Bestop Supertop User manual

Installation Instructions
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INSTALLATION TIME SKILL LEVEL
1-1/2 Hours 2 - Moderately Easy
TOOLS
Supertop®for Truck
Vehicle Application:
7/16" and 9/16" 1/8" Bit
•Ford F350
1987 - 1998 (8 ft.)
Part Number: 76315
•Ford F250
1987 - 1998 (8 ft.)
Part Number: 76315
•Chevrolet Silverado
1999 - 2011 (8 ft.)
Part Number: 76315
•GMC Sierra
1999 - 2006 (8 ft.)
Part Number: 76315
•Ford F150
1987 - 1996 (8 ft.)
Part Number: 76315
US Patent 6827391

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 2
Bulb Seal, Part
Number 413.03, Qty - 1
Parts List and
Hardware Identification
Front Belt Rail, Right, Part
Number 424.28, Qty - 1
Supertop®Fabric Qty - 1
Side Panel, Right Qty - 1
Side Panel, Left Qty - 1
Rear Window Qty - 1
36" Buckle Straps Qty - 2
Elastic Garter Qty - 2
Self-Adhesive Hook Strip, 66" Qty - 1
Foam Tape, 17' Qty - 1
Tailgate Bracket,
Right, Part Number
412.08, Qty - 1
1/4" x 1-1/2" Clevis Pin, Part
Number 410.95, Qty - 2 1/4-20 Cap Nut, Part Number
198.27, Qty - 10
#8 x 1/2" Self Tapping Screw,
Part Number 312.09, Qty - 2
1/4" Flat Washer, Part
Number 21.117.10, Qty - 2
Bow Tie DownAssembly,
Part Number 194.04, Qty - 2
Clamp, Part Number
411.75, Qty - 6
1/4" Fender Washer, Part
Number 410.94, Qty - 4
5/16" Flat Washer, Part
Number 117.26, Qty - 8
Tailgate Bracket,
Left, Part Number
412.09, Qty - 1
Front Bow Mount
Bracket, Left, Part
Number 412.85,
Qty - 1
Front Bow Mount
Bracket, Right, Part
Number 412.84,
Qty - 1
5/16" x 3/4" Clevis Pin, Part
Number 410.96, Qty - 4
Hitch Pin Clip, Part Number
409.71, Qty - 6
Front Belt Rail, Left, Part
Number 424.29, Qty - 1
Rear Belt Rail, Right, Part
Number 424.30, Qty - 1
Rear Belt Rail, Left, Part
Number 424.31, Qty - 1
Front Bow Half, Left,
Part Number 417.15,
Qty - 1 Rear Bow, Left, Part
Number 412.99, Qty - 1
Rear Bow, Right, Part
Number 412.98, Qty - 1
Tailgate Bar, Part
Number 413.04,
Qty - 1
Bow Coupler, Part Number
413.00, Qty - 4
Front Bow Half, Right,
Part Number 417.14,
Qty - 1
Rear Bow Mount Brackets,
Part Number 424.34, Qty - 2
Third Brake Light, Part
Number 397.52, Qty - 1

