Bestop Trektop Installed!!
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Got mine and love it so far
I just got mine yesterday and put it on last evening. Overall I am impressed, it is a lot nicer than I expected. Did a lot of research and waited for the revised version, 1st time I bought from Quadratec but they were very knowlegdable of the known issues with the top and ensured me I would get the revised version. I do have a couple of questions maybe some of you could help with:
1) At the front header bar and door area, does the flap with the square piece of foam on it go over the factory rubber door seal or does it go behind it, directly under the end of the header panel?
2) I had to use the washers for the door rails on the bottom because the holes in the rollbar were too big, looks like the directions wanted them on the top under the screw head. Do you think it is ok to not have washers under the screw heads?
I am very happy with it, drove about 20 miles last evening, no flapping at all. Did get quite a bit of wind noise but plan to adjust the header once the top streches out in the sun today. Also maybe have that flap in the wrong place at the front corners. Any/all advice is apreciated.
I don't think I'll ever use my trail cover again, if anyone is interested, shoot me a pm. I can't post on the for sale area anymore since I don't have 50 posts, been on here for almost 2 years but guess that does't mater.
1) At the front header bar and door area, does the flap with the square piece of foam on it go over the factory rubber door seal or does it go behind it, directly under the end of the header panel?
2) I had to use the washers for the door rails on the bottom because the holes in the rollbar were too big, looks like the directions wanted them on the top under the screw head. Do you think it is ok to not have washers under the screw heads?
I am very happy with it, drove about 20 miles last evening, no flapping at all. Did get quite a bit of wind noise but plan to adjust the header once the top streches out in the sun today. Also maybe have that flap in the wrong place at the front corners. Any/all advice is apreciated.
I don't think I'll ever use my trail cover again, if anyone is interested, shoot me a pm. I can't post on the for sale area anymore since I don't have 50 posts, been on here for almost 2 years but guess that does't mater.
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I just got mine yesterday and put it on last evening. Overall I am impressed, it is a lot nicer than I expected. Did a lot of research and waited for the revised version, 1st time I bought from Quadratec but they were very knowlegdable of the known issues with the top and ensured me I would get the revised version. I do have a couple of questions maybe some of you could help with:
1) At the front header bar and door area, does the flap with the square piece of foam on it go over the factory rubber door seal or does it go behind it, directly under the end of the header panel?
2) I had to use the washers for the door rails on the bottom because the holes in the rollbar were too big, looks like the directions wanted them on the top under the screw head. Do you think it is ok to not have washers under the screw heads?
I am very happy with it, drove about 20 miles last evening, no flapping at all. Did get quite a bit of wind noise but plan to adjust the header once the top streches out in the sun today. Also maybe have that flap in the wrong place at the front corners. Any/all advice is apreciated.
I don't think I'll ever use my trail cover again, if anyone is interested, shoot me a pm. I can't post on the for sale area anymore since I don't have 50 posts, been on here for almost 2 years but guess that does't mater.
1) At the front header bar and door area, does the flap with the square piece of foam on it go over the factory rubber door seal or does it go behind it, directly under the end of the header panel?
2) I had to use the washers for the door rails on the bottom because the holes in the rollbar were too big, looks like the directions wanted them on the top under the screw head. Do you think it is ok to not have washers under the screw heads?
I am very happy with it, drove about 20 miles last evening, no flapping at all. Did get quite a bit of wind noise but plan to adjust the header once the top streches out in the sun today. Also maybe have that flap in the wrong place at the front corners. Any/all advice is apreciated.
I don't think I'll ever use my trail cover again, if anyone is interested, shoot me a pm. I can't post on the for sale area anymore since I don't have 50 posts, been on here for almost 2 years but guess that does't mater.
The bolt is supposed to go up from the bottom with the nut on top. Lock nut and lock washer on top.
#296
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I have had this top for 4 days now and I am really starting to like it. I did fix the wind noise that was coming from the front corners. A small piece of weather stripping solved that issue. After that I rolled it back uncovering the driver and passenger area. I am really liking this, perfect for summer.
