Bestop trektop User manual

Installation Instructions
INSTALLATION TIME SKILL LEVEL
45 Minutes 2 - Moderately Easy
TOOLS
Vehicle Application
•Jeep Wrangler (TJ)
1997 – 2006
Part Number: 56801
Trektop™
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#2 1/2" and 7/16"
•Jeep Wrangler (TJ) Unlimited
2004 – 2006
Part Number: 56802

Trektop™ – Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0209 56801 / 56802 pg. 2
Parts List and Hardware Identification
Top Fabric Qty - 1
Rear Window Qty - 1
Self-Adhesive Hook Strip, 55" Qty - 1
Header, Part Number
378.36, Qty - 1
Install Header
5/16" Flat Washer,
Qty - 8, Part
Number 233.04
End Cap, Part
Number 401.56,
Qty - 2
Tension Strap, Part
Number 453.82, Qty - 2
J-Hook Brackets, Qty - 2,
Part Number 378.61
5/16 x 1-1/4" Bolt,
Qty - 2, Part
Number 378.59
Door Surround -
Left, Part Number
454.77, Qty - 1 Door Surround -
Right, Part Number
454.76, Qty - 1
#10 Phillips Head Self Tapping Screw,
Qty - 8, Part Number 319.99
Front Door Surround
Brackets, Qty - 4, Part
Number 454.66
5/16-18 x 1" Phillips Head Bolt,
Qty - 2, Part Number 236.20
1/4-20 x 2-1/4" Screw, Qty - 4
5/16-18 Tapping Plate, Qty - 2,
Part Number 200.50
Place the Header assembly on top of the bulb seal along the
top of the Windshield.
LocatethetwoJ-HookBracketsinthepartskit.Orientabracket
with the hook toward the front and the threaded insert toward
thetop.SlidethebracketintooneoftheJ-HookBracketBases
mounted to the Windshield Retainer and catch the hook in the
slot in the windshield. Insert a 5/16 x 1-1/4" Bolt and a 5/16"
Washer from the top of the base into the J-Hook Bracket to
secure the bracket to the base. Repeat this on the other side
of the vehicle.
While installing the Header/J-Hook Bracket As-
sembly, apply firm pressure toward the front of the
vehicle to make sure that the assembly is installed correctly
over the bulb seal.
5/16" Washer
J-Hook Bracket
- Hook into slot
in windshield
5/16 x 1-1/4" Bolt J-Hook
Bracket Base
Header
Windshield
Frame
Windshield
Retainer
Cross Section
Header
Bulb
Seal
Push Down
Here
J-Hook Bracket -
Hook into slot in
windshield
5/16"
Washer
5/16 x 1-1/4"
Bolt
46" Bow, Part Number
454.75, Qty - 1
1/4-20 Lock Nut,
Qty - 4, Part
Number 436.17

Trektop™ – Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0209 56801 / 56802 pg. 3
Locate the Left and Right Door Surrounds and the Left
and Right Door Surround Brackets in the parts kit.
Orient the Door Surround Brackets with the long tab
toward the inside. Install the brackets on the Door
Surrounds using two #10 Phillips Head Self Tapping
Screws for each bracket.
Install Door Surround Brackets
on Door Surrounds
Door Surround
Door
Surround
Bracket #10 Phillips Head
Self Tapping
Screws
Orient the Left and Right Door
Surround Assemblies on the
vehicle with the brackets toward
the inside. Align the slot in the
bracket with the hole in the bot-
tom of the Horizontal Support
Bar. Install a 1/4-20 x 2-1/4"
Screw with a 5/16" Washer
through the top of the Horizon-
tal Support Bar into the Door
Surround Bracket. Install a 1/4-
20 Locknut on the screw. Close
the door to check the seal and
adjust the bracket if necessary
for a good seal. Repeat on the
other side of the vehicle.
Install Door Surround
Assemblies 1/4-20 x 2-1/4"
Screw 5/16"
Washer
Door Surround
Assembly
Door Surround
Assembly
Door Surround
Bracket
Horizontal
Support Bar
Thread Screw
into Bracket
Horizontal
Support Bar
Door Surround
Bracket
Driver's Side
Shown
Door
Surround
5/16" Washer
5/16-18 Tapping
Plate - under ledge
5/16-18 x 1 Phillips
Head Bolt
Secure the bottom of the Door Surround to the ve-
hicle using a 5/16-18 x 1 Phillips Head Bolt, a 5/16"
Washer and a 5/16-18 Tapping Plate. Place the
Tapping Plate under the ledge, aligning the hole in
the plate with the hole in the vehicle and install the
screw and washer from the top. Test the door seal
again and adjust the bottom of the Door Surround if
necessary for a good seal.
Install Door Surround
Assemblies
1/4-20 Locknut
1/4-20 Locknut

Trektop™ – Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0209 56801 / 56802 pg. 4
Drape Top Fabric over vehicle
Drape the top fabric over the speaker pod and sport
bar. Pull the quarter windows over the sides of the
sport bar.
Wrap Flaps around
Door Surrounds
Wrap the flaps around the rear leg of the Door Sur-
round and fasten the hook and loop strips. Repeat
on both sides of the vehicle.
Secure Center Deck Strap
Wrap Flap around Door Surround
and Tuck between Surround and
Sport Bar
Sport Bar
Thread Strap
through Buckle
Wrap Strap
around Door
Surround and
over Sport Bar
Wrap the flap around the Door Surround and tuck
it between the surround and the sport bar on each
side of the vehicle. Pull the strap across the vehicle
and thread it through the buckle on the opposite
side. Leave the strap loose.
View from inside vehicle
Wrap flap around
Door Surround and
fasten Hook and
Loop

Trektop™ – Installation Instructions
Rev. C 0209 56801 / 56802 pg. 5
Plastic Strip
Windshield
Driver's Side of vehicle
Locate the top and orient it on the vehicle. Drape
the top over the bows and insert the plastic strip
sewn along the front of the top into the windshield
retainer. Do not catch the fabric in the retainer.
Center the front of the deck on the vehicle so that it
is an equal distance from the top of the windshield
flange on both sides.
View from front
Make sure space between top
fabric and windshield flange is
equal on both sides
For best possible installation, check to
make sure that the soft top is perfectly
centered on the vehicle.
Windshield
Retainer
Fabric
Make sure
that only
Plastic Strip
is in retainer
Install Top in Windshield
Retainer
NOTE
Install Bow
Push an End Cap into each end of the Bow.
Center the Bow in the bow flaps. Wrap the flaps
around the bow tube and fasten the hook and loop
strips to each other.
Bow Bow
Flap
Fasten Hook
and Loop to
each other
End
Cap
Bow