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 3
Locate the Right Tailgate Bracket and the Right Rear Belt Rail in the parts kit.
Place the Right Tailgate Bracket over the rear stud on the Belt Rail. This is
located 1-1/8" from the end of the rail. Orient the Bracket so that the bracket tab
points away from the channel on the Belt Rail. Use a 1/4-20 Cap Nut to secure
the bracket to the rail.
Repeat with the Left Tailgate Bracket and Rear Belt Rail.
Mount Tailgate Brackets to Rear Belt Rails
Locate the Bow Mount Brackets in the parts kit. Slide a 5/16" Flat Washer
over a 5/16" x 3/4" Clevis Pin. Insert the pin through the rear pivot hole on the
Bow Mount Bracket from the outside.
Slide a 1/4" Fender Washer over a 1/4" x 1-1/2" Clevis Pin and insert the pin
through the front slot of the Bow Mount Bracket from the outside.
Repeat this with both Bow Mount Brackets.
Assemble Bow Mounts Brackets
Right Rear Belt Rail
Right Tailgate Bracket
1/4-20 Cap Nut Bow Mount Bracket
Rear Pivot
Hole Front Slot
5/16" Flat Washer
5/16" x 3/4" Clevis Pin
1/4" x 1-1/2"
Clevis Pin
1/4" Fender Washer
1-1/8"
Locate the Right Front Belt Rail and place the Right
Bow Mount Bracket on top of it. Secure the bracket
to the rail with two (2) 1/4-20 Cap Nuts.
Repeat this with the Left Side Bow Mount Bracket
and Front Belt Rail.
Assemble Front Bow Mount
Brackets and Front Belt Rails
Bow
Mount
Bracket
Front Belt Rail 1/4-20 Cap Nuts
Install Foam Tape
Measure and cut a piece of Foam Tape that will fit
the full length of the bottom of the Belt Rail Assem-
bly. Peel the backing off the tape a little at a time
and press the tape firmly into place on the Belt
Rail Assembly. Trim the tape to match the contour
of the Tailgate Bracket.
Repeat this with both Belt Rail Assemblies.
Tailgate
Bracket
Rear Belt Rail
Peel Backing
off a little at
a time Foam Tape
Slide a 5/16" Flat Washer over a 5/16" x 3/4" Clevis
Pin and insert it through the pivot hole on each Rear
Bow Mount Bracket from the outside.
Locate the Right Front and Rear Belt Rails. Place
the ends of the rails against each other. Place a Rear
Bow Mount Bracket on top of the Belt Rails. Secure
the bracket to the rail with two (2) 1/4-20 Cap Nuts.
Repeat this with the other Rear Bow Mount Bracket
and Belt Rails.
Assemble Rear Bow Mount
Brackets and Rear Belt Rails
Rear Belt
Rail
Rear Bow
Mount Bracket
Front Belt
Rail 1/4-20 Cap Nuts
5/16" Flat
Washer
5/16" x 3/4"
Clevis Pin

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 4
Install Belt Rail Assemblies
Install Belt Rail Assemblies
Locate the Clamps in
the parts kit. Use three
clamps to secure each
Belt Rail Assembly to
the vehicle. Place a
Clamp as close to each
end of the Belt Rail as
possible. Place the third
Clamp as close to the
center as possible. Fully
tighten the bolt on each
Clamp. Repeat this for
both Belt Rail Assem-
blies.
Place a 1/4" Fender Washer over the 1/4" x 1-1/2"
Clevis Pins installed in the Bow Mounts. Slide the
legs of the Front Bow Assembly over the Clevis Pins
and secure them with 1/4" Flat Washer and a Hitch
Pin Clip on each side of the vehicle.
Install Front Bow
Belt Rail
Assembly
Rear
Clamps
Front Bow
Assembly
Bow Tie
Down Strap
1/4" Fender
Washer
1/4" Flat
Washer
Hitch Pin
Clip
Slide a Bow Tie Down Strap onto each of the Front
Bow Halves. Slide the ends of each bow into a Bow
Coupler to join the two halves together.
Assemble Front Bow
Bow Coupler
Front Bow Halves
Bow Tie Down
Straps
Lay the Belt Rail Assemblies on top of the truck bed
rail with the tab on the Tailgate Bracket toward the
center of the vehicle. The front of the rail should be
flush with the forward edge of the front wall of the
truck box.
Measure the distance between the inside edges of
the right and left Belt Rail Assemblies at the front
and rear. Place them so that they are 63-1/2" at both
places and are centered and square on the bed.
63-1/2"
63-1/2"
Belt Rail
Assembly
Align Flush
with Front
Wall of Box
Measurement between
Rails should be 63-1/2"

