new basically this stud and this stud go in this hole and this hole
here and then the snap holds it in place again this is gonna be really tight the first couple
times you do it put out the sun make a little bit easier or a second set of hands will help as well
now the bottom seal here has to go in this channel
to get the rear window in you got to start with one side and then basically pull on the other
now if you're having trouble with it you can try going back and forth you might find one side
might be a little easier to get in the other it will be a little difficult because it is tight
and new but if you take your time you can get it in all right now we can pull the corners down
and attach the velcro on the sides same thing on the side on the bottom edge these pieces here
are going to slide right in these slots
okay now we're gonna wrap these around the bows
gonna be velcro
do that for both bows
the last part of the kit is these straps and these are designed when you have the sunrider open
it actually allows you to strap it down so it doesn't bounce around when you're driving
once you have the top folded down simply strap this around here
push down to hold it tight and velcro it down do the same thing on the other side
the best top trek tops could provide an oem or even better level of fit and finish
the best part is that sunrider feature allows you to flip it open for open air motoring
make it very easy to close it again the installation this is going to be
a little time consuming and it's a very very tight and accurate fit so i'd say
give yourself about three hours or so be back on the road in no time
so you