Bestop Overview

Bestop is the number one manufacturer of Jeep and truck accessories, soft tops, powerBoard, and more. For almost 60 years Bestop is the organization that provides products needed in the marketplace that enhances the look and performance of various Jeeps, trucks, vans, and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). More than half a century has gone by. Bestop has provided quality assurance, customer support and logistics.

Those qualities are hard to come by in this day and age. The organization has been able to attain—and sustain—this level of excellence in product quality and customer service through hard work, commitment, loyalty, and the ambitious yet accommodating spirit to gain favor with its loyal customers and potential consumers.

The inventor of the modern Bestop Supertop and the Bikini top, the organization continues to garner favor with its loyal customers by listening to their feedback. Bestop then has the corporate and technical personnel in place to sift through the positive and negative, and update its products to make for better performances. The improvements and fine tuning yield more efficient, safer and more comfortable treks along the roads for those people who purchase the Bestop brand.

The improvements for 2013 are a reflection of Bestop’s commitment to its consumer base and broadening its appeal to the casual customer. The upgrades include the Super Top NX (STNX) Black Twill and Replace-a-Top (RAT) Black Twill. The STNX is a new Black Twill fabric that has a lifetime limited warranty (the only soft top that can be bought with a warranty this strong). The RAT is a Bestop-exclusive Black Twill fabric for the finest only replacement top. Both are made to fit 1997-2013 TJ, JK, and JK Unlimited.

Those are just a couple of the many fine products that Bestop has to offer. Bestop and 4WD are always geared towards gaining the loyalty and favor of its customers. The leader in Jeep and truck accessories looks forward to many more years of producing fine services for its loyal and future consumers. As Bestop’s 2013 catalogue says in its introduction: “If you’ve got questions and feedback, let us know. We’ve been here for almost 60 years. We’ll be here tomorrow.”

Tips: Bestop Supertop Installation

When you want to feel the wind in your hair and the sun on your face, an open top Jeep is just your number. Sure, in good weather everyone with a Jeep wants to go topless. However, when the weather takes a turn for the worse an open top Jeep leaves a lot to be desired. Of course, you can park it until the weather gets better, if you have a second car that is. A better solution is to install a soft top for bad weather situations. Sometimes even in good weather, you sometimes want a little shade from the blazing sun.

The Bestop Supertop is the standard by which all other soft tops are judged. They come with a strong framework and superior canvas. The Supertop system incorporates a patented Belt-Rail attachment system guarantees a taut, trim, draft free fit. Further, on most applications the side and back windows can be zipped out to provide an open air ride while maintaining sun protection. On some models doors are provided or are available separately. Our Jeep Top came with two-piece doors which allow us to run full doors in bad weather and half doors in good weather. They also come in many color options: black crush, charcoal, almond, black denim, dark tan, and spice.

One thing is sure, with its new SuperTop our Jeep is ready for any situation, from summer fun to winter storms

Tools Required:

• 1/2 drive socket set
• 3/8 drive socket set
• Large #3 Phillips screwdriver
• Drill motor
• 3/8 dril
• 3/16 drill
• Torx driver set

Additional tools we recommend:

• WD40

1.       The first step in installing the SuperTop was to install the belt rails around the body tub. Many of the mounting holes are already there from the factory, however a few have to be drilled.

2.       The door channel must be mounted to the windshield frame. To do this, clamp it in place and drill the required 3/16 mounting holes.

3.       To ensure proper fit for the top and doors, the windshield must be set so that the distance from the top of the frame to the back of the body is a set distance on both sides. For our CJ5 this distance is 65.6 inches.

4.       The door strikers are mounted behind the door opening and over the side belt rails. These strikers also incorporate a catch for the forward top edge rail that is part of the bow assembly. Then when everything is in place it forms the forward edge for the top side-panels to attach to.

5.       The top bow assembly comes in two pieces, right and left. These halves are assembled and then each side is bolted over the side rails.

6.       The windshield channel is bolted onto the top of the windshield frame. Since our Jeep had already had a bikini top, one had already been installed. The new channel resides in our spares box.

7.       The SuperTop rear window can be rolled up and snapped into holders at the back. It can also be zipped out and remove completely.