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 5
Locate the two (2) Elastic Garters in the parts kit.
Slide a garter over each half of the Rear Bow from
the center so that the Garters will hang above the
rear window opening.
Slide the two (2) halves of the Rear Bow into the
remaining Bow Couplers. Slide the legs of the Rear
Bow Assembly over the 5/16" x 3/4" Clevis Pins on
the Rear Bow Mount Bracket and secure them with
a 5/16" Flat Washer and a Hitch Pin Clip on each
side of the vehicle. Put the remaining 5/16" Flat
Washer and Hitch Pin Clip on the Clevis Pin on the
front Bow Mount Bracket.
Install Rear Bow Assembly
Rear Bow
Assembly
5/16" Flat
Washer
Hitch
Pin Clip
Cut Web Strap Reinforcement
Place the top fabric on a safe, clean cutting surface.
Locate the two (2) wide patches in the seal below
the window on the front panel of the top. Use a util-
ity knife to cut a slit through all the layers following
the indent in the seal.
Front Window
Cut slit in
reinforcement
Install Buckle Straps
Locate the two (2) 32" Buckle Straps in the parts
kit. Thread the end of each strap through the
slits from the vinyl (outside) side of the top. Pull
the straps through the slits until the back of the
buckle is against the slit.
Pull Strap
Through
Install Adhesive Hook
Use a 50% Water/Alcohol Solution to clean the top
of the front wall of the truck bed. Locate the Adhe-
sive Hook Strip in the parts kit. Peel backing tape
off the hook strip 1"-2" at a time and press the hook
firmly onto the top of the front wall. The adhesive on
the hook strip requires 72 hours to cure completely.
Clean Area and install
Adhesive Hook Strip
Front Bow
Assembly

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 6
Snap Fabric to Rear Two
Bows
Carefully drape the fabric over the center and
rear bows. Make sure that the sides of the top are
smooth between the bows. Locate the two rear
snap flaps. Wrap them around under the rear bow
from the rear and snap them to the bow.
Then locate the remaining pair of flaps sewn to the
inside of the top. Wrap them around the third bow
from the front and snap them to the bow.
Rear Window Opening
3rd Bow
Rear Bow
Wrap Flaps from Rear
and Snap to Bow
Wrap Flaps from Front
and Snap to Bow
Thread Buckles on Straps
Thread the end of the 32"
Buckle Straps through the
male half of each buckle.
Drape Fabric
over Cab
Wrap Flaps from
front and Snap
to Bow
Snap Fabric to Front Two Bows
Drape the Supertop®Fabric over the roof of the
cab with the backing side up and the front window
hanging down between the Front Bow and the cab
of the vehicle. Locate the front pair of snap flaps
sewn to the inside of the top. Wrap the flaps around
under the front bow from the front and snap them to
the bow.
Wrap the second pair of flaps around the second
bow from the rear and snap them to the bow.
Strap
Buckle
Elastic
Garter
Elastic
Garter
Wrap Flaps from
rear and Snap
to Bow
Front
Front Bow
2nd Bow

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 7
Secure the Front of the Top
Locate the loop strip sewn to the flap along the
front of the top. Fasten it to the Adhesive Hook Strip
installed along the front of the bed.
Do not make too many adjustments to
this strip until the adhesive has com-
pletely cured, 72 hours after installation.
NOTE
Secure the Front of the Top
Start at the front corners of the top and work the
plastic strip sewn into the bottom of the panels
into the channel in the Side Belt Rail. Make sure
that the fabric loop sewn to the top is outside the
vehicle.
Plastic Strip - Slip into
channel in Belt Rail
Make sure loop is
outside of vehicle
Adjust Bow Position
Place the Front Bow on the rear tooth at
the front of the Bow Mount Bracket.
Front Bow
Front
Place Bow in rear
tooth of Bow Mount
Bracket
Attach Loop to Adhesive
Hook Strip