I Drove to work this morning around 70 mph with no problems. I came home from work, closed the top. You have to loosen the back area in order to get the front to clamp down and seal. Its not that much of a problem. I then held the hose to it in order to check for leaks. No leaks
It looks great and so far it functions as advertised.
Kahuna, thanks for the rear window idea.
I thought all this talk needed some pictures.
I Drove to work this morning around 70 mph with no problems. I came home from work, closed the top. You have to loosen the back area in order to get the front to clamp down and seal. Its not that much of a problem. I then held the hose to it in order to check for leaks. No leaks
It looks great and so far it functions as advertised.
Kahuna, thanks for the rear window idea.
I thought all this talk needed some pictures.
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This is very cool with the rear window rolled up . We have the "older" version of the trek top and have been waiting for warranty replacement for about 2+ months now. Last we heard it was 2 weeks out--two weeks ago . Anyway with the "old"version, if the tailgate bar is removed, the rear/back corners of the TrekTop come undone and flap in the wind. Are you finding this does not happen with the new version?
edit: nevermind, I just read a little more and figured it out. I don't have the tailgate bar.
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Finally got my warranty replacement Trektop. So far the new top has not leaked anywhere and we have had plenty of rain. The changes to the top are both positive and negative. The drip flap works well but sometimes gets shut in the door. The seam in the middle has been sewn differently and does not leak. Bestop stuck little pieces of foam on the front corners to help with wind noise and leaks. The leaks have stopped but the wind noise is still there.
Big problems with the new top. The rear window bar is an odd design. There are major gaps underneath the rear window. It won't leak but there are big gaps where the rubber seals do not match the tailgate. Water pools and the top sags when it rains. The old design did not pool water but now this one does very badly. The velcro used to attach the top to the rails do not hold the top down. After driving with the windows up the pressure that causes the top to raise starts to pull the velcro apart allowing the top to raise higher. The weight of the pooling water also pulls the velcro apart. I am trying to work on a fix for this and the pooling water. Bestop eliminated a couple of key plastic pieces that were sewn into the old top and helped keep the top attached and pulled tight. They also eliminated the tightening straps for the rear so I will try to reincorporate these pieces and hope it works with the velcro pulling apart and pooling water.
Big problems with the new top. The rear window bar is an odd design. There are major gaps underneath the rear window. It won't leak but there are big gaps where the rubber seals do not match the tailgate. Water pools and the top sags when it rains. The old design did not pool water but now this one does very badly. The velcro used to attach the top to the rails do not hold the top down. After driving with the windows up the pressure that causes the top to raise starts to pull the velcro apart allowing the top to raise higher. The weight of the pooling water also pulls the velcro apart. I am trying to work on a fix for this and the pooling water. Bestop eliminated a couple of key plastic pieces that were sewn into the old top and helped keep the top attached and pulled tight. They also eliminated the tightening straps for the rear so I will try to reincorporate these pieces and hope it works with the velcro pulling apart and pooling water.
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Big problems with the new top. The rear window bar is an odd design. There are major gaps underneath the rear window. It won't leak but there are big gaps where the rubber seals do not match the tailgate. Water pools and the top sags when it rains. The old design did not pool water but now this one does very badly. The velcro used to attach the top to the rails do not hold the top down. After driving with the windows up the pressure that causes the top to raise starts to pull the velcro apart allowing the top to raise higher. The weight of the pooling water also pulls the velcro apart. I am trying to work on a fix for this and the pooling water. Bestop eliminated a couple of key plastic pieces that were sewn into the old top and helped keep the top attached and pulled tight. They also eliminated the tightening straps for the rear so I will try to reincorporate these pieces and hope it works with the velcro pulling apart and pooling water.
With regard to the other "improvements" we are not impressed with the header and the foam. It actually seems to have more wind noise. In our previous top the noise was only consistent on the drivers side, now it comes from both sides. The tailgate bar changes, where the bottom window attaches up higher, we are very happy with. It really seems to solve the issue with the gap that allowed water in. It's a PITA to connect to the tailgate, but so was the other one. Hoping it will loosen up a little over time.