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 8
We recommend that the
Third Brake Light sup-
plied with this assembly
be professionally wired.
Locate the plastic clips sewn into the rear corners
of the top. Gently pull down on the rear bow and
pull down and back on the fabric to hook the clips
into the corner of the Tailgate Bracket on the Belt
Rail Assembly. Locate the plastic strip next to the
clip and hook it into the channel on the Side Belt
Rail. Make sure as you do this that the corner clip
remains hooked into the corner retainer.
Secure the Rear of the Top
Use a 0.136" drill bit to drill out the two dimpled
holes in the plastic mounting pad on the Third
Brake Light. Orient the Third Brake Light so that
the pad is horizontal along the Rear Bow and in the
center. Peel the backing tape off the bottom of the
mounting pad and press it onto the bow.
Drill 0.136"
Holes
Press Light onto
center of Rear
Bow
Install Third Brake Light
Tailgate
Opening
Plastic Strip - Slip into
channel in Belt Rail
Hook clip into
Tailgate Bracket
Use the holes in the Third Brake Light mounting pad
as a guide to center punch two holes in the Rear
Bow. Drill a 0.136" hole at each of these locations.
Install a #8 x 1/2" Self Tapping Screw at each of
these locations.
Unsnap the snap flaps from the Rear Bow on the
driver side of the brake light. Run the wire from the
light along the bow and snap the flaps around the
bow and the wire. Wrap the wire around the bow
down to the pickup bed rail.
Drill 0.136" Hole and
install #8 x 1/2" Self
Tapping Screws
Thread Wire through
Snap Flap
Secure Third Brake Light to
Rear Bow

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 9
Orient the Rear Window with the plastic J-Hook
toward the top.
Align the J-Hook on the top of the window with the
J-Hook sewn into the top above the rear window
opening. Slide them together until the Rear Window
is centered in the opening.
Engage the zippers on each side of the window, but
do not close them yet.
J-Hook
Rear Window
Inside of Top
Engage J-Hook on Rear
Window Slide the Tailgate Bar onto the tube strip sewn to the
inside of the Rear Window. Place the Tailgate Bar in
the Tailgate Brackets on the Belt Rail Assemblies.
Close the zippers on each side of the window.
Close the flaps on each side of the window over
the zippers and fasten the hook and loop.
Check that the tailgate closes on the Bulb Seal.
Close
Zippers
Install Tailgate Bar on Rear
Window
Slide Rear Retainer Bar
onto Rear Window
Fasten Hook
and Loop
Locate the Tailgate Bar and the Bulb Seal in the
parts kit. Slide the channel in the Bulb Seal over
the ledge on the Tailgate Bar.
Install Bulb Seal on
Tailgate Bar

Supertop®for Truck Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0811 76315 pg. 10
Orient the Side Panels with the plastic J-Hook
toward the top and the zipper with the flap over
it toward the rear and determine which is for the
driver’s side of the vehicle and which is for the pas-
senger side.
Align the J-Hook on the top of the panel with the
J-Hook sewn into the top above the panel opening.
Slide them together. The J-Hook in the top is in four
pieces and the J-Hook in the panel is in two pieces,
so make sure that the J-Hook on the Side Panel is
engaged in all sections.
Engage the front and rear zippers on the panel and
close them.
Work the plastic strip sewn into the bottom of the
Side Panel into the channel in the Belt RailAssembly.
Fasten the Loop on the top of the Side Panel to the
Hook on the deck above the opening.
Repeat this procedure for the other Side Panel.
Zipper
Flap toward Rear
Tailgate
Opening
J-Hook
J-Hook
Install Side Panels
Side Rail
Plastic Strip - Slip
into Channel
Quarter
Panel
Adjust Tension on Top
It may be necessary to increase the tension on the
top for a better fit. In this case, move the Front Bow
forward to the next tooth in the Bow Mount Bracket.
Slide Front Bow
forward to increase
tension
Rolling the Rear Window
Use the Elastic Garters on the Rear Bow to secure
the Rear Window in the open position. Unzip the
side zippers on the Rear Window and slide out the
Tailgate Bar. Roll the window from the bottom to the
top and wrap an Elastic Garter around each end of
the window.
Roll Rear Window
Elastic